Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management, representation or supervisory bodies have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud or any other exclusion ground set out in the ESPD. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. The bidder must also confirm information related to payment of taxes and social security contributions and, where necessary, provide electronic evidence or a database reference. The machine-readable notice did not set out all exclusion grounds in full; the remaining grounds must be checked in the tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
Before submitting a tender, the bidder must take part in the mandatory guided site visit; if it does not attend, the contracting authority will not review the tender. In the case of a joint tender, an authorised representative must be appointed and a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be attached. The tender must comply with the procurement documents and, where necessary, equivalent solutions must be supported by evidence. Conditional tenders are not allowed. The bidder must also confirm that it will not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are linked to the Russian Federation in the manner described in the sanctions rules, and that it will not use a subcontractor that would have to be replaced under Section 122(7) of the Public Procurement Act. It must also confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned areas. The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents.