Compliance requirements
The tender notice includes criminal conviction exclusion grounds such as participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and other standard exclusion grounds. The bidder or its management, supervisory or authorised representatives must not have the relevant convictions within the last five years, unless the notice or tender documents allow self-cleaning and the bidder can prove it. The machine-readable notice also requires confirmation that taxes and social security contributions are paid, and that the bidder is not subject to the relevant sanctions-related exclusion conditions.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification, suitability or compliance criteria beyond the standard tender confirmations. The bidder must check the official tender documents for any specific financial capacity, technical capacity, team, certificates, forms, evidence or equivalent proof requirements. The tender documents also require confirmation that the bid complies with the tender documents, that any required equivalence is explained and evidenced, and that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not involve prohibited subcontractors or suppliers.