Environmental and Planning Services Framework

EirGrid plc

SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the development of the electricity transmission network. This requires SONI to complete all the relevant activities (“pre-construction”) to enable Northern Ireland Electricity Networks, the Transmission Asset Owner (TAO), to carry out the construction and connection to the grid.
SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-02. The procurement was published on 2019-03-28.

Suppliers

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

• RPS Ireland Ltd

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

Where?

• United Kingdom › Northern Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-03-28	Contract notice
2019-12-19	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2019-03-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental planning
Reference number: ENQEIR670
Short description:
“SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the...”
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental planning 📦
Additional CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: United Kingdom 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12322406 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144573&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144573&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-28 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-05-02 📅
Publication date: 2019-04-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 065-153006
OJ-S issue: 65
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 (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 eTax 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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the...”

“SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily...”
Estimated total value: 2 400 000 GBP 💰
Short description:
“SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily...”

“— planning services,”

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“— ecology services,”

“— environmental services.”

“It is expected that the highest standards of quality management will be applied to this contract. It will be the Account Manager’s responsibility to ensure...”

“The scope of services shall be carried out at various locations throughout Northern Ireland.”

“SONI intends to establish a single supplier framework for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years,...”

“Candidates are invited to submit a qualification application for inclusion on the tender list in accordance with this PQQ. SONI envisages qualifying up to 5...”

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 400 000 GBP 💰
Duration: 60 months
Description of options:
“The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always...”

“The estimated spend of 2 400 000 GBP is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Belfast.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2020-05-02 📅

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Noreen Magowan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144573&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”

“2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;”

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“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 eTax Clearance...”

“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...”

“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...”

“9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of...”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Gound Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 065-153006 (2019-03-28)

Contract award notice (2019-12-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the...”
Total value of the procurement: 2 400 000 GBP 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Phone: +353 12370123 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-12-19 📅
Publication date: 2019-12-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 247-610993
Refers to notice: 2019/S 065-153006
OJ-S issue: 247

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the...”

“SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide public planning, ecology and environmental services, primarily...”

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“SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide public planning, ecology and environmental services, primarily...”

“It is expected that the highest standards of quality management will be applied to this contract. It will be the account manager’s responsibility to ensure...”

Description of options:
“The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always...”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Sample project
Quality criterion (weighting): 35 %
Price (weighting): 35 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-12-10 📅
Name: RPS Ireland Ltd
National registration number: GB362749136
Postal address: 74 Boucher Road
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT12 6RZ
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2890667914 📞
E-mail: letitia.stewart@rpsgroup.com 📧
Country: Northern Ireland 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.rpsgroup.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 2 400 000 GBP 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Anthony Flood

Complementary information
Review body
Name: the High Court
Source: OJS 2019/S 247-610993 (2019-12-19)

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