Contract notice – utilities

Supplies

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Gas Networks Ireland

N/A

Gasworks Road

Cork

Contact person: Tender Admin

E-mail: Tenders@gasnetworks.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

www.etenders.gov.ie

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: www.etenders.gov.ie

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

23/003 - Calorific Value (CV) Energy Gas Quality Tracking System

Reference number: 23/003

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

09123000 - Natural gas

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)

Short description

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30230000 - Computer-related equipment

30237110 - Network interfaces

32441100 - Telemetry surveillance system

38300000 - Measuring instruments

38421000 - Flow-measuring equipment

38424000 - Measuring and control equipment

38550000 - Meters

38551000 - Energy meters

45333100 - Gas regulation equipment installation work

48213000 - Operating system enhancement software package

48214000 - Network operating system software package

48215000 - Networking developers' software package

48216000 - Network connectivity terminal emulation software package

48217000 - Transaction-processing software package

48217100 - Mainframe transaction processing software package

48217200 - Minicomputer transaction processing software package

48217300 - Microcomputer transaction processing software package

48218000 - License management software package

48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package

48444100 - Billing system

48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package

48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package

48462000 - Mathematical or forecasting software package

48463000 - Statistical software package

48482000 - Business intelligence software package

48627000 - Real-time operating system software package

48771000 - General utility software package

71314200 - Energy-management services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Main site or place of performance:

Ireland

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system.
The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing, support and maintenance of an enduring CV energy tracking application system on the GNI Transmission network.
The CV energy tracking application software is to be integrated with the existing GNI Gas Transmission Management System (GTMS) to allow for daily nominations / billing. The solution offered must be an off the shelf, technology ready solution that is fit-for purpose. The tenderer must demonstrate where it is currently in use on networks comparable to the GNI configuration.
The successful applicant shall clearly demonstrate their prior experience in:
- Supplying a real-time / technology-ready CV gas
quality tracking application
- Installing such an application
- Validating this application against pre-agreed
criteria
for further details on the scope please refer to Appendix 3 (PQQ) which provides an overview of the detailed scope and appendix 4(PQQ) which provides a list of the inputs that GNI will provide to allow the proposed CV tracking application to be configured and match the GNI network configuration requirements.
Initially the CV tracking system will be operated on the GNI Transmission network, but it is envisaged that this may in future phases over the lifetime of the framework be required to cover both GNI Transmission and Distribution networks

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: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 months

II.2.9)

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

Envisaged number of candidates: 3

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

Three Applicants will be invited to tender, provided three Applicants submit compliant PQQ Responses that meet the minimum requirements.
If there is more than one Applicant ranked in 3rd place, all the third placed Applicants will be invited to tender.
If at ITN stage (and prior to submission of the tenders) a successful Applicant withdraws from the competition the Contracting Entity reserves the right to invite the next ranked compliant Applicant from the PQQ stage to submit a tender. The Contracting Entity may extend the submission date of the ITN in order to facilitate this change
Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 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

You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the Tender documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 hrs local time on Thursday 30th March 2023. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions: Refer to tender documents.

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.1.8)

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

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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.1.8)

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: 30/03/2023

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Irish

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 ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)

Additional information

You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders
are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Thursday 30th March 2023

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court

High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

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

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

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