Einde inhoudsopgave
Agreement on Government Procurement
Article VIII Conditions for Participation
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 06-04-2014
- Bronpublicatie:
30-03-2012, Trb. 2013, 76 (uitgifte: 07-05-2013, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
06-04-2014
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
26-11-2014, Trb. 2014, 202 (uitgifte: 26-11-2014, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Aanbestedingsrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen
1.
A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a procurement to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to undertake the relevant procurement.
2.
In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:
- a)
shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a given Party; and
- b)
may require relevant prior experience where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3.
In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:
- a)
shall evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
- b)
shall base its evaluation on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4.
Where there is supporting evidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
- a)
bankruptcy;
- b)
false declarations;
- c)
significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts;
- d)
final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;
- e)
professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect on the commercial integrity of the supplier; or
- f)
failure to pay taxes.