ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/12/2019

External Reference: 2019-267862

TED Reference: 2019/S 247-610995

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

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Anthony Flood
Telephone: +353 012370123
E-mail: Anthony.flood@eirgrid.com
Fax: +353 016615375
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

HVDC Technical Advisor for the Celtic Interconnector Project
Reference number:  ENQEIR636
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71300000  -  Engineering services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work Package 1 (WP1) - Support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report.
Work Package 2 (WP2) - Support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement
Work Package (WP3) – EPC Procurement Support from publication of OJEU Notice to Contract Award
Optional work packages
Work Package (WP4) – Owner’s Engineer - Technical Support post EPC Contract Award to Commissioning
Work Package (WP5) – Owner’s Engineer - Technical Support from Commissioning through to the Operation and Maintenance of the scheme
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71310000  -  Consultative engineering and construction services
71320000  -  Engineering design services
71330000  -  Miscellaneous engineering services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages: Work Package 1 (WP1) - Support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report. Work Package 2 (WP2) - Support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement Work Package (WP3) – EPC Procurement Support from publication of OJEU Notice to Contract Award Optional work packages Work Package (WP4) – Owner’s Engineer - Technical Support post EPC Contract Award to Commissioning Work Package (WP5) – Owner’s Engineer - Technical Support from Commissioning through to the Operation and Maintenance of the scheme
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach & Methodology  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resource Allocation Schedule  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Project Management  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Legal  /  Weighting:  5%
Price  -  Weighting:  35%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: Celtic Interconnector Project
II.2.14)

Additional information

This is a Framework Agreement and the total fees are inclusive of optional work packages which shall be exercised at EirGrids discretion.

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: 2018/S 166-379386

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: HVDC Technical Advisor for the Celtic Interconnector Project

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/12/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

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

WSP UK Ltd
905054942
70 Chancery Lane
London
UK
Telephone: +44 2073145000
E-mail: ukproposalsnational@wsp.com
Internet address: http://www.wsp.com/en-GL/

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
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: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public 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 in this contract.