Public procurement notice: Qualification System With Call For Competition
Published: 2023-05-08
Buyer: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2 Sp z o.o.
Country: PL
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45230000 | 45231110 | 45262422 | 76320000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supplementary notice to notice 2022/S 171-485697 (Works) – Tender for Landfall Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and associated works
This notice supplements previously published notice from Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2 SP. Z o.o. and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 3 SP. Z o.o. 2022/S 171-485697 (Works). 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 entity project for the development, construction and operation of offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea with a total potential capacity of up to 1.5 GW where Ørsted Wind Power A/S is representing the Contracting Entity in the entire tender procedure (‘Entity represented by Ørsted Wind Power A/S’), specifically to the tender for Landfall Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and associated works.
Ørsted Wind Power A/S will use the UNCE qualification system for procurement and expects to launch the tender via said qualification system as early as of week 27 of 2023 using product code "4.3.10 Trenchless Pipe Laying".
Only companies registered in the specified product code at the time when the Prequalification Notice is issued can apply for the prequalification. If you intend to participate as a Consortium, please note that the Consortium or all participating entities should be registered in the abovementioned product codes.
The Scope of Work for the tender under the UNCE qualification system will be for Landfall Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) and associated works for Baltica 2 project.
The scope consists of all activities necessary to complete the construction of 4 x HDD for Baltica 2. Comprising of a single HDPE duct for each HDD. It is envisaged that the HDPE Ducts will be 1150m each of 900mm HDPE SDR11.
The HDPE Ducts will facilitate the subsequent installation of export cables between the Offshore Wind Farm and the onshore grid network. The cable installation scope is undertaken under a separate contract and is not part of this tender.
The landfall site is located within the Village of Lubiatowo, on the northern coast of the Pomerania Voivodeship, approximately 20km East of Łeba and 50km North-West of Gdynia. Contract Award will expectedly be Q1 2024. Pre-Commencement Activities will take place at the Site, which will be available for selected Contractor from Q1 2025. The expected installation year is 2025.
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 220 to EUR 985. The order form with qualification requirements can be obtained here https://my.achilles.com/join-community?communitycode=UNC&lang=gb-EN. To qualify, the suppliers must complete an online questionnaire covering detailed information about their company. Basic commercial requirements must be satisfied. Some buying organizations 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: 2022/S 171-485785 (Supplies) and 2022/S 171-485884 (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.
The Contracting Entities might use the procedure described in the Utilities Directive article 50, (f) which prescribes that new Construction works that are repetition of Construction works similar to the scope of this tender and which are awarded to the Tenderer winning this Tender can be awarded without a call for competition. Such procedures might be used for up to three repetitive contracts should the contracting entities decide to purchase similar Construction works in the EU within 3 years from signing of the contract comprised by this tender. The conditions for awarding possible additional construction works are the following:
— the performance of the Construction works will be subject to the same commercial terms as the provision of the Scope of Works specified in the prequalification notice with necessary amendments following from the different timing and geographic location of the project.