Compliance requirements
The tender documents include the standard exclusion grounds from the ESPD, especially criminal convictions such as participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour and other forms of human trafficking, and terrorist offences. The bidder must answer the exclusion questions and may, where allowed, provide evidence of self-cleaning. The notice also includes a sanctions-related confirmation: the bidder confirms that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian nationals, Russian residents, entities established in the Russian Federation, entities more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or representatives acting on their instructions.