Qualification system for BESS (Battery Energy Storage System)

BeGreen has established a qualification system for future tenders related to projects within the field of BESS (“Battery Energy Storage System”) in relation to the development of solar parks. This qualification system is established according to Council Directive 2014/25/EU of 26 February 2014 (the “Utilities Directive”). The qualification system is …

CPV: 31155000 Inversores, 31170000 Transformadores, 31172000 Transformadores de tensión, 31430000 Acumuladores eléctricos, 31440000 Baterías
Lugar de ejecución:
Qualification system for BESS (Battery Energy Storage System)
Organismo adjudicador:
BeGreen A/S
Número de premio:
398683

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : BeGreen A/S
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting entity : Electricity-related activities

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Qualification system for BESS (Battery Energy Storage System)
Description : BeGreen has established a qualification system for future tenders related to projects within the field of BESS (“Battery Energy Storage System”) in relation to the development of solar parks. This qualification system is established according to Council Directive 2014/25/EU of 26 February 2014 (the “Utilities Directive”). The qualification system is unlimited in duration and will only cease when BeGreen decides to terminate it, which will be announced in TED. The qualification system is managed via Comdia.
Procedure identifier : 12a843d3-caa3-4c54-9531-03cafb55976f
Internal identifier : 398683

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 31440000 Batteries
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31430000 Electric accumulators
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31155000 Inverters
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31172000 Voltage transformers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31170000 Transformers

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : As part of the application, economic operators must ensure that a duly completed version of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) is submitted. The ESPD is the economic operator's 'selfdeclaration' serving as preliminary evidence that the economic operator is not subject to the mandatory and, if selected, voluntary grounds for exclusion and meets the requirements for suitability. The grounds for exclusion are stated in the present contract notice. Economic operators covered by the included exclusion grounds may only participate in the tender if documentation of reliability is presented, cf. section 138 of the Public Procurement Act. The Public undertaking will request a “Serviceattest” ( https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/serviceattestvedudbud) as documentation supporting that economic operators are not subject to the exclusion grounds specified in section 135, paragraph 1, 2, and 3 and section 137, paragraph 1, no. 2 of the Public Procurement Act. If the economic operator originates from another Member State, they must provide equivalent documentation in the version and/or from the authorities relevant in that Member State. The Public undertaking reserves the right at any time to request an applicant or tenderer to submit documentation if necessary to ensure that the procedure is carried out correctly. The EU sanctions against Russia entail that economic operators subject to EU sanctions under EU Regulation no. 833/2014 as amended, article 5k, are excluded from participating in the tender. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms not to be subject to this. Conditions for participation in the form of consortia or through the use of supporting entities are described in the Tender Material. The Public undertaking reserves the right to complement, supplement, or complete applications and tenders. Further information is available in the instruction to the qualification system, which can be found at Comdia.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Public Procurement Act.
Bankruptcy : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Insolvency : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Arrangement with creditors : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Assets being administered by liquidator : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Business activities are suspended : Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : Pursuant to Section 136(4) of the Public Procurement Act.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : Pursuant to Section 136(1) of the Public Procurement Act.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : Pursuant to Section 136(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : Pursuant to Section 136(3) of the Public Procurement Act.
Purely national exclusion grounds : Pursuant to Section 134a of the Public Procurement Act.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(4) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Payment of social security contributions : Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Payment of taxes : Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Participation in a criminal organisation : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(1) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(5) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Fraud : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(3) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(6) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.
Corruption : Pursuant to Section 135(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation must be provided in accordance with Section 153 of the Public Procurement Act.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Qualification system for BESS (Battery Energy Storage System)
Description : BeGreen has established a qualification system for future tenders related to projects within the field of BESS (“Battery Energy Storage System”) in relation to the development of solar parks. This qualification system is established according to Council Directive 2014/25/EU of 26 February 2014 (the “Utilities Directive”). The qualification system is unlimited in duration and will only cease when BeGreen decides to terminate it, which will be announced in TED. An economic operator who applies for the qualification system is considered an “applicant”, whereas a qualified economic operator who is invited to participate in a specific tender is considered a “tenderer”. Only the economic operators qualified to be part of the qualification system at the time of call for tender will be considered in the selection of tenderers. Qualification is therefore a prerequisite for participation in future tenders, but it cannot be regarded as a guarantee of either participation in these tenders or the award of future contracts. The Public undertaking thus reserves the right to conduct tenders independently of this qualification system. The Public undertaking will, when call for tender is made, award contracts or framework agreements above the threshold value according to the procedures defined in articles 46 and 47. For procurements below the threshold value, the Public undertaking will outline the procedure in the Tender Material. The process leading to the selection of tenderers is stated in the Instructions for the qualification system, which can be found in Comdia.
Internal identifier : 398683

