Compliance requirements
The tender documents include the standard exclusion grounds, especially criminal convictions such as participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and other mandatory grounds under the procurement rules. The bidder must confirm the required declarations and, where relevant, provide details of any conviction, the person concerned, the exclusion period and any self-cleaning measures. If precise exclusion grounds are needed, they must be checked in the official tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must complete the ESPD and confirm that no exclusion grounds apply. The ESPD asks for declarations concerning participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and other exclusion grounds, and where relevant the bidder must provide the date of conviction, the reason, the person concerned, the exclusion period and any self-cleaning measures. Under the compliance requirements, the tender must comply with the tender documents, remain valid for 4 months, and include the required details of the contract signatory, the contract contact person and the contacts for order submission. If the contract is signed by an authorised representative, a power of attorney must be attached. The bidder must also submit the completed Annex 2 price form and, where applicable, explanations and evidence of equivalence. In addition, the bidder must confirm that subcontractors and suppliers linked to the Russian Federation will not account for more than 10% of the contract value in performance of the contract, in line with the sanctions requirement.