Supply of Remote Terminal Units & Associated Services

Bord Gais Eireann

Bord Gรกis wishes to enter into a contract for the supply of remote terminal equipment (RTU) and associated support services, such as, onsite commissioning, configuration and ongoing technical support. The goods and services will be required throughout the Transmission and Distribution Networks. The vast majority of the requirements will be located in the Republic of Ireland, but there may be a small requirement for some goods and services to be supplied in Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is currently anticipated that the contract will be for a minimum of a three year (3) period with an option to further extend annually for a period of up to two (2) years. In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire please forward your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie.
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=443092.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-20. The procurement was published on 2012-06-14.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-06-14 Contract notice
2012-07-20 Additional information
Contract notice (2012-06-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: telemetry and terminal equipment
Quantity or scope:
BGN anticipate replacing about an estimated fifteen (15) RTUs per year along with the associated required services, as listed above, over the life of the contract. It is currently anticipated that the contract will be for a minimum of a three year (3) period with an option to further extend annually for a period of up to two (2) years.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telemetry and terminal equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Not specified
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: P.O.Box 51, Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: cwhite@bge.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 214534434 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 214534202 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-07-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-06-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 115-190557
OJ-S issue: 115
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 17.00hrs Friday 20.7.2012. 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 forward your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie. (ET Ref:443092).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Bord Gรกis wishes to enter into a contract for the supply of remote terminal equipment (RTU) and associated support services, such as, onsite commissioning, configuration and ongoing technical support. The goods and services will be required throughout the Transmission and Distribution Networks. The vast majority of the requirements will be located in the Republic of Ireland, but there may be a small requirement for some goods and services to be supplied in Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is currently anticipated that the contract will be for a minimum of a three year (3) period with an option to further extend annually for a period of up to two (2) years. In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire please forward your expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie.
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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=443092.
Reference number: 12/036
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland.

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 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
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Bord Gรกis ร‰ireann
URL for further information: http://www.bordgais.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://www.bordgais.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://www.bordgais.ie ๐ŸŒ

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).
Source: OJS 2012/S 115-190557 (2012-06-14)
Additional information (2012-07-20)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-07-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 141-234317
Refers to notice: 2012/S 115-190557
OJ-S issue: 141
Source: OJS 2012/S 141-234317 (2012-07-20)