011-03-277 - Technical Support for the Operation of the Petroleum Safety Framework

Commission for Energy Regulation

The Commission for Energy Regulation (the ‘CER') is the independent body responsible for overseeing the liberalisation of Ireland's energy sector. The CER's role was extended into safety regulation with the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2006 (the 2006 Act). In 2010 the CER's safety role was increased further with the enactment of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (the 2010 Act), which amended the 1999 Act to include the safety regulation of petroleum undertakings engaging in certain petroleum activities.
The 2010 Act gives the CER responsibility for the safety regulation of petroleum exploration and extraction activities in Ireland, including specifically a requirement for the CER to “establish and implement a risk-based petroleum safety framework”. The Framework is the entire system that the CER uses to regulate the safety of petroleum activities, and in particular designated petroleum activities, carried out by petroleum undertakings.
The CER requires additional technical support in a wide range of oil and gas safety areas in order to discharge its regulatory functions under the Petroleum Safety Framework
effectively and efficiently. As such the CER wishes to appoint consultants to form part of the Petroleum Safety Team for a period of two years (with the option for renewal of the contract for up to two further years), who can deliver all the necessary technical support required to operate the Petroleum Safety Framework on a call down basis.
A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the attached Request for Tender document.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-07-22. The procurement was published on 2013-06-07.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• GL Industrial Services UK Ltd trading as GL Noble Denton

Who?

• Commission for Energy Regulation

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-06-07	Contract notice
2013-10-11	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2013-06-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical support services
Quantity or scope:

All aspects of the contract will be on ‘call off basis'. However it is required that the successful tenderer will appoint a Lead Technical Advisor(s) who will act as a point of contact to the Petroleum Safety Team for general technical support and advice and in agreeing the arrangements for obtaining more specific technical advice on a call down basis.The following assumptions will apply regarding the Lead Technical Advisor aspect of the contract:1. A minimum of 150 days and a maximum of 250 days for each year of the duration of the contract.2. A Lead Technical Advisor will be based at the CER offices in Dublin for an average of three days a week for the duration of this contract.In relation to all other technical advice requirements the following contract management arrangements/procedures will apply:1. The CER will set out the technical advice/support requirements (e.g. conduct safety case assessment of Well Safety Case as part of the safety case assessment team) and issue to the Lead Technical Advisor;2. An estimate of the number of days technical support, the type of technical support required (e.g. Well specialist) and the agreed deliverables and milestones for the support will be issued by the Lead Technical Advisor to the Petroleum Safety Manager;3. A schedule of deliverables and milestones, and the associated number of days technical support by specialist area will be agreed by the Petroleum Safety Manager and the Lead Technical Advisor;4. A Purchase Order (PO) will be issued to the Provider by the CER. This will represent a capped fee for the work.It should be noted for much of the technical support required under the contract, attendance in CER offices, or offshore/onshore installations will be necessary.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Technical support services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy Regulation
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-06-07 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-07-22 📅
Publication date: 2013-06-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 112-191595
OJ-S issue: 112
Additional information

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=66812&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The 2010 Act gives the CER responsibility for the safety regulation of petroleum exploration and extraction activities in Ireland, including specifically a requirement for the CER to “establish and implement a risk-based petroleum safety framework”. The Framework is the entire system that the CER uses to regulate the safety of petroleum activities, and in particular designated petroleum activities, carried out by petroleum undertakings.

The CER requires additional technical support in a wide range of oil and gas safety areas in order to discharge its regulatory functions under the Petroleum Safety Framework

effectively and efficiently. As such the CER wishes to appoint consultants to form part of the Petroleum Safety Team for a period of two years (with the option for renewal of the contract for up to two further years), who can deliver all the necessary technical support required to operate the Petroleum Safety Framework on a call down basis.

A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the attached Request for Tender document.

Quantity or scope:

The following assumptions will apply regarding the Lead Technical Advisor aspect of the contract:

1. A minimum of 150 days and a maximum of 250 days for each year of the duration of the contract.

2. A Lead Technical Advisor will be based at the CER offices in Dublin for an average of three days a week for the duration of this contract.

In relation to all other technical advice requirements the following contract management arrangements/procedures will apply:

1. The CER will set out the technical advice/support requirements (e.g. conduct safety case assessment of Well Safety Case as part of the safety case assessment team) and issue to the Lead Technical Advisor;

2. An estimate of the number of days technical support, the type of technical support required (e.g. Well specialist) and the agreed deliverables and milestones for the support will be issued by the Lead Technical Advisor to the Petroleum Safety Manager;

3. A schedule of deliverables and milestones, and the associated number of days technical support by specialist area will be agreed by the Petroleum Safety Manager and the Lead Technical Advisor;

4. A Purchase Order (PO) will be issued to the Provider by the CER. This will represent a capped fee for the work.

It should be noted for much of the technical support required under the contract, attendance in CER offices, or offshore/onshore installations will be necessary.

Provisional timetable for use of options: 24 months
Number of possible renewals: 2
Duration: 24 months
Reference number: 011-03-277.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

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

All tenderers are required to complete a Declaration of Bona Fides pursuant to Article 45 EU Directive 2001/1/EC (See Appendix B of Request for Tender).

Economic and financial standing:

Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Request for Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie, for relevant conditions with respect to Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.

Technical and professional ability:

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

For the Lead Technical Advisor aspect of the contract, a report of weekly update of actual days support incurred should be issued to the Petroleum Safety Manager. Invoices for this element of the contract should be issued monthly, and should be accompanied by an outcome report (i.e. elements worked on, advice delivered etc.)

For each Purchase Order issued, specific milestones and schedules will be agreed with the successful tenderer.

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

A grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and severable liability.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 160 days
Tender opening date: 2013-07-22 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-277.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2013/S 112-191595 (2013-06-07)

Contract award notice (2013-10-11)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-10-11 📅
Publication date: 2013-10-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 200-346682
Refers to notice: 2013/S 112-191595
OJ-S issue: 200
Additional information

V.4) Information on value of contract Initial estimated total value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT Total final value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 011-03-277
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality and technical merit of proposals and ability to deliver service detailed in Section 2 of the RfT (25)
2. Technical Merit of the Human Resources Proposed (25)
3. Ultimate cost of providing the service (35)
4. Knowledge transfer to CER staff (15)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-09-27 📅
Name: GL Industrial Services UK Ltd trading as GL Noble Denton
Postal address: Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Loughborough
Postal town: Leicestershire
Postal code: LE11 3GR
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2013/S 200-346682 (2013-10-11)

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