LESC District Energy System

University College Cork (UCC)

University College Cork will utilise the National Energy Services framework set up by Sustainability Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in order to seek proposals from the energy services market that will fund an upgrade of the existing heating system via energy performance related payments or local energy supply contracts. A contract for installation and construction works to a new CHP energy centre followed by ongoing operation and maintenance of the energy centre together with the supply of energy to the campus by the successful tenderer (the ‘Contract’). An experienced technical ESCO firm is sought to provide energy services (or works) at the main campus University in the form of an upgrade and operation of existing district energy system.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-09-28. The procurement was published on 2015-08-29.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-08-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2015-08-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Heating-system design services
Quantity or scope:
The existing steam district heating system currently serves 7 buildings on campus. UCC wish to cater for a future possible extension to other buildings and require the LESC tenderer to include consideration of extension of the system to accommodate up to a 50 % increase in capacity.The successful LESC contractor will be required to demonstrate that the new energy generation and distribution system achieves a minimum of 30 % reduction in primary energy compared to the existing system.
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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: Heating-system design services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
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: University College Cork (UCC)
Postal address: 6 Elderwood, College Rd
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucc.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@ucc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214903514 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-08-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-09-28 📅
Publication date: 2015-09-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 170-309871
OJ-S issue: 170

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
University College Cork will utilise the National Energy Services framework set up by Sustainability Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in order to seek proposals from the energy services market that will fund an upgrade of the existing heating system via energy performance related payments or local energy supply contracts. A contract for installation and construction works to a new CHP energy centre followed by ongoing operation and maintenance of the energy centre together with the supply of energy to the campus by the successful tenderer (the ‘Contract’). An experienced technical ESCO firm is sought to provide energy services (or works) at the main campus University in the form of an upgrade and operation of existing district energy system.
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Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:
The existing steam district heating system currently serves 7 buildings on campus. UCC wish to cater for a future possible extension to other buildings and require the LESC tenderer to include consideration of extension of the system to accommodate up to a 50 % increase in capacity.
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The successful LESC contractor will be required to demonstrate that the new energy generation and distribution system achieves a minimum of 30 % reduction in primary energy compared to the existing system.
Description of options:
UCC anticipates a minimum contract term of 10 years with the potential to extend for an additional 2 extensions of up to 2 years per extension subject to satisfactory performance. The contract length is subject to change on foot of the competitive dialogue process. UCC is reserving its right to have the proposed contract subject to annual or periodic reviews.
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Number of possible renewals: 2
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 24 months
Reference number: UCC/2014/11
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Part funded by ERDF funds.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Refer to PQQ document.
Economic and financial standing: Refer to PQQ document.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Refer to PQQ document.
Technical and professional ability: Refer to PQQ document.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Refer to PQQ document.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Refer to PQQ document.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Refer to PQQ document.
Other particular conditions: Refer to PQQ document.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection: Refer to PQQ document.
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2015-10-12 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Procurement and Contracts Office (UCC)
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1198 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92357&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92357&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCC/2014/11

Complementary information
Recurrent procurement
10 to 14 years.
Source: OJS 2015/S 170-309871 (2015-08-29)
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