ETENDERS

Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/04/2015

Expire date: 02/06/2015

External Reference: 2015-782066

TED Reference: 2015/S 086-156515

Contract notice - utilities

Contract notice

Utilities

Directive 2004/17/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: John Hunt
Telephone: +353 17027197
E-mail: john.hunt@esb.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/377
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87791&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)

Main activity

  • Electricity
I.3)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Rating Consultancy Services

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Various sites in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.

    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)

    Rating Consultancy Services

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    70000000   Real estate services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Information about lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  yes
    Tenders may be submitted for  one or more lots
    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:

    Rating consultancy services as required for a three year term with an option to extend the contract for a further two years.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    Two year contract extension.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Information about lots

    Lot No: 1  Lot title: Rating Consultancy Services
    1)

    Short description:

    Rating Consultancy Services for General Properties and Communication Masts.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    70000000   Real estate services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    ESB’s general properties include depots, administrative headquarters, offices, stores, yards, etc. There are approx. 100 such properties which range in annual rates liability from €500 to in excess of RV€600,000. Any general property acquisitions during the contract period will also be included in this contract.

    Communication Masts

    ESB Telecoms is a subsidiary company of ESB. ESB Telecoms owns and operates

    over 300 telecoms masts and has installed 1300km of fibre optic cable around Ireland.

    It manages the communication mast sites. Any communication site acquisitions during the contract period will also be included in this contract.

    Lot No: 2  Lot title: Rating Consultancy Services
    1)

    Short description:

    Rating Consultancy Services for Power Generating Stations

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    70000000   Real estate services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    ESB currently operates 10 hydro stations, 10 thermal stations and 17 wind farms

    across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.

    The stations range from 0.5MW to 963 MW and have will have a combined rates liability of over €34M in 2015

    .. Any power generating station acquisitions during the contract period will also be included in this contract.

    Further details on ESB Power Generating Assets can be found at the following link:

    http://www.esb.ie/main/about-esb/power-stations.jsp

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.2)

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

    As in contract documents.

    III.1.3)

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

    A grouping, if successful, will be required to contract as a single entity with joint and several liability.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

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

    Conditions for participation

    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.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 entity

    SS/CON/2209

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    02.06.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

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

    [Language_ES]

    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:

    in order to be considered, Interested parties must download, complete, and submit the pre-qualification document provided on the Irish Government Etenders website at www.etenders.gov.ie before the deadline for submission of 12.00 on 2nd June 2015.

    A similar tender notice has been published by ESB on the Etenders website and the relevant pre-qualification document is attached to that notice and available for downloading.

    Following evaluation of pre-qualification submissions received, ESB intends to establish a short listing of between three and five suitably qualified candidates for each of the two lots described, to participate in a tendering competition for award of the contract, or contracts.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Chief Registrar
    The Four Courts
    Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address:
     

    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