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 31440000 Batteries
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31430000 Electric accumulators
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31155000 Inverters
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31172000 Voltage transformers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 31170000 Transformers

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Denmark
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : BESS to be delivered at project specific sites throughout Denmark.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 08/01/2025
Other duration : Unlimited

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 0

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : An economic operator participating on its own and which does not rely on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the minimum requirements and the selection criteria, must fill out one ESPD. An economic operator participating on its own but relying on the capacities of one or more other entities must ensure that the Public undertaking receives its own ESPD together with a separate ESPD setting out the relevant information for each of the entities it relies on. Finally, where groups of economic operators, including temporary associations, participate together in the procurement procedure, a separate ESPD setting out the information required under Parts II to V must be given for each of the participating economic operators.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Specific yearly turnover
Description : The applicant must provide the yearly turnover in accordance with the accounting practices applicable to the applicant from the most recent available annual report in ESPD part IV.B, ‘General yearly turnover'. The most recent available annual report refers to the report available at the time of the application deadline for the establishment of the Qualification system on January 8th, 2025 (or the deadlines for reopening for application or submission of updated information, cf. section 2.2 of the Instruction, Qualification System). The applicant’s turnover must be at least EUR 34.000.000 If the applicant relies on the capacity of one or more entities (e.g., a parent company, sister company, or subcontractor) or is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium), information regarding ESPD part IV.B must also be provided in a separate ESPD for each of these entities, cf. section VI.3 'Additional information'. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the minimum requirement concerning turnover is met collectively through consolidation when the application is based on the capacity of other entities or if the applicant is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium). As documentation, BeGreen will request the most recent available annual report(s). Reference is made to the Instruction, Qualification System.
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : The applicant must provide their equity (total equity incl. share capital, reserves, revaluation, retained earning etc.) in accordance with the accounting practices applicable to the applicant from the most recent available annual report in ESPD part IV.B, ‘Financial ratio'. The most recent available annual report refers to the report available at the time of the application deadline for the establishment of the Qualification system on January 8th, 2025 (or the deadlines for reopening for application or submission of updated information, cf. section 2.2 of the Instruction, Qualification System). The applicant’s equity must be at least EUR 2.700.000. If the applicant relies on the capacity of one or more entities (e.g., a parent company, sister company, or subcontractor) or is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium), information regarding ESPD part IV.B must also be provided in a separate ESPD for each of these entities, cf. section VI.3 'Additional information'. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the minimum requirement concerning equity is met collectively through consolidation when the application is based on the capacity of other entities or if the applicant is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium). As documentation, BeGreen will request the most recent available annual report(s). Reference is made to the Instruction, Qualification System.
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : The applicant must provide their solvency ratio (equity divided by total assets multiplied by 100) in accordance with the accounting practices applicable to the applicant from the most recent available annual report in ESPD part IV.B, ‘Financial ratio'. The most recent available annual report refers to the report available at the time of the application deadline for the establishment of the Qualification system on January 8th, 2025 (or the deadlines for reopening for application or submission of updated information, cf. section 2.2 of the Instruction, Qualification System). The applicant’s solvency ratio must be at least 15%. If the applicant relies on the capacity of one or more entities (e.g., a parent company, sister company, or subcontractor) or is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium), information regarding ESPD part IV.B must also be provided in a separate ESPD for each of these entities, cf. section VI.3 'Additional information'. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the minimum requirement concerning solvency ratio is met collectively through consolidation when the application is based on the capacity of other entities or if the applicant is a group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium). As documentation, BeGreen will request the most recent available annual report(s).
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Description : As part of the application the applicant can submit 5 references in the ESPD Part IV.C: ‘References on performance of deliveries of the specified type’ or in a separate sheet. Of the 5 references the applicant must provide a minimum of 3 references which all individually meet the following minimum requirements: i) the performance of deliveries of the specified type must have been delivered within the past three (3) years at any given time during the duration of the qualification system, ii) the references must include experience with the delivery of full BESS-solutions including batteries, inverters, medium voltage transformers and switchgear with a minimum systems size of 10 MW. The delivered battery cells for the reference must be Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4). Furthermore, at least one of the three references must include experience with the delivery of full BESS-solution with a size of at least 40MWh. The applicant should ensure that the following information is provided for all submitted references: a. MW and MWh delivered, b. Whether the supplies delivered was subject to RfG (Requirements for Generators, cf. Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631) or equivalent, c. Delivery period (start and completion of the delivery, specifying exact dates including date of Energization and final delivery). Framework agreements and ongoing contracts may be included as references, however, only performance of deliveries of the specified type which have been delivered as part of the framework agreement/ongoing contract can be included when describing in detail the content of the performance of deliveries of the supplies. If the applicant relies on the capacities of other entities, the references for these must be provided in the supporting entity’s ESPD or in a separate file (optional). A group of economic operators (e.g., a consortium) must meet the requirement jointly. BeGreen does not expect to request additional documentation for the references but reserves the right to use the contact information provided to verify the submitted information. “References" will be included in the selection of tenderers. Further details are set out in the instructions for the qualification system which is available in Comdia. Reference is made to the Instruction, Qualification System.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria : The award criteria for the specific contracts will be set out in the Tender Material when a procurement is conducted.

