National Aerial Surveillance Contract

Bord Gais Eireann

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-11. The procurement was published on 2012-06-05.

Who?

• Bord Gais Eireann

What?

• Air transport services › Aerial and related services
• Hire of aircraft with crew › Hire of helicopters with crew
• Security services › Surveillance services
• Services related to the oil and gas industry › Pipeline-inspection services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-06-05	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-06-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: surveillance services
Quantity or scope:

Bord Gáis Éireann requires the provision of an aerial surveillance service of their gas transmission pipeline system to report on ground activity and encroachments that may affect the integrity of the gas pipeline. The surveillance patrols shall be carried out by a suitably equipped helicopter, during normal daylight working hours. Fixed wing aircraft shall not be used. The service will include the provision of a helicopter, pilots and observers. BGE will on occasion provide in house observers for some patrols however a number of patrols may require a suitable observer provided by the helicopter operator. All route navigation and pipeline locating equipment are to be provided by the helicopter operator as part of the service. The service is for the National Network and applicants must pre-qualify on the basis of providing the service nationwide. The national network is currently 1,894 km of gas pipeline, which may increase and decrease without notice. The pipelines are to be flown on a fortnightly basis or at a frequency outlined by BGE. The Company shall hold all the necessary permits and licences to carry out the works, such as a valid Civil Aviation Authority Air Operators Certificate, Operating Licence and a Maintenance competency. The aircraft to be provided in provision of this service will be a helicopter, with a single/twin engine turbine configuration. The aircraft is required to have a minimum of 4 passenger seats. The aircraft shall have windows on the passenger side which may be opened to allow photography of the pipeline route. Noise cancelling headsets shall be provided for all passengers for each patrol. All aircraft must be capable of a minimum of 2.5 hours usable flight time between refuels. The operator will be required to use the Bord Gais Electronic Job management system to file and return patrol reports.In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire please submit your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Surveillance services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Not specified
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: P.O.Box 51, Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 214534434 📞
Fax: +353 214534202 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-07-11 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 108-180002
OJ-S issue: 108
Additional information

A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of the Networks Procurement Manager to cwhite@bge.ie. The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 17:00, Wedneday, 11.7.2012. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure. in order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire please submit your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie. (ET Ref:424952).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 27
Short description:

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=424952.

Quantity or scope:

In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire please submit your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie.

Reference number: 12/026
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: The island of Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations 2006 apply to the applicant, the applicant will be.

Excluded from the competition.

Economic and financial standing:

A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Technical and professional ability:

A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As per contract documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per contract documents.
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 Bord Gáis Éireann 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. Bord Gáis Éireann 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 Bord Gáis considers appropriate.

Other particular conditions:

The contract will be subject to the Performance Management Framework, the particulars of which will be contained in the Tender documents.

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Qualified helicopter pilots will be required.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaeilge.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: The Networks Procurement Manager
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01428 🌏
Name: Bord Gáis Éireann
E-mail: cwhite@bge.ie 📧

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:

Interested parties are referred 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).

Source: OJS 2012/S 108-180002 (2012-06-05)

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