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<div>The ESPD is a tool that makes it easier to participate in public procurement. It is a single self-declaration form of suitability, financial status and abilities of a company used as preliminary evidence in all public procurement procedures in the EU above the EU threshold. The ESPD enables the participating companies to declare that:</div><div></div><div></div><div>European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) is a self-declaration of the businesses' financial status, abilities and suitability for a public procurement procedure. It is available in all EU languages and used as a preliminary evidence of fulfilment of the conditions required in public procurement procedures across the EU. Thanks to the ESPD, the tenderers no longer have to provide full documentary evidence and different forms previously used in the EU procurement, which means a significant simplification of access to cross-border tendering opportunities. From October 2018 onwards the ESPD shall be provided exclusively in an electronic form.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>european single procurement document (espd) download</div><div></div><div>Download: https://t.co/wb9NesEE9G </div><div></div><div></div><div>The European Commission provides a free web service for the buyers, bidders and other parties interested in filling in the ESPD electronically. The online form can be filled in, printed and then sent to the buyer together with the rest of the bid. If the procedure is run electronically, the ESPD can be exported, stored and submitted electronically. The ESPD provided in a previous public procurement procedure can be reused as long as the information remains correct. Bidders may be excluded from the procedure or be subject to prosecution if the information in the ESPD is seriously misrepresented, withheld or cannot be complemented with supporting documents.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) plays a crucial role in the digital transformation of public procurement. The ESPD is a tool that makes it easier to participate in public procurement. It is a single self-declaration form of suitability, financial status and abilities of a company used as preliminary evidence in all public procurement procedures in the EU above the EU threshold. The ESPD enables the participating companies to declare that they are not in a situation in which they may have to be excluded from the procedure, and that they meet the selection criteria.</div><div></div><div></div><div>In many other Member States this is not the case. Economic operators have had to provide substantial documentary evidence that the grounds do not apply. This can, for example, require economic operators to obtain separate certificates from tax authorities that all taxes are paid, social security authorities that all contributions have been made and are up to date and courts confirming that no relevant convictions exist. Contracting authorities have then had to review each of the documents received from all of the economic operators. It is not uncommon for economic operators to be excluded from procurement processes due to the existence of grounds for exclusion. This is a heavy burden on both the economic operators and the contracting authorities.</div><div></div><div></div><div>A key aim of the ESPD is to reduce the administrative burden for both economic operators and contracting authorities, thus streamlining the procurement process. Another aim is the creation of a standardised approach across the EU using the same standard form document (the ESPD) thus encouraging SME participation and facilitating cross-border trade.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The reduction in administrative burden is achieved by the introduction of the concept of self-certification EU-wide. Economic operators use the ESPD to self-certify that the grounds for exclusion do not apply and that they meet the criteria for selection. In general, documentary evidence is only required from the economic operator who submits the most economically advantageous tender, to whom the contracting authority wishes to award the contract. Contracting authorities therefore carry out the necessary checks close to the end of the procurement procedure and in respect of the successful economic operator only. This is a very major change in practice for many Member States.</div><div></div><div></div><div>In either scenario the buyer for the procurement exercise will provide the document (either the SPD or the ESPD) that you need to complete and submit as part of your bid. Any saved ESPD responses you have made in your supplier profile will still be applicable to the new SPD.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) is a preliminary evidence replacing documents on conformity with all selection criteria in a given public procurement. The ESPD may also be used for short-listing candidates in a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication, competitive dialogue and innovation partnership.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The Proportionality Guide further elaborates on the principle of proportionality and how it should be applied in procurement procedures. Accordingly, the application of the Guide should strengthen the position of small and medium-sized enterprises during tender procedures. Contracting authorities may only deviate from the detailed provisions on proportionality if this is properly motivated in the tender documents.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) is a self-declaration form used in public procurement procedures by public buyers and businesses in the EU. The European Single Procurement Document has replaced the Dutch Self-Declaration document. With this document tenderers indicate that they comply with the tender requirements. Only the winner of the tender is required to provide the relevant evidence.</div><div></div><div></div><div>You are encouraged to tell potential suppliers about the new online ESPD approach during any supplier engagement days you hold and also in the procurement documents, explaining that Supplier User Guidance is available on Sell2Wales.</div><div></div><div></div><div>As Part 1 and Part 2 provide a formal statement that the relevant grounds for exclusion do not apply to the potential supplier completing it, a completed form is required for each organisation the potential supplier will rely on to meet the selection criteria. This also means that where the potential supplier is actually a group of suppliers, including joint ventures and partnerships, each potential supplier in that group must complete Part 1 and Part 2 of the online ESPD self-declaration. This requirement must be made clear in the procurement documents.</div><div></div><div></div><div>You can choose whether or not to ask for a self-declaration of exclusion grounds from sub-contractors who are not being relied on by the bidder to meet the selection criteria. However if you choose to ask for one then the procurement documents should explicitly state that one is required. (The standard Selection Questionnaire includes a line to this effect).</div><div></div><div></div><div>To reduce the administrative burden of a procurement procedure, documentary evidence is not required when the standard Selection Questionnaire is submitted. Where the evidence is available in a relevant national database, free of charge, the potential supplier can state where the requested evidence can be found (i.e. the name of the repository, website, identification of the file etc.). If this happens you must retrieve it directly from the indicated source.</div><div></div><div></div><div>It should be noted the minimum yearly turnover that bidders are required to have is capped at twice the estimated contract value, except in duly justified cases, such as by reference to special risks attached to the nature of the works, services or supplies. In that case, the contracting authority shall indicate their main reasons in the procurement documents.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The open procedure is a single-stage process, whereby the contract opportunity is published and access is usually granted electronically to all interested bidders. Bidders responding to advertisements will be required to submit documents showing they meet the selection criteria along with their final proposals. Only bids from qualified companies or economic operators that have submitted the required documents and that meet the selection criteria will be considered. No negotiations are permitted with bidders although contracting authorities may clarify aspects of the tender with bidders.</div><div></div><div></div><div>eCertis is a European Commission service that provides additional information about the certificates bidders must typically include with bids. eCertis is the online repository of certificates for EU government procurement. Search eCertis by country and by document type to access additional information about a particular document. The system does not contain all documentation, therefore a judge or a notary may have to provide needed documents. The information provided is not legally binding.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Article 59 of the new Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EC (henceforth 'the Directive') introduced a new concept, the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) which is a self-declaration document intended for preliminary evidence in a public procurement procedure. By mapping out equivalent certificates between MS, the ESPD replaces certificates issued by public authorities or a third party involved in a procedure. It is thus a valuable facilitator for cross-border participationof a greater number of potential operators in public procurement procedures and a valuable tool for integrating the European Single Market.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The ESPD Request, a document providing information about the contracting authority, the procurement procedure and the exclusion and selection criteria established for the procurement procedure.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The main objective of the ESPD documents is to reduce the administrative burden and lead to considerable simplification of participation in public procurement procedures for buyers and suppliers. In order to make full use of the ESPD concept, Member States (MS) and private sector companies (service providers) are developing software and on-line services to help contracting authorities and economic operators draft interoperable ESPD electronic documents. These solutions will reduce that burden by removing the need to produce a substantial number of certificates and documentation related to exclusion and selection criteria. This will answer to obstacles reported by many suppliers and especially SMEs.</div><div></div><div> df19127ead</div>
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