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 01/01/2025

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes
Financial arrangement : _DEFAULT_VALUE_CHANGE_ME_
Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk) , the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints: Complaints for not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act. In other situations, complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into where the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act. Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the appeal was lodged during the stand-still period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act. The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is set out in section VI.4.1). The Complaints Board’s own complaints procedure is available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : BeGreen A/S
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : BeGreen A/S
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Organisation processing tenders : BeGreen A/S
TED eSender : Comdia ApS

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : BeGreen A/S
Registration number : 43692836
Postal address : Koldinghus Alle 1 C
Town : Haslev
Postcode : 4690
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vest- og Sydsjælland ( DK022 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Katrine Romm Skytte Boysen; Frederik Wibeck Heintz
Telephone : +4544454645
Internet address : https://begreen.dk/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-1000

Official name : Comdia ApS
Registration number : 33501404
Postal address : Lindvedvej 73
Town : Odense S
Postcode : 5260
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Fyn ( DK031 )
Country : Denmark
Telephone : +45 7199 3672
Internet address : https://www.comdia.com/
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-1001

Official name : Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement
Registration number : 37795526
Postal address : Danish Appeals Boards Authority, Toldboden 2
Town : Viborg
Postcode : 8800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestjylland ( DK041 )
Country : Denmark
Telephone : +45 7240 5600
Internet address : http://www.klfu.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-1002

Official name : Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Registration number : 10294819
Postal address : Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town : Valby
Postcode : 2500
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Københavns omegn ( DK012 )
Country : Denmark
Telephone : +45 4171 5000
Internet address : https://www.kfst.dk/
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 2f2ce5be-ba5d-486e-a12e-868bdf8115e8 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Notice on the existence of a qualification system
Notice dispatch date : 20/12/2024 17:56 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00793599-2024
OJ S issue number : 250/2024
Publication date : 24/12/2024