Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its representatives or management body members are subject to exclusion grounds, including convictions within the past five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering, human trafficking or the use of child labour. Other grounds include failure to pay taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings; liquidation; suspended business activities; serious professional misconduct; anti-competitive agreements; conflicts of interest; an unfair advantage gained through involvement in preparing the procurement; serious breaches of previous contracts; false statements or failure to provide required information; and breaches of environmental, social or labour law obligations. Grounds also include enabling a foreign national residing in Estonia unlawfully to work, violating an international sanction, and conviction for a tax offence. Evidence of measures taken to restore reliability may be submitted where applicable. For tax debt, the tax authority does not issue a certificate where the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been deferred.