Rule 25:
Due diligence

Primary requirement

1. Agencies must undertake due diligence appropriate for the value, complexity and risk of the procurement throughout the procurement lifecycle.

Application

2. As appropriate, due diligence must include verifying that a supplier:
   1. is who they claim to be by looking at their legal set-up, including beneficial ownership
   2. is financially sound by checking their financial history
   3. can be trusted, including that they do not have a history of bribery and corruption (including foreign bribery)
   4. has good past performance for delivery, compliance with appropriate health and safety and employment practices and has sound ethics and management practices
   5. has the capacity, capability and expertise to deliver, based on past performance
   6. has the right systems and processes to be able to deliver
   7. can deliver what you need for the price quoted – test the assumptions in the proposal
   8. understands the contract deliverables and requirements and their obligations.
   9. should not be excluded from a procurement process under any of the conditions set out in Rule 28.