ENQEIR392 – Ireland France Interconnector Project Marine Survey

EirGrid plc

The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who will be invited to tender for a Marine Survey for the Project.
RTE is the French Transmission System Operator (TSO).
The two national Transmission System Operators, EirGrid plc and RTE, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commission further preliminary studies on the feasibility of building a submarine electricity interconnector between Ireland and France (the Project).
An Ireland-France interconnector would, if developed, run between the south coast of Ireland and the north west coast of France, and would comprise a cable length of approximately 600 kilometres.
This document provides a description of RTE and EirGrid's requirements for this contract as well as details of the services we wish to procure. It also provides information about the selection procedure.
RTE and EirGrid are engaged in undertaking the Feasibility Phase of an Interconnector project between Ireland and France. This Feasibility Phase is divided into two stages, Stage 1 involves desktop studies to identify feasible land circuit routes, marine cable routes and landfall locations in Ireland and France, and Stage 2 involves marine survey of the preferred subsea cable route.
Stage 1 is due to be completed in early 2014 and RTE and EirGrid wish to procure a contractor for Stage 2 of the Feasibility Phase to undertake a Marine Survey.
RTE/EirGrid would like to invite a qualification application from competent companies to carry out geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and UXO seabed survey campaigns on a primary route crossing as directed by RTE/EirGrid and their marine advisors.
RTE/EirGrid envisage qualifying between 5 and 7 Candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses received. It should be noted that RTE and EirGrid reserve the right to terminate the contract at any stage or after the completion of each campaign.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-01-21. The procurement was published on 2013-12-09.

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-12-09	Contract notice

Contract notice (2013-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marine survey services
Quantity or scope:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 💰
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: Marine survey services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Rd, Ballsbridge
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: anthony.flood@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370123 📞
Fax: +353 16615375 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-12-09 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-01-21 📅
Publication date: 2013-12-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 240-418205
OJ-S issue: 240
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/etenders_simple.asp

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 12
Short description:

The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who will be invited to tender for a Marine Survey for the Project.

RTE is the French Transmission System Operator (TSO).

The two national Transmission System Operators, EirGrid plc and RTE, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commission further preliminary studies on the feasibility of building a submarine electricity interconnector between Ireland and France (the Project).

An Ireland-France interconnector would, if developed, run between the south coast of Ireland and the north west coast of France, and would comprise a cable length of approximately 600 kilometres.

This document provides a description of RTE and EirGrid's requirements for this contract as well as details of the services we wish to procure. It also provides information about the selection procedure.

RTE and EirGrid are engaged in undertaking the Feasibility Phase of an Interconnector project between Ireland and France. This Feasibility Phase is divided into two stages, Stage 1 involves desktop studies to identify feasible land circuit routes, marine cable routes and landfall locations in Ireland and France, and Stage 2 involves marine survey of the preferred subsea cable route.

Stage 1 is due to be completed in early 2014 and RTE and EirGrid wish to procure a contractor for Stage 2 of the Feasibility Phase to undertake a Marine Survey.

RTE/EirGrid would like to invite a qualification application from competent companies to carry out geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and UXO seabed survey campaigns on a primary route crossing as directed by RTE/EirGrid and their marine advisors.

RTE/EirGrid envisage qualifying between 5 and 7 Candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses received. It should be noted that RTE and EirGrid reserve the right to terminate the contract at any stage or after the completion of each campaign.

Description of options:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Reference number: ENQEIR392
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland and France.

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

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Economic and financial standing:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Technical and professional ability:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

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

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

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Other particular conditions:

For full details please see Information Memorandum and Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this contract notice on: www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Dept
Anthony Flood

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Court (Appeals Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Phone: +353 618886000 📞
Source: OJS 2013/S 240-418205 (2013-12-09)

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