Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-09-15
Buyer: Uniper SE
Country: DE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 09331200: Solar photovoltaic modules
Estimated value: 295000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-10-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Uniper is tendering a Framework Agreement for the supply of PV modules for utility-scale PV projects.
The ambition is to create a portfolio of Framework Agreements to cover Purchaser’s needs for the PV projects of the RES business unit whenever public procurement law is applicable to a project under the DIRECTIVE 2014/25/EU as well as under the relevant national rules of the Member States implementing the Directive.
The Framework Agreement will be in force for a fixed term of three (3) years, and the procurement includes an option to extend the contract duration annually for a maximum of two (2) additional years.
Bidders have to provide information on the exclusion criteria pursuant to item 2 of form II (see list of Article 57 of Directive 2014/24). Additionally they have to give information on legally binding decisions imposing fines for an administrative offence under Section 21 (1) of (2) MiLoG by using form III. Bidders have to hand in a current excerpt from the commercial register.
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. The candidate shall provide in Form IV the required information on 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.
1.	Supplier has supplied to date cumulatively at least 200MWp 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.
•	Required documentation: a reference-list and short description of the completed supplies delivered over the preceding three years, and details of their value, time and public or private recipient, to be given in form VII
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 2022 and the annual production capacity as of 01 Jan 2023 shall be at least 1 GWp.
•	Required documentation: Brief description of the nature and duration of the Supplier’s module manufacturing experience and confirmation of the annual production capacity by each manufacturing site, to be given in on form XV.
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
•	Confirmation on the form VI. In addition required documentation: copy of the relevant certificate from accredited bodies to be provided with the submission of the request to participate.
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.
•	Confirmation on the form VI. In addition required documentation: copy of the relevant certificate from accredited bodies to be provided with the submission of the request to participate.
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.

Eligibility requirements: Bidders have to provide information on the exclusion criteria pursuant to item 2 of form II (see list of Article 57 of Directive 2014/24). Additionally they have to give information on legally binding decisions imposing fines for an administrative offence under Section 21 (1) of (2) MiLoG by using form III. Bidders have to hand in a current excerpt from the commercial register. Supplier accepts the Uniper Supplier Code of Conduct (Appendix 2) and commits to act accordingly.

Award value: 295000000