Multi-party Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and GNI trading as Aurora

Ervia

The Framework Agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of services:
Section 1: Refurbishment and new build assets (end to end);
Section 2: Network modifications, refurbishment, reinforcement, new connections for Tx and Dx (end to end);
Section 3: Design and estimation of new connection projects and mains alteration projects.
Details of the scope of services are contained within the PQQ, Appendix 3.
Section 3: Design and estimation of new connection projects and mains alteration projects.
Details of the scope of services are contained within the PQQ, Appendix 3.
Please note that candidates must tender for all 3 sub-sections. Candidates will have to pre-qualify for a minimum of two (2) sub-sections in order to progress to the ITT stage of the tender. Where a candidate does not pre-qualify for one sub-section they will be excluded from participating in any services relating to that sub-section.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-08. The procurement was published on 2019-07-02.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-07-02 Contract notice
2019-07-26 Additional information
2019-07-29 Additional information
2021-09-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-07-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Ervia
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Tender Admin
Phone: +353 214239065 📞
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:
“Multi-party Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and GNI trading as Aurora 19/038”
Products/services: Engineering design services 📦
Short description:
“The Framework Agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Consultative engineering and construction services 📦
Additional products/services: Civil engineering consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Infrastructure works consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Structural engineering consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunication consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Advisory and consultative engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 📦
Additional products/services: Quantity surveying services 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Mechanical engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Mechanical and electrical engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Integrated engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering-related scientific and technical services 📦
Additional products/services: Construction-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Site-investigation services 📦
Additional products/services: Construction supervision services 📦
Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous business and business-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous business-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Construction consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: National
Description of the procurement:
“The Framework Agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more
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: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: 24 months option to extend.
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 10 shortlisted.
Description
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 and...”    Show more

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
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
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: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-08 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

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...”    Show more
Review body
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...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2019/S 128-314849 (2019-07-02)
Additional information (2019-07-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-party Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and GNI Trading as Aurora 19/038”
Short description:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 128-314849

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2019-08-08 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2019-08-15 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2019/S 146-360786 (2019-07-26)
Additional information (2019-07-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2019-08-15 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2019-08-29 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2019/S 147-363063 (2019-07-29)
Contract award notice (2021-09-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: Cork

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-party Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and GNI trading as Aurora. 19/038”
Short description:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s planned objectives. Below is the non-exhaustive list of...”    Show more
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 &...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 128-314849

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1 Sub-section 1,2 and 3
Title: 19/038 - GNI Engineering Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-04-29 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Limited t/a Arup
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME

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Contract Number: 2 Subsection 1,2 and 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fingleton White & Co Ltd / Neodyne Ltd
Postal town: Portlaoise

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Contract Number: 3 Sub-section 1,2 and 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Long O Donnell Technical Services Limited
Postal town: Dublin

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Contract Number: 4 Sub-section 1,2 and 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd

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Contract Number: 5 Sub-section 1,2 and 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Byrne Looby Partners Ltd

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Contract Number: 6 Sub-section 1,2 and 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Penspen Limited and Nicholas O’Dwyer Limited
Postal town: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️

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...”    Show more
Review procedure
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...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 189-492946 (2021-09-24)