Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management, administrative or supervisory bodies, nor other persons with authority to represent it, make decisions on its behalf or control it, have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and the other exclusion grounds listed in the ESPD. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where this is allowed. A declaration or electronic evidence of payment of taxes and social security contributions must also be provided where required.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must submit a service description with a complete methodology, a work and schedule plan in weeks, and a description of the team and allocation of roles. The team must include at least one project manager and at least one expert; one person may perform two roles if their CV shows the experience required for both roles and sufficient time is available for contract performance. The exact experience requirements for the project manager and the expert are set out in the tender documents and must be checked there. The compliance conditions also require confirmation that the bid meets all tender document requirements, a power of attorney for joint bidders where applicable, and the names and personal identification codes of authorised persons or confirmation that no such persons exist. The service description must cover the research task definition, possible data sources, risk factors, the level of detail and flexibility of the monitoring methodology, and practical validation activities.