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:

Who? What? Where?
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
2025-03-05 Contract award notice
2026-04-01 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-07-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Engineering design services
Reference number: 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
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: Engineering design services 📦
Additional CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Ervia
Postal address: P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214239065 📞
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-07-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-08-08 📅
Publication date: 2019-07-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 128-314849
OJ-S issue: 128
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

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 services:”

“Section 1: Refurbishment and new build assets (end to end);”
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“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.”

“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...”    Show more
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
“24 months option to extend.”
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 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...”    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“National”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please refer to tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only.”
Contract execution
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
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“10 shortlisted.”
Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Admin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏
Documents URL: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
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

Complementary information
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“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)
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
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Site-investigation services 📦

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-07-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-08-15 📅
Publication date: 2019-07-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 146-360786
Refers to notice: 2019/S 128-314849
OJ-S issue: 146

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 services:”

“Section 3: Design and estimation of new connection projects and mains alteration projects”
Show more (1)
“Please note that candidates must tender for all three sub-sections. Candidates will have to pre-qualify for a minimum of two (2) sub-sections in order to...”    Show more
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

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-07-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-08-29 📅
Publication date: 2019-08-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 147-363063
OJ-S issue: 147
Source: OJS 2019/S 147-363063 (2019-07-29)
Contract award notice (2021-09-24)
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
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Cork

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-24 📅
Publication date: 2021-09-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 189-492946
OJ-S issue: 189
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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Section 1: Refurbishment & New Build Assets (end to end)”

“Section 2: Network Modifications, Refurbishment, Reinforcement, New Connections for Tx and Dx (end to end)”
Show more (1)
“Section 3: Design & Estimation of New Connection Projects & Mains Alteration Projects”
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...”    Show more

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-04-29 📅
Name: Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Limited t/a Arup
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Name: Fingleton White & Co Ltd / Neodyne Ltd
Postal town: Portlaoise
Name: Long O Donnell Technical Services Limited
Postal town: Dublin
Name: RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd
Byrne Looby Partners Ltd
Penspen Limited and Nicholas O’Dwyer Limited
Postal town: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7

Reference
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

“Thursday 8th August 2019.”

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:”
Source: OJS 2021/S 189-492946 (2021-09-24)
Contract award notice (2025-03-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 19_038 - Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services
Reference number: 19_038
Short description:
“The procurement involves a Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland and its subsidiaries. 3 Sub...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Engineering design services 📦
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 19_038
Description of the procurement:
“The procurement involves a Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services for Gas Networks Ireland and its subsidiaries. 3 Sub...”    Show more
Products/services: Engineering design services 📦
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU

Award of contract
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 19_038 - Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-05-24 📅
Title: 19_038 - Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 19_038 - Multiparty Framework for the Provision of Engineering Design Services
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Fingleton White
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fingleton White
National registration number: 86002
Postal code: R32 WOCC
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Gasnetwork Ireland
National registration number: 555744
Department: Gas Networks Ireland
Postal code: 0000
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie 📧
Phone: 353 00000000 📞
URL: www.gasnetworks.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
National registration number: 00000
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Inns
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court
National registration number: 00000
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal code: 7
Postal town: Inns
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Changes
Other additional information

“Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire (Art. 43(1)(b) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(b) of Directive...”    Show more
Main reason for change: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
New value
Text:
“Supplier (the Designers) were awarded a contract under the Framework Rules for the design of the station control system and associated E,C & I...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2025/S 047-149477 (2025-03-05)
Contract award notice (2026-04-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 19/038 - Provision of Engineering Design Services Framework Agreement (FWA) (GNI)
Short description:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s growth agenda, price control(s) and decarbonisation agenda. The...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 0 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s growth agenda, price control(s) and decarbonisation agenda. The...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Duration: 36 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“with 19 month extension”
Description
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland/N.Ireland/Scotland”
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Engineering services 📦
Consultative engineering and construction services 📦
Civil engineering consultancy services 📦
Infrastructure works consultancy services 📦
Structural engineering consultancy services 📦
Telecommunication consultancy services 📦
Engineering design services 📦
Advisory and consultative engineering services 📦
Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 📦
Quantity surveying services 📦
Miscellaneous engineering services 📦
Mechanical engineering services 📦
Mechanical and electrical engineering services 📦
Integrated engineering services 📦
Engineering-related scientific and technical services 📦
Construction-related services 📦
Site-investigation services 📦
Construction supervision services 📦
Construction consultancy services 📦
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Miscellaneous business and business-related services 📦
Miscellaneous business-related services 📦
Description
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU

Award of contract
Contract Number: 19/038 - Provision of Engineering Design Services Framework Agreement (FWA) (GNI)
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-05-18 📅
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 0 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 19/038 - Provision of Engineering Design Services Framework Agreement (FWA) (GNI)
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Engineering Service Providers (ESP’s) are on the framework: Arup, Byrne & Looby, Fingleton White/Neodyne, Long O’DonnellPenspen/Nicholas O’Dwyer, RPS
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Engineering Service Providers (ESP’s) are on the framework Arup Byrne & Looby Fingleton White/Neodyne Long O’DonnellPenspen/Nicholas O’Dwyer RPS
National registration number: 0000
Postal code: 0000
Postal town: Cork
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie 📧
Phone: +353 0000000 📞

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Gas Networks Ireland
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal code: T12RX96
Phone: +353 0000000 📞
URL: www.gasnetworks,ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
National registration number: 0000
Postal code: 0000
Postal town: Cork
Phone: +353 318886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏

Changes
Other additional information

“GNI is currently preparing tender documents for the new competition, which is due to take place in 2026, following expiry of the current framework, and...”    Show more
Main reason for change: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
New value
Text:
“Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: GNI has significant...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2026/S 065-228863 (2026-04-01)