Compliance requirements
A bidder may be excluded if, within the previous five years or while an exclusion period remains in force, the bidder or a person in its management, governing or supervisory bodies, or authorised to represent, make decisions for or control it, has been convicted of fraud, participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, terrorist offences, child labour or human trafficking, money laundering or terrorist financing. Exclusion may also apply for unpaid taxes or social security contributions. In Estonia, tax debt below EUR 100 is not treated as a debt for this purpose, and a debt whose payment has been rescheduled is also covered by the stated exception; foreign bidders are assessed under the rules of their country of establishment. A bidder must also confirm that entering into the contract would not breach international or Estonian government sanctions. Where applicable, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability; the stated possibility is limited to procurements exceeding the international threshold or where the procurement documents provide for it.