Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management, administrative or supervisory bodies, procurators or other persons authorised to represent it have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation. If such a ground exists, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. The machine-readable notice did not include any other precise exclusion grounds; these must be checked in the tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s total annual turnover for the last two completed financial years must be at least EUR 1,200,000 in each year. If the data are not available from a public register, the contracting authority may request the last two annual accounts or extracts from them. Under the compliance requirements, the bidder must confirm that the tender complies with all conditions set out in the tender documents and provide contact details for the person who will sign the framework agreement and contract if the tender is successful, as well as for the person who will act as the contract contact during performance. In the case of a joint tender, an authorised representative must be appointed and a joint-bidders power of attorney must be attached. The bidder must also indicate any business secrets and confirm that it does not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are citizens or residents of the Russian Federation, entities established in the Russian Federation, or persons/entities controlled by them. The machine-readable notice did not include any other precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents.