replaced. This should be considered on a case by case basis, taking into account the various circumstances of the procurement exercise. More details on this can be found in the exclusion criteria. Supporting Evidence Bidders are not required to produce supporting documentary evidence at the time of submitting the ESPD (Scotland). . You must, however, request this evidence from the tenderer to which you decide to award the contract before awarding the contract (or before the ITT stage of the Restricted Procedure, Innovation Partnership, Competitive Dialogue and Competitive Procedures with Negotiation procedure) as part of your due diligence process. You may also, where it is necessary to ensure the integrity and proper conduct of the procurement process, request at any time during the procurement process, all or part of the supporting documents from bidders. It is a discretionary ground for exclusion for a bidder not to be able to provide the ESPD supporting documents, or to withhold or misrepresent such information. More details on this can be found in the exclusion stage. Multiple Use of the ESPD (Scotland) Bidders may reuse the information that has been provided in an ESPD (Scotland) which has already been used in a previous procurement procedure, as long as the information remains correct and continues to be pertinent. Bidder Responsibility Bidders may be excluded from the procurement exercise where: there is serious misrepresentation in filling in the ESPD (Scotland), or there is serious misrepresentation of, or withholding, the information required for: the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion; the fulfillment of the selection criteria; or the bidder is unable to submit the supporting documents. More details on the circumstances when a bidder may be excluded due to the above and the possible justifications by bidders is set out in the exclusion criteria e.g. bidders must not be excluded if they have “self-cleansed”. Shortlisting
replaced. This should be considered on a case by case basis, taking into account the various circumstances of the procurement exercise. More details on this can be found in the exclusion criteria. Supporting Evidence Bidders are not required to produce supporting documentary evidence at the time of submitting the ESPD (Scotland). . You must, however, request this evidence from the tenderer to which you decide to award the contract before awarding the contract (or before the ITT stage of the Restricted Procedure, Innovation Partnership, Competitive Dialogue and Competitive Procedures with Negotiation procedure) as part of your due diligence process. You may also, where it is necessary to ensure the integrity and proper conduct of the procurement process, request at any time during the procurement process, all or part of the supporting documents from bidders. It is a discretionary ground for exclusion for a bidder not to be able to provide the ESPD supporting documents, or to withhold or misrepresent such information. More details on this can be found in the exclusion stage. Multiple Use of the ESPD (Scotland) Bidders may reuse the information that has been provided in an ESPD (Scotland) which has already been used in a previous procurement procedure, as long as the information remains correct and continues to be pertinent. Bidder Responsibility Bidders may be excluded from the procurement exercise where: there is serious misrepresentation in filling in the ESPD (Scotland), or there is serious misrepresentation of, or withholding, the information required for: the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion; the fulfillment of the selection criteria; or the bidder is unable to submit the supporting documents. More details on the circumstances when a bidder may be excluded due to the above and the possible justifications by bidders is set out in the exclusion criteria e.g. bidders must not be excluded if they have “self-cleansed”. Shortlisting
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