Article 12b 20.

Where the Consortium does not include one or more technology infrastructure suppliers, the suppliers of the AI gigafactory shall be selected by the AI gigafactory Consortium based on fair and transparent tender specifications that shall take into account general system specifications, and in particular the user requirements from the public sector, provided by the Joint Undertaking in the call for expression of interest and further specified in the AI gigafactory Hosting Agreement. The selection shall be based on fair, open and transparent criteria, and shall also ensure Union added value and address the security and resilience of the supply chain. The selected tenderers shall comply with the eligibility conditions specified in paragraph 3.