19/068 — NI Network Balancing Gas

Ervia

Northern Ireland’s requirement for balancing gas services (balancing gas sell and balancing gas buy) is being tendered by Ervia on behalf of GNI (UK) for the period from 1.10.2019 until 1.10.2020 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL, (together the ‘NI Network Operators’).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-30. The procurement was published on 2019-07-30.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-07-30 Contract notice
2019-11-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-07-30)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Ervia
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Ervia Tenders
Phone: +353 214239506 📞
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 19/068 — NI Network Balancing Gas 19/068
Products/services: Natural gas 📦
Short description:
“Northern Ireland’s requirement for balancing gas services (balancing gas sell and balancing gas buy) is being tendered by Ervia on behalf of GNI (UK) for...”    Show more
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1. Primary Buy Framework Agreement
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Natural gas 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Northern Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Primary buy framework agreement — up to 2 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the framework agreement).”
Award criteria
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: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: N/a.
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...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2: Secondary Buy Framework Agreement
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: $%
Description of the procurement:
“Secondary buy framework agreement — 1 balancing gas contract (and therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).”
Description of renewals: N/a

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3: Sell Framework Agreement
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Sell framework agreement — up to 3 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 3 places on the framework agreement).”

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...”    Show more

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: 12
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-30 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: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-08-30 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Postal address: Chichester Street
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 3002007812 📞
E-mail: adminoffice@courtsni.gov.uk 📧
URL: www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/courts-and-tribunals 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Please refer to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (in particular regulations 107 to 119).”
Source: OJS 2019/S 148-365804 (2019-07-30)
Contract award notice (2019-11-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Region: Northern Ireland 🏙️
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1: Primary Buy Framework Agreement
Description
Place of performance: Northern Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Northern ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Primary buy framework agreement – up to 2 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the framework agreement).”
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...”    Show more
Description of the procurement:
“Secondary buy framework agreement – 1 balancing gas contract (and therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).”
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...”    Show more
Description of the procurement:
“Sell framework agreement – up to 3 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 3 places on the framework agreement).”

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 148-365804

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1: Primary Buy Framework Agreement
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-10-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bord Gais Energy Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2: Secondary Buy Framework Agreement

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3: Sell Framework Agreement
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Firmus Energy (Supply) Ltd
Postal town: Antrim
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: Northern Ireland 🏙️
Source: OJS 2019/S 230-565194 (2019-11-26)