Supply of fittings to suit the installation of boundary boxes for domestic water meters

Bord Gais Eireann

The objective is to form a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of fittings to be used for boundary box installation works (domestic water meters) direct to the works contractor and the provision of associated services.
A total of approximately 1 000 000 boundary boxes will be installed during the period July 2013 to December 2016, with up to an estimated maximum installation of 320 000 units during each of the years 2014 and 2015. In order to receive the pre-qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to rahern@bge.ie.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-12-21. The procurement was published on 2012-11-20.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-11-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2012-11-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: pipes and fittings
Quantity or scope: Please refer to Section II.1.5.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Pipes and fittings ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gรกis ร‰ireann
Postal address: PO Box 51, Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
E-mail: rahern@bge.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 214534434 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 214534202 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-11-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-12-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-11-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 227-374001
OJ-S issue: 227
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 e-mail for the attention of the procurement manager to rahern@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 hrs. Friday 21.12.2012. 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 forward your expression of interest for the attention of the procurement manager to rahern@bge.ie.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The objective is to form a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of fittings to be used for boundary box installation works (domestic water meters) direct to the works contractor and the provision of associated services.
A total of approximately 1 000 000 boundary boxes will be installed during the period July 2013 to December 2016, with up to an estimated maximum installation of 320 000 units during each of the years 2014 and 2015. In order to receive the pre-qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to rahern@bge.ie.
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Variants will be accepted โœ…
Description of options:
Where the contracting entity is a single contractor, it must have a turnover equal to or in excess of 2 000 000 EUR in the most recent financial year (2011). This is a three (3) year with an option to extend annually for a period of two (2) years.
Number of possible renewals: 2
Reference number: 12/079
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork Dublin.

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 Gรกis ร‰ireann 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 Gรกis ร‰ireann 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 Gรกis considers appropriate.
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Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 3
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Other languages: Gaeilge.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: The Procurement Manager

Complementary information
Review body
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).
Recurrent procurement
2016/2017
Source: OJS 2012/S 227-374001 (2012-11-20)