Compliance requirements
The bidder must declare whether it or its relevant managers or representatives have been convicted of criminal offences, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or human trafficking. Other grounds include breaches of tax or social security payment obligations; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, creditor arrangements or suspended business activities; serious professional misconduct; agreements intended to distort competition; conflicts of interest; involvement in preparing this procurement; early termination or sanctions under previous contracts; false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, or attempts to obtain confidential information improperly; and breaches of environmental, social or labour-law obligations. National grounds also cover enabling the unlawful employment of a foreign national, being subject to an international sanction, and conviction for tax offences. Where a ground applies, the bidder may provide information about measures taken to restore its reliability where permitted. The bidder must also confirm that the goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions. It must confirm that it will not involve, for more than 10% of the contract value, subcontractors or suppliers that are Russian nationals, residents or entities established in Russia, entities more than 50% owned by them, or persons acting on their behalf or under their direction.