The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work Package 1 (WP1) — Support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report;
Work Package 2 (WP2) — Support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement;
Work Package (WP3) — EPC Procurement Support from publication of OJEU Notice to Contract Award;
Optional work packages:
Work Package (WP4) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support post EPC Contract Award to Commissioning;
Work Package (WP5) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support from Commissioning through to the Operation and Maintenance of the scheme.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-10-01.
The procurement was published on 2018-08-28.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: HVDC Technical Advisor for the Celtic Interconnector Project
ENQEIR636
Products/services: Engineering services📦
Short description:
“The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work Package 1...”
Short description
The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work Package 1 (WP1) — Support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report;
Work Package 2 (WP2) — Support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement;
Work Package (WP3) — EPC Procurement Support from publication of OJEU Notice to Contract Award;
Optional work packages:
Work Package (WP4) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support post EPC Contract Award to Commissioning;
Work Package (WP5) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support from Commissioning through to the Operation and Maintenance of the scheme.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 750 000 💰
EirGrid requires the provision of technical advice and support for the development of the Celtic Interconnector project.
EirGrid intends to establish a single supplier framework. Once the Framework is in place, and as and when requirements arise, contracts will be awarded to the framework member.
The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work Package 1 (WP1) — Support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report;
Work Package 2 (WP2) — Support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement;
Work Package (WP3) — EPC Procurement Support from publication of OJEU Notice to Contract Award Optional work packages;
Work Package (WP4) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support post EPC Contract Award to Commissioning;
Work Package (WP5) — Owner’s Engineer — Technical Support from Commissioning through to the Operation and Maintenance of the scheme.
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 750 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Options ✅
Description of options:
“See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Description of options
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Information about European Union funds: Celtic Interconnector Project
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/” Conditions for participation
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/” Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/”
Deposits and guarantees required:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-10-01
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2018-10-18 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or e-Tax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie/🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will not...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Source: OJS 2018/S 166-379386 (2018-08-28)
Contract award notice (2019-12-19) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work package 1...”
Short description
The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work package 1 (WP1) — support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report.
Work package 2 (WP2) — support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC Contracts procurement.
Work package (WP3) – EPC procurement support from publication of OJEU notice to contract award.
Optional work packages
Work package (WP4) – owner’s engineer — technical support post EPC contract award to commissioning.
Work package (WP5) – owner’s engineer — technical support from commissioning through to the operation and maintenance of the scheme.
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Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work package 1...”
Description of the procurement
The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to provision of support and advice across a number of work packages:
Work package 1 (WP1) — support EirGrid in the evaluation of potential HVDC technical solutions and prepare a technical report.
Work package 2 (WP2) — support EirGrid in the technical documentation preparation for EPC contracts procurement.
Work package (WP3) – EPC procurement support from publication of OJEU notice to contract award.
Optional work packages
Work package (WP4) – owner’s engineer — technical support post EPC contract award to commissioning.
Work package (WP5) – owner’s engineer — technical support from commissioning through to the operation and maintenance of the scheme.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Resource allocation schedule
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Project management
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Price (weighting): 35 %
Information about options
Description of options:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the eTenders notice for this tender at...”
Description of options
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the eTenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Additional information:
“This is a framework agreement and the total fees are inclusive of optional work packages which shall be exercised at EirGrids discretion.”
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 166-379386
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: HVDC Technical Advisor for the Celtic Interconnector Project
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-12-02 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: WSP UK Ltd
National registration number: 905054942
Postal address: 70 Chancery Lane
Postal town: London
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2073145000📞
E-mail: ukproposalsnational@wsp.com📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.wsp.com/en-GL/🌏
The contractor is an SME
Complementary information Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 247-610995 (2019-12-19)