Public procurement notice: Qualification System With Call For Competition
Published: 2021-10-15
Buyer: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2 SP. Z o.o.
Country: PL
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 31320000 | 31321300 | 31321400 | 31321500
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supplementary notice to notice 2021/S 131-349121 (Supplies) – Tender for Export Cable Design, Manufacture, Delivery, Termination and Testing for Polish Offshore Wind Farms — Baltica 3 and Baltica 2
This notice supplements previously published notice from Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2 SP. Z o.o. and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 3 SP. Z o.o. 2021/S 131-349121 (Supplies). This notice is published on a voluntary basis in order to increase transparency and knowledge about Ørsted Entities' purchases in EU tender procedures.
This notice relates to the contracting entities projects for the development, construction and operation of two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea with a total potential capacity of up to 2.5 GW where Ørsted Wind Power A/S is representing the Contracting Entities in the entire tender procedure (‘Entities represented by Ørsted Wind Power A/S’), specifically to the tender for Export Cable Design, Manufacture, Delivery, Termination and Testing for Polish Offshore Wind Farms — Baltica 3 and Baltica 2.
Ørsted Wind Power A/S will use the Achilles UNCE qualification system for procurement and expects to launch the tender in the time between week 44-46 via said qualification system in using the product code 3.7.21
Suppliers may apply for qualification at any time. To apply, the suppliers must complete an order form and pay in advance an annual qualification fee ranging from EUR 165 to EUR 715. The order form with qualification requirements can be obtained here https://pages.achilles.com/achilles-unce-supplier-registration. To qualify, the suppliers must complete an online questionnaire covering detailed information about their company. Basic commercial requirements must be satisfied. Some buying organisations may have individual requirements in addition to the basic requirements. The suppliers can therefore be asked to answer customer-specific questions related to the qualification. The bidder’s lists will be based on suppliers that have passed the initial qualification.
Please also refer to the following TED notices: 2021/S 131-348959 (Works) and 2021/S 131-349308 (Services).
Continuance of section I.2): The Utilities Directive govern this tender procedure. Any matters not covered by the Utilities Directive will be governed by the following provisions of the Polish Civil Code of 23 April 1964 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2020 item 1740 as amended): articles 61 §§ 1-2, 65 § 2, 66 §§ 1-2, 66.1 §§ 1-4, 66.2 §§ 1-2, 67, 68, 68.1 §§ 1-2, 68.2, 69, 70 §§ 1-2, 70.1 §§ 1-2 and 4, 70.2 §§ 1-3, 70.3 §§ 1-3, 70.4 §§ 1- 2, 70.5 §§ 1-2, 71, 72 §§ 1-2 and 72.1 §§ 1-2.
In case of any discrepancies between the Polish Civil Code and the Utilities Directive including case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Utilities Directive prevails, and in particular, any provisions of the Polish Civil Code, which are not compliant with the Utilities Directive shall be disregarded.
Claims against tenders or decisions made by the Contracting Entities must be submitted to the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration before – whichever comes first:
1) 30 calendar days after sending a notification to the affected applicants about who has been selected or the tenderers about who has been awarded the contract when the notification is accompanied by a justification for the decision;
2) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Entities has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the Contracting Entities has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day on which the notice has been published; or
3) In any case before the expiry of a period of six months with effect from the day following the date of the conclusion of the contract.