Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-02-19
Buyer: Uniper SE
Country: DE
Region: DEA11
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 09331200: Solar photovoltaic modules
Estimated value: 150000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-03-22
Award criteria: quality, cost

Technical requirements: Menschenhandel, Zwangsprostitution, Zwangsarbeit oder Ausbeutung
Purchaser is tendering a Framework Agreement for the supply of PV modules for utility-scale PV projects in countries where the sectoral public procurement law is applicable with regard to the supply of PV modules. Detailed product specifications and prices are not yet specified in this Framework Agreement, but it describes terms and conditions of the PV module supply and the quality assurance processes. In later stage purchase orders can be made in a relatively short timeframe under such Framework Agreement.
1. Supplier must provide current excerpt from the commercial register
2. Compliance with the Uniper Supplier Code of conduct
1. A minimum total turnover of 30 M€/year Euro (net) must have been reached or exceeded in each of the last 3 completed financial years (2020-2022).
2. Supplier shall provide a Public, Product and Pollution Liability Insurance with the minimum sum insured therein in the amount of EUR 10 Mio. per occurrence and in the annual aggregate.
According to RFI document, as follows:
1.	Supplier has supplied to date cumulatively at least 500 MWp of PV modules to utility-scale PV projects in Europe during the past three (3) years prior to the deadline of the requests to participate
2.	In order to show that Supplier has a sufficient level of manufacturing maturity and capacity, Supplier needs to have at least 5 years of module manufacturing experience by 31 Dec 2023 and the annual production capacity as of 01 Jan 2024 shall be at least 5 GWp
3.	Supplier has valid quality management system according to ISO 9001 or corresponding certified operating procedures, for all his manufacturing sites, issued by an accredited body
4.	Supplier has valid environmental management measures system applied by the company during the execution of the contract according to ISO 14001 or corresponding certified operating procedures, for all his manufacturing sites, issued by an accredited body
5.	 Supplier has valid occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system applied by the company during the execution of the contract according to ISO 45001 or corresponding certified operating procedures, for all his manufacturing sites, issued by an accredited body
6.	The bidder and its business/company has the technical and professional qualification to produce PV modules with the following technical requirements and confirms that it has already produced PV modules with such minimum requirements (described in RFI)
7.	Supplier has an established Product Qualification Program (PQP) for their PV modules in the product portfolio, based on Highly Accelerated Life Tests as per IEC TS 63209-1 or similar to ensure product reliability and that it is being carried out by a third party or in-house
8.	Supplier has the requested IEC Certifications  
9.	Supplier is able and also organizationally set up to deliver the PV modules to Europe DDP Installation Site, Incoterms 2020
10.	The Supplier agrees and is legally obliged to allow in the event of an order a third-party inspector to perform all tests and inspections listed in the Quality Assurance Document in the Supplier’s factory or third-party lab, in compliance with IEC standards