Prior information notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/10/2020

Expire date: 18/12/2020

External Reference: 2020-253329

TED Reference: 2020/S 208-506978

Prior information notice

Prior information notice

Supplies

Directive 2014/24/EU

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
N/A
Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street
D02 FX65
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person: Aisling Hall
Telephone: +353 8082130
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.seai.ie

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176566&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Sustainable Energy

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Prior Information Notice for the Provision of design, engineering, manufacture, transportation and installation of medium voltage export marine cable.
Reference number:  Marine Cable PIN
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

31224400  -  Connection cables
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

SEAI wishes to engage in a market sounding exercise, on the proposed design, engineering, manufacture, transportation and installation of medium voltage export marine cable for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) in Belmullet Co Mayo. The scope of work, covered under this Prior Information Notice (PIN), includes the design, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and installation of 10 KV marine Cable, Fiber-optic cable, and subsea connector to facilitate the connection between the deployed FOW technology and the onshore substation. The cable length will be circa 16 km from ‘Site A’ in AMETS to a junction box on Belderra strand.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31320000  -  Power distribution cables
31321220  -  Medium-voltage cable
31321400  -  Underwater cable
31321500  -  Submarine cable
31340000  -  Insulated cable accessories
32562000  -  Optical-fibre cables
32562100  -  Optical-fibre cables for information transmission
32562300  -  Optical-fibre cables for data transmission
43316000  -  Cable-laying machinery
44300000  -  Cable, wire and related products
44320000  -  Cable and related products
44321000  -  Cable
45314300  -  Installation of cable infrastructure
45314310  -  Installation of cable laying
60630000  -  Cable-laying ship services
76521000  -  Offshore installation services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) wishes to engage in a market sounding exercise, on the proposed design, engineering, manufacture, transportation and installation of medium voltage export marine cable for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) in Belmullet Co Mayo. The scope of work, covered under this Prior Information Notice (PIN), includes the design, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and installation of 10 KV marine Cable, Fiber-optic cable, and subsea connector to facilitate the connection between the deployed FOW technology and the onshore substation. The cable length will be circa 16 km from ‘Site A’ in AMETS to a junction box on Belderra strand. Consent and planning have been awarded for the deployment of the cable and construction of the junction box at landfall site. Please refer to ANNEX-02 for more details about the planned project. This PIN is not a call to competition. SEAI is not seeking tenders at this stage. This notice is to advise the market that SEAI intends to tender within the next twelve (12) months. This PIN is to help inform future contracting options, and market requirements. As part of this market research and analysis, SEAI may contact some organisations who submit responses to this PIN and may seek meetings with some service providers for market research. We would ask companies that are interested in engaging SEAI in this proposed tender to read the attached annexes and to respond to the questionnaire by 20th November 2020.
II.3)

Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

27/11/2020

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

SEAI ask companies that are interested in engaging SEAI in this proposed tender to read the attached annexes and to respond to the questionnaire attached by 20th November 2020.