Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) of their gas transmission pipeline system to carry out internal inspection of selected pipelines to determine any internal or external metal loss, pipeline damage, defects, etc. It will include all activities associated with pre-inspection, inspection and post inspection. It will include all logistics, pre-cleaning activities, provision for pollution, recording of data, analysis of data and presentation of results. It may or may not also include temporary inline filtration.
As per the PQQ document.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-24.
The procurement was published on 2019-12-20.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 17/161 — National Inline Inspection Contract
17/161
Products/services: Pipeline-inspection services📦
Short description:
“Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux...”
Short description
Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) of their gas transmission pipeline system to carry out internal inspection of selected pipelines to determine any internal or external metal loss, pipeline damage, defects, etc. It will include all activities associated with pre-inspection, inspection and post inspection. It will include all logistics, pre-cleaning activities, provision for pollution, recording of data, analysis of data and presentation of results. It may or may not also include temporary inline filtration.
As per the PQQ document.
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Additional products/services: Gas pipelines📦
Additional products/services: Pipeline pigs📦
Additional products/services: Pig launchers📦
Additional products/services: Pig receivers📦
Additional products/services: Technical inspection services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: REPUBLIC of IRELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND.
Description of the procurement:
“Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux...”
Description of the procurement
Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) of their gas transmission pipeline system to carry out internal inspection of selected pipelines to determine any internal or external metal loss, pipeline damage, defects, etc. It will include all activities associated with pre-inspection, inspection and post inspection. It will include all logistics, pre-cleaning activities, provision for pollution, recording of data, analysis of data and presentation of results. It may or may not also include temporary inline filtration.
The scope of work includes but is not necessarily limited to the provision of suitable qualified staffing to prepare, manage, carry out and analyse the activities, all material and recording equipment.
The duration of the contract will be for an initial period of five years with an option to extend for 2 further one year periods.
Currently GNI intend to perform inspections on 18 pipelines between Q3 2020 and Q2 2027. GNI employ a risk based inspection regime so the overall scope and the scope for any given year is subject to change.
In summary the work to be carried out is:
— gauge and clean the pipeline system to ensure suitability/readiness for inline inspection. Provide sufficient external temporary inline filtration as an option on each pipeline section suitable for each pipelines flows and pressures,
— carry out an intelligent internal geometry measurement on selected pipelines and confirm the as laid pipeline position relative to Irish National Grid and the UK National grid coordinates including the Scottish and Subsea pipelines,
— carry out MFL inline inspection capable of detecting metal loss, dents, weld anomalies and general pipeline features,
— provide detailed report of results giving extent and locations of features and carry out assessment of fitness for purpose of each pipeline to operate at the stated maximum operating pressures in accordance with relevant internationally recognised codes or standards,
— provide comparison analysis with previous inspection runs to determine/identify corrosion growth or other changes to features as an option.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: An option to extend for a further period of up to 1 + 1 years thereafter.
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:
“Five (5) applicants will be invited to tender (provided 5 applicants submit compliant PQQ responses that meet the minimum requirements).
Where a lesser...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Five (5) applicants will be invited to tender (provided 5 applicants submit compliant PQQ responses that meet the minimum requirements).
Where a lesser number submit compliant PQQ responses and meet the minimum requirements that lesser number of applicants will be invited to tender.
If there is more than one applicant ranked at fifth place, then the contracting entity reserves the right to invite all the fifth placed Applicants to tender.
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Additional information:
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and...”
Additional information
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such no paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 local time 24.1.2020.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only.” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the contracting entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The contracting entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the contracting entity considers appropriate.
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Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-01-24
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and...”
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such no paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 local time 24.1.2020.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
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Source: OJS 2019/S 248-616791 (2019-12-20)
Contract award notice (2022-04-11) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal code: Cork
Contact person: Tender Admin
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie📧
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 17/161 - National Inline Inspection Contract
17/161
Description
Main site or place of performance: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Description of the procurement:
“Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux...”
Description of the procurement
Gas Networks Ireland requires parties to engage in a framework for the provision of an inline inspection service using the principle of Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) of their gas transmission pipeline system to carry out internal inspection of selected pipelines to determine any internal or external metal loss, pipeline damage, defects, etc. It will include all activities associated with pre-inspection, inspection and post inspection. It will include all logistics, pre-cleaning activities, provision for pollution, recording of data, analysis of data and presentation of results. It may or may not also include temporary inline filtration.
The scope of work includes but is not necessarily limited to the provision of suitable qualified staffing to prepare, manage, carry out and analyse the activities, all material and recording equipment.
The duration of the contract will be for an initial period of five years with an option to extend for two further one year periods.
Currently GNI intend to perform inspections on 18 pipelines between Q3 2020 and Q2 2027. GNI employ a risk based inspection regime so the overall scope and the scope for any given year is subject to change.
In summary the work to be carried out is:
• Gauge and clean the pipeline system to ensure suitability/readiness for inline inspection. Provide sufficient external temporary inline filtration as an option on each pipeline section suitable for each pipelines flows and pressures.
• Carry out an intelligent internal geometry measurement on selected pipelines and confirm the as laid pipeline position relative to Irish National Grid and the UK National grid co-ordinates including the Scottish and Subsea pipelines
• Carry out MFL inline inspection capable of detecting metal loss, dents, weld anomalies and general pipeline features.
• Provide detailed report of results giving extent and locations of features and carry out assessment of fitness for purpose of each pipeline to operate at the stated maximum operating pressures in accordance with relevant internationally recognised Codes or Standards.
• Provide comparison analysis with previous inspection runs to determine/identify corrosion growth or other changes to features as an option.
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Additional information:
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time...”
Additional information
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Friday 24th January 2020.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 248-616791
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: 17/161 - National Inline Inspection Contract
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PII Limited
Postal address: Northumberland, United Kingdom
Postal town: Northumberland
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Complementary information Additional information
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time...”
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Friday 24th January 2020.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
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Source: OJS 2022/S 075-205606 (2022-04-11)