Procurement of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kyiv HPP / PSP, Kaniv, Kremenchuk and Seredniodniprovska Hydropower Plants, including related services (training of UHE staff)

(a) General Experience: Experience in activities related to the design, supply and installation of equipment for energy infrastructure facilities, including generating facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and MV and HV grids, under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor since at least January 2020. Design and construction experience may be from different contracts.

Completion shall be based on obtaining of the Operational Acceptance Certificate, Commissioning Certificate, Taking Over Certificate, Commercial Operation Certificate, Facility Readiness Certificate, or equivalent documents demonstrating successful completion.

(a) General Experience: Experience in activities related to the design, supply and installation of equipment for energy infrastructure facilities, including generating facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and MV and HV grids, under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor since at least January 2020.

(d) Specific Experience:

5. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the Bidding Document. The weight assigned to the Rated Criteria (technical and non-price factors) is: 50% (fifty percent) ; the weight assigned to the Cost factors is: 50% (fifty percent) . [ NOTE: Due to Prozorro system limitations the weight assigned to the Cost factors is shown as 100% (hundred percent), which should be ignored. For details, refer to the Bidding Documents.] The Rated Criteria include: () Cyber security and supply chain risks management approach;

() Availability of a technical support center to provide technical support related to the maintenance and repair of the key equipment;

(iv) Implementation of sustainable development and environmental responsibility policies.

7. Bids shall be submitted by uploading the complete Bid through the electronic procurement system before the Bid submission deadline, which is 16:00 (Kyiv time) on November 12 , 202 6 . After the deadline, Bidders will not be able to submit Bids and this option will be automatically closed by the system. Further details on the electronic Bid submission process are provided in the Bidding Document.

The similarity of the contracts shall be based on experience in the design, supply and installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems, either as a stand-alone facility or as part of a larger power project, including but not limited to a hybrid renewable energy project. The referenced contracts shall demonstrate experience covering design, supply and installation of the relevant facility under the Bidder’s overall contractual responsibility. A Bidder submitting Bids for more than one Lot shall meet the specific experience requirement for the largest individual Lot for which it is bidding. The experience related to design could have been met even through a specialized subcontractor.

(ii) For the contracts specified above and/or other relevant contracts, the Bidder shall demonstrate experience in, inter alia, the following activities: For any Lot: at least one (1) successfully and fully completed contract involving the performance of/participation in an IEC 62443 Security Risk Assessment and implementation of Cyber Security concepts in accordance with IEC 62443-3-3, SL-2/3 level.

B. For Lots 1, 2 and 4: design, construction and commissioning of at least one (1) HV substation of at least 110 (150) kV class. New-build, refurbishment, rehabilitation, extension, reconstruction and modernization projects shall be acceptable.

C. For any Lot: design and construction of at least one (1) successfully and fully completed BESS project with a total installed capacity of at least 10 MW, with confirmed integration of the BESS into a power system operating in accordance with ENTSO-E requirements.

D. Design, with proof of positive state expertise, of at least one (1) project of the applicable consequences class in the field of industry or energy (production facilities; generation, distribution, transmission): for Lots 2 and 3 – CC3; for Lots 1 and 4 – CC2.

E. For any Lot: design in accordance with the requirements of Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction dated November 16, 2011, in the field of industry or energy (production facilities; generation, distribution, transmission) – at least one (1) project.

F. For Lot 4: design of projects involving connection to the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and/or Distribution System Operator networks – at least one (1) project. These experience requirements listed under item (ii) may also be met through proposed specialized subcontractor(s). Full and detailed qualification requirements, as well as additional information on the scope of the Contract and the technical, commercial and other requirements, are provided in the Bidding Document.

9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring UHE to disclose information on the successful Bidder’s beneficial ownership in the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the Bidding Document.

(b) Financial Capabilities : The Bidder shall submit audited balance sheets or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to UHE for the last five (5) fiscal years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and its prospective long-term profitability.

(c) Average Annual Turnover:

The Bidder shall demonstrate a minimum average annual turnover for the last three (3) fiscal years as follows:

Bidders submitting Bids for multiple Lots shall meet the cumulative average annual turnover requirements applicable to those Lots.

The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments, to meet the following minimum cash-flow requirements:

Bidders submitting Bids for multiple Lots shall meet the combined financial resources requirements applicable to those Lots.