Schneider Electric India Private Limited (“SEIPL”) invites the fourth round of Expression of Interest (“EOI”) from LV switchgear manufacturers in India for availing white labelling product manufacturing services from SEIPL, in compliance with the modifications provided in the order of the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), dated 18 April 2019 (“CCI Order”), approving the acquisition of the electrical and automation (“E&A”) business of Larsen & Toubro (“L&T”) by SEIPL and MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd. The CCI Order is available at:
https://www.cci.gov.in/images/caseorders/en/1652509382.pdf
The white labelling product manufacturing services being offered by SEIPL is subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the CCI Order including the following:
Interested LV switchgear manufacturers are requested to respond to fully and finally to this fourth round of invitation for EOI by submitting their details at: https://www.se.com/in/en/about-us/whitelabelling/whitelabelling-registration.jsp by 17th December 2023 i.e., 2 months from date of publication of this EOI.
SEIPL will also conduct a pre-bid meeting on 20th November 2023, to provide clarifications in relation to this EOI. Interested parties to contact us whitelabel.support@se.com, for further details on the pre-bid meeting.
Specific product ranges available for white labelling will be shared with interested parties post registration at the link set out above.
For further details, please contact us at: whitelabel.support@se.com.
https://www.cci.gov.in/images/caseorders/en/1652509382.pdf
The white labelling product manufacturing services being offered by SEIPL is subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the CCI Order including the following:
- The white labelling product manufacturing service is being offered by SEIPL only for the existing product range, owned and manufactured at L&T plants, of the five products of L&T (Air Circuit Breakers (“ACB”), Moulded Case Circuit Breakers (“MCCB”), Overload Relays, Contactors and Switch Disconnector Fuse (“SDF”), collectively “Five Products”).
- The white labelling services for the Five Products of L&T can be availed for the remaining period of the white labelling product manufacturing services offering ending as on 28 September 2026 for sale solely in the Indian market.
- The pricing and allocation of quantity for the white labelling contract will be governed by the CCI Order and monitored by the Monitoring Agency - Moore Singhi Advisors LLP (mukeshgilda@singhico.com) appointed by the CCI.
- At the end of the white labelling period, as specified in the CCI Order, a single LV switchgear manufacturer shall have the option to enter into a non-transferable, non-sub licensable, non-exclusive technology license solely for manufacture and sale in India with SEIPL for all or any of the Five Products of L&T, for which it has availed of white labelling, subject to the following requirements at a reasonable commercial royalty rate for a period of 5 years from the expiry of the white labelling remedy period:
“111.1 Has white label offtake for at least 3 continuous years of the product for which it seeks the technology license; and
111.2. Has an average annual offtake of at least 10% of the installed capacity of such individual product for white labelling for the period of the white labelling remedy.”
Interested LV switchgear manufacturers are requested to respond to fully and finally to this fourth round of invitation for EOI by submitting their details at: https://www.se.com/in/en/about-us/whitelabelling/whitelabelling-registration.jsp by 17th December 2023 i.e., 2 months from date of publication of this EOI.
SEIPL will also conduct a pre-bid meeting on 20th November 2023, to provide clarifications in relation to this EOI. Interested parties to contact us whitelabel.support@se.com, for further details on the pre-bid meeting.
Specific product ranges available for white labelling will be shared with interested parties post registration at the link set out above.
For further details, please contact us at: whitelabel.support@se.com.