400 KV Steel Towers for North South Interconnection Project

Electricity Supply Board

ESB invites expressions of interest for the Design, Type Testing, Fabrication and Delivery of up to qty. 400 of 400 kV Steel Towers in Hot Rolled Steel, to agreed locations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for this Interconnection Project.
Please note that while this tender process covers both requirements, it will be evaluated as 1 tender process. Ultimately 2 framework contracts โ€” (a) for ESB for circa qty. 300 Towers in EURO currency and (b) for NIE, for circa qty. 100 Towers โ€” in GBP currency, will be awarded to 1 supplier with 1 agreed Tower design at the conclusion of the tender process. Please note that ESB has not yet received final approval for this project and therefore may be obliged to cancel this process.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-10-20. The procurement was published on 2017-09-15.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-09-15 Contract notice
2019-06-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-09-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons
Reference number: D20/CON 840/PG
Short description:
ESB invites expressions of interest for the Design, Type Testing, Fabrication and Delivery of up to qty. 400 of 400 kV Steel Towers in Hot Rolled Steel, to agreed locations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for this Interconnection Project. Please note that while this tender process covers both requirements, it will be evaluated as 1 tender process. Ultimately 2 framework contracts โ€” (a) for ESB for circa qty. 300 Towers in EURO currency and (b) for NIE, for circa qty. 100 Towers โ€” in GBP currency, will be awarded to 1 supplier with 1 agreed Tower design at the conclusion of the tender process. Please note that ESB has not yet received final approval for this project and therefore may be obliged to cancel this process.
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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: Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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: Electricity Supply Board
Postal address: St. Margarets Road, Finglas
Postal code: 11
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: paul.glynn@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18582075 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18582069 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-09-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-10-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-09-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 180-369450
OJ-S issue: 180

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
ESB invites expressions of interest for the Design, Type Testing, Fabrication and Delivery of up to qty. 400 of 400 kV Steel Towers in Hot Rolled Steel, to agreed locations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for this Interconnection Project.
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Please note that while this tender process covers both requirements, it will be evaluated asโ€ฆ
โ€ฆ 1 tender process. Ultimately 2 framework contracts โ€” (a) for ESB for circa qty. 300 Towers in EURO currency and (b) for NIE, for circa qty. 100 Towers โ€” in GBP currency, will be awarded to 1 supplier with 1 agreed Tower design at the conclusion of the tender process. Please note that ESB has not yet received final approval for this project and therefore may be obliged to cancel this process.
โ€ฆ one tender process.
Ultimately 2 framework contracts will be awarded to one supplier with 1 agreed Tower design
(1) For ESB for circa qty. 300 Towers in EURO currency and (2) for NIE, for circa qty. 100 Towers โ€” in GBP currency, - will be awarded to 1 supplier with 1 agreed Tower design at the conclusion of the tender process.
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:
There will be 2 Currency Pricing Options:
(1) Towers for ESB Framework โ€” Republic of Ireland will be priced in EURO currency
(2) Towers for NIE Framework โ€” Northern Ireland will be priced in GBP/Sterling currency.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: At agreed locations in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: If required -as stated in the procurement documents.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: As stated in the procurement documents.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: If required -as stated in the procurement documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As stated in the procurement documents.
Contract performance conditions: As stated in the procurement documents.

Procedure
Applicable procurement law:
ESB will be managing this tender enquiry process on behalf of NIE Networks in Northern Ireland under Irish Procurement Law.
Time of receipt of tenders: 18:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2017-10-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: NIE Networks Ltd
Postal address: 120 Malone Road
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT9 5HT
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Contact
Contact point: Paul Glynn
Internet address: www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court ( only after review with ESB Networks)
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2017/S 180-369450 (2017-09-15)
Contract award notice (2019-06-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: D20/CON/840
Short description:
Design, manufacture, test and supply of 400kV OHD line steel towers for North South interconnector project.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: St Margaret's Road, Finglas
Postal code: D11 X3W7
Contact
Internet address: https://www.esbnetworks.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-06-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-06-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 112-275957
Refers to notice: 2017/S 180-369450
OJ-S issue: 112

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Design, manufacture, test and supply of 400kV steel towers for North South interconnector project.

Procedure
Applicable procurement law: UK

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-05-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Mitas Endustri Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Postal address: Gazi Mahallesi Eskl, Guvercinlik Yolu
Postal town: Ankara
Country: Turkey ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
Internet address: www.mitasindustry.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
Contact
Contact point: c/o Paul Glynn
E-mail: paul.glynn@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court (only after review with ESB Networks)
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2019/S 112-275957 (2019-06-11)