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Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

N/A

27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street

Dublin 2

Dublin

Contact person: Sharon McDonald

Telephone: +353 17027328

E-mail: sharon.mcdonald@esb.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.esb.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377

I.3)

Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:

http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=104873&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=104873&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Health, Safety and Quality Assurance Auditing of Domestic Contractors

Reference number: SS/CON/2780

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71317200 - Health and safety services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

Electric Ireland currently have a single delivery partner who deliver Gas boiler, Heating and Pre Pay Meter installations and five partners who operate the Energy Efficiency Incentive scheme on a nationwide basis. We also have a number of contractors who deliver some trial installations of new technology on our behalf. It will be the responsibility of the appointed Quality Assurance partner, to liaise with all delivery partners to ensure all schemes are delivered to the standards to be outlined in the RFT and in line with current relevant technical standards.

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top scoring Five (5) applicants will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

The duration of the agreement will be for three (3) years duration with an option, at the discretion of ESB, to extend for up to a further 24 months by mutual agreement in increments of no longer than 12 months.

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)

Additional information

Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: As stated in procurement documents

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.4)

Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/12/2016

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)

Additional information

1. Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
2. This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4. It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant
5. If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
6. At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
7. Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
8. At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender for each lot, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar

Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Contracting Entity will not conclude this framework agreement until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. Review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement / contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement / contract.

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

07/11/2016

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