EWIC Marine Survey — Off-Shore Geophysical Survey

EirGrid plc

The East West Interconnector (EWIC) is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector which links the electricity transmission grids of Ireland and Great Britain. It has a power rating of 500 MW and utilises HVDC Voltage Source Converter technology. EWIC is a fully regulated interconnector which was developed and is owned by EirGrid Interconnector DAC (EIDAC) which is part of the EirGrid Group. The asset was built by ABB and entered into commercial operationa in December 2012. The asset base consists of the following;
In relation to the 187 km of Marine Cable, EIDAC intend to undertake an ‘inspection survey’, comprising high resolution multibeam echo sounder and side scan sonar to assess the burial condition of the cable and identify any changes to the cable’s current protection and environmental conditions.
Interested parties should refer to the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to the etenders notice for full details.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-26. The procurement was published on 2018-02-16.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-02-16 Contract notice
2019-07-12 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2019-07-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Peter Whearity
Phone: +353 12370166 📞
E-mail: peter.whearity@eirgrid.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: EWIC Marine Survey — Off-Shore Geophysical Survey ENQEIR609
Products/services: Marine survey services 📦
Short description:
“EirGrid has awarded this contract: The East West Interconnector (EWIC) is a High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) interconnector which links the electricity...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Marine survey services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Between Ireland and Wales.
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid has awarded this contract. The East West Interconnector (EWIC) is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector which links the electricity...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Health safety and environment
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Technical evaluation
Quality criterion (weighting): 55
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Price (weighting): 35

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 035-077201

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: EWIC Marine Survey — Off-Shore Geophysical Survey
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-07-03 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: MMT Sweden AB
National registration number: SE 556679470601
Postal address: Sven Kälfelts gata 11
Postal town: Västra Frölunda
Postal code: Gothenburg
Country: Sweden 🇸🇪
Phone: +46 317620300 📞
E-mail: sales@mmt.se 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.mmt.se 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 078 897 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 078 897 💰

Complementary information
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in...”    Show more
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts
Postal address: Appeal Section Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 135-333977 (2019-07-12)