ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/08/2015

Expire date: 28/09/2015

External Reference: 2015-145229

TED Reference: 2015/S 170-309871

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)

University College Cork ( UCC )
N/A
6 Elderwood
College Rd  Cork
IE
For the attention of: Procurement & Contracts Office (UCC)
Telephone: +353 214903514
E-mail: procurement@ucc.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.ucc.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1198
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92357&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92357&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

  • Education
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:

LESC District Energy System

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:

    Cork

    NUTS code
    South-West (IE)
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    University College Cork will utilise the National Energy Services Framework set

    up by Sustainability Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in order to seek proposals from the

    energy services market that will fund an upgrade of the existing heating system

    via Energy Performance Related Payments or Local Energy Supply Contracts. A

    contract for installation and construction works to a new CHP energy centre

    followed by ongoing operation and maintenance of the energy centre together

    with the supply of energy to the campus by the successful tenderer

    (the “Contract”).

    An experienced technical ESCO firm is sought to provide energy services (or

    works) at the main campus University in the form of an upgrade and operation of

    existing district energy system.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71321200   Heating-system design services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    09323000   District heating
    42515000   District heating boiler
    45232140   District-heating mains construction work
    45232141   Heating works
    45251250   District-heating plant construction work
    45331100   Central-heating installation work
    50721000   Commissioning of heating installations
    71314310   Heating engineering services for buildings
    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:  yes
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The existing steam district heating system currently serves seven buildings on campus. UCC wish to cater for a future possible extension to other buildings and require the LESC tenderer to include consideration of extension of the system to accommodate up to a 50% increase in capacity.

    The successful LESC contractor will be required to demonstrate that the new energy generation and distribution system achieves a minimum of 30% reduction in primary energy compared to the existing system.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    UCC anticipates a minimum contract term of 10 years with the potential to extend for an additional two extensions of up to two years per extension subject to satisfactory performance. The contract length is subject to change on foot of the competitive dialogue process. UCC is reserving its right to have the proposed contract subject to annual or periodic reviews.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  2
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 24

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Refer to PQQ document

    III.1.2)

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

    Refer to PQQ document

    III.1.3)

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

    Refer to PQQ document

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    Refer to PQQ document

    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:

    Refer to PQQ document

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Refer to PQQ document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Refer to PQQ document

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    Refer to PQQ document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Refer to PQQ document

    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

    competitive dialogue
    IV.1.2)

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

    Envisaged minimum number  3  and  maximum number  5
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    Refer to PQQ document

    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:  yes
    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

    UCC/2014/11

    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: 21.09.2015 - 00:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    28.09.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

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

    12.10.2015
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: yes
    Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

    10 to 14 years

    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
    Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

    Part funded by ERDF funds