ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/10/2014

Expire date: 07/11/2014

External Reference: 2014-820061

TED Reference: 2014/S 192-339326

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Dublin 4  Ballsbridge
IE
Contact point(s): Anthony Flood
Telephone: +353 12370123
E-mail: Anthony.flood@eirgrid.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/219
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Electricity
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

East West Interconnector (EWIC) - Marine Survey 2015

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No12:  Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Ireland - Wales

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    EirGrid is seeking a provider to perform a marine survey next year (2015) to determine the condition of the recently laid EWIC cables. The marine segment of the EWIC system is 187km in length. The scope of services required are specified below in Section 3. The Contractor shall have the total responsibility for performing all activities necessary to complete the services, including management, engineering, survey operation and deliverables in accordance with the requirements of the Contract.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71354500   Marine survey services
    71332000   Geotechnical engineering services
    71351923   Bathymetric surveys services
    71352000   Subsurface surveying services
    71352100   Seismic services
    71352120   Seismic data acquisition services
    71351720   Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
    71352300   Magnetometric surveying services
    71353000   Surface surveying services
    71353100   Hydrographic surveying services
    71355000   Surveying services
    71510000   Site-investigation services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 1000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Starting  02. 02. 2015  Completion  01. 05. 2015

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged minimum number  7  and  maximum number  10
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    IV.1.3)

    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:  no
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    ENQEIR432

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 02.11.2014 - 12:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    07.11.2014 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

    Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    27.11.2014
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN
    Other: 

    Irish

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    For full details please see Information Memorandum and Prequalification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Central office of the High Court (Appeals Section)
    Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie