Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-230719

TED Reference: 2021/S 144-384194

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person: Aisling Horgan
Telephone: +353 879851560
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.esb.ie

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Statutory Inspection of Equipment in Wind Farms and Turbines and ESB Generating Stations
Reference number:  GWM11411
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71631000  -  Technical inspection services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Statutory Inspection of Equipment in Wind Farms and Turbines and ESB Generating Stations
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Statutory Inspection of Equipment in Wind Farms and Turbines
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71631000  -  Technical inspection services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
UK and Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Require a competent company to provide statutory and periodic inspections services in wind turbines and windfarm buildings in Ireland and Britain.
It is proposed that the Contract will include anchor points, internal cranes, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, passenger lifts, PAT testing, fire alarm test, load bearing shelves, miscellaneous lifting tools and equipment or the like.
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Options are purely at the discretion of the contracting entity (eg. Additional years/volumes etc) and can be caveated as subject to:
o Satisfactory performance;
o Budget availability;
o Ongoing business need;
o Relevant approvals;
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 consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 169020.
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Statutory Inspection of Equipment in ESB Generating Stations
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71631000  -  Technical inspection services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Entity intends to procure statutory and periodic inspections of lifting equipment in ESB Generating Stations.
However, the Contract may also include internal cranes, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, passenger lifts, PAT testing, fire alarm test, load bearing shelves, as well as lifting tools and equipment or the like.
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Options are purely at the discretion of the contracting entity (eg. Additional years/volumes etc) and can be caveated as subject to:
o Satisfactory performance;
o Budget availability;
o Ongoing business need;
o Relevant approvals;
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 consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 169020.

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 090-215607

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Statutory Inspection of Equipment in Wind Farms and Turbines

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/06/2021
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

ITS Plant Tech Limited
GB863280518
23 Tirravalley Road
Enniskillen
BT92 3AW
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.itsplanttech.com

The contractor is an SME : no

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Title: Statutory Inspection of Equipment in ESB Generating Stations

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/06/2021
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

WH Scott & Son Engineers
115999965
Tallaght
Dublin
Dublin 24
UK
Telephone: +44 77158855333
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Suggested text:
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. 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) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) 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.
7) 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.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
9) 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.
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 3 to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 3 be reviewed on a case-by-case basis subject to that number qualifying.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
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 / contract 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.