Compliance requirements
The tender documents include mandatory exclusion grounds based on criminal convictions, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as other standard grounds. The bidder or its management representatives must confirm the absence of these grounds and may, where allowed, provide evidence of self-cleaning. The documents also require confirmation regarding subcontractors and suppliers subject to the EU sanctions restriction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The tenderer must have experience in carrying out at least two research projects similar to the subject of the contract. The projects must have a total value of at least EUR 100,000 excluding VAT and must have been implemented to a significant extent, meaning more than 75%, within the 36 months before the procurement. The tender must also include the research team members in the required form, a substantive tender describing the analytical methods, data triangulation, work plan, database design and final report structure, and a detailed implementation schedule.