Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2015
Expire date: 24/09/2015
External Reference: 2015-138721
TED Reference: 2015/S 165-302252
Contract notice - utilities
Information
Published
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
Contact point(s): John Hunt
For the attention of: John Hunt
Telephone: +353 17027197
E-mail: john.hunt@esb.ie
N/A
27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2 Dublin
IE
Contact point(s): John Hunt
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=92193&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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=92193&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:
Wind Energy Consultancy Services
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
Ireland
NUTS code
IRELAND
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Duration in years: 4
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years:
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
To be determined as demand arises.
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The ESB group has a strategic objective to develop wind farms in the UK and Ireland. Within the ESB group, ESB Wind Development Ltd (ESB WD) has been given the responsibility to develop wind farms. ESB International (ESBI) provide
project management and engineering services to ESB WD. As a result of this development strategy, ESBI has a requirement for wind energy consultancy services.
It is ESBI’s intention to appoint consultants to a framework
agreement to provide expert wind consultancy services for a three year term with an option to extend for a further one year, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement between both parties.
The proposed timescale for the works is expected to be on an intermittent basis, as determined by project requirements and workload. The scope of work, which is referred to as ‘Wind Energy Consultancy Services’, will cover the following:
To provide specialist wind energy consultancy services, alongside other services provided separately, during the planning, development, construction and operational stages of wind farm projects. It is imperative that the consultant can
provide expert advice and guidance at all stages.
The objective of this TPQ is to establish a list of suitable Candidates with the required capability to participate in a tendering competition for inclusion in a multi supplier framework for the supply of Wind Energy Consultancy Services.
ESB will evaluate submissions in relation to the stated candidate selection criteria to establish a list of suitable candidates to participate in the tendering competition.
This TPQ constitutes a formal part of the ESB competition for the Wind Energy Consultancy Framework as advertised in the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. A short listing of selected Candidates who are successful at
the pre-qualification stage will be invited to participate in a tendering process to be operated under the negotiated procedure.
Depending on the quality of Pre-Qualification submissions received, ESB intend to invite up to six candidates to participate in the tendering competition for inclusion in the multi supplier framework..
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Main vocabulary
71314000
Energy and related 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:
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:
Various wind energy related services as required over the term of the framework.
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options:
The term is for three years with an option to extend for a further one year.
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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 per tender documentation.
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/2345
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
24.09.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.5)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
[Language_EN]
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 participate interested parties must download and complete the pre-Qualification document provided on the Irish Government‘s Etenders website and submit it via the Etenders website before the deadline stated for submissions.
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 is available for downloading.
Following evaluation of pre-qualification submissions received, ESB intends to establish a short listing of suitable candidates to participate in a tendering competition for inclusion in the framework.
The details of the operation of the framework and the criteria for awarding of contracts within it, will be provided in the tendering documentation which will be provided at a later date to the selected candidates.
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
VI.4.3)