Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management, administrative or supervisory bodies have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or any other exclusion grounds listed in the ESPD. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. The bidder must also provide the details of authorised persons or confirm that no such persons exist.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the commercial register of its country of establishment, if required by that country’s law. The average annual turnover for the last three completed financial years before the start of the procurement must be at least EUR 1,039,226 per year; joint bidders may combine their figures. The liquidity ratio must not be below 1. The successful bidder must submit extracts from the reports of the last three completed financial years if these are not publicly and freely available to the contracting authority. When submitting the tender, the bidder must confirm that the tender complies with the procurement documents, use the prescribed price offer structure and submit Annex 3. The bidder’s team must meet the requirements set out in Annex 2 to the service contract, and the list of team members together with documents proving their competence must be submitted to the contracting authority for approval within 10 days after contract signature. In a joint tender, a power of attorney must be attached. The bidder must also confirm that subcontractors or suppliers representing more than 10% of the contract value are not citizens, residents or entities established in the Russian Federation, nor persons linked to them.