Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm the absence of exclusion grounds. The notice lists the usual mandatory exclusion grounds: convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing; offences related to illegal employment of foreigners or child labour and trafficking; tax, social security or environmental tax arrears; and a situation where the contract would breach an international or Government of the Republic sanction. The notice also lists optional exclusion grounds such as serious breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations, bankruptcy or liquidation, serious professional misconduct, local tax arrears, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, prior serious contract breaches, false information, attempts to influence the contracting authority, tax offences, or lack of the right to submit a tender. If the bidder relies on another undertaking’s resources, the same no-exclusion confirmation must also be provided for that entity.