Compliance requirements
The exclusion grounds are those listed in Section 95(1) of the Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude a bidder if the bidder or its authorised representative has been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, breach of duty of integrity, corruption, fraud, a terrorist offence, money laundering or financing of terrorism; if the bidder has been convicted of enabling the employment of a foreign national staying in Estonia without legal grounds or of violating the conditions for employing a foreign national; if the bidder has been convicted of illegal use of child labour or an act related to human trafficking; if the bidder has tax, fee or environmental charge arrears, or tax or social security contribution arrears in the country of establishment; or if concluding the contract would breach an international sanction or a sanction of the Government of the Republic. The bidder must confirm whether any of these grounds apply and, where relevant, provide details of any additional persons with authority to represent the company beyond those listed in the business register.