The Provision of Pipeline Inspection Services to Gas Networks Ireland (GNI)

Ervia

Background.
Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a framework agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management.
As per PQQ doc.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-21. The procurement was published on 2019-02-19.

Who?

• Ervia

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-02-19	Contract notice
2019-03-11	Additional information
2019-03-20	Additional information

Contract notice (2019-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pipeline-inspection services
Reference number: 18/004
Short description:

Background. Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a framework agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management. As per PQQ doc.

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: Pipeline-inspection services 📦
Additional CPV: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances 📦
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, Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie 📧
Phone: +353 4239640 📞
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-02-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-03-21 📅
Publication date: 2019-02-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 038-086847
OJ-S issue: 38
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 Thursday 21.3.2019.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Background.

Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a framework agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management.

As per PQQ doc.

Overview.

It is expected that the successful tenderers will be required to undertake some or all of the below listed services for the networks division of GNI, covering transmission pipelines and installations, and on occasion selected distribution pipelines in the Republic of Ireland.

— provision of pipeline inspectors and equipment to supervise excavation works close to GNI Transmission and Distribution pipelines and within GNI installations,

— provision of inspectors to carry out surveillance activities over pipeline routes as required,

— performing PSR (Pressure System Regulation) inspections on transmission AGI’s,

— provision of administration resources to manage the GNI transmission permit system,

— carrying out leak survey of transmission network locations,

— provision of qualified a non-destructive testing service and inspectors to carry out non-destructive testing, ultrasonic and MPI on pipelines and PRI’s as required for operational and reactive issues,

— provision of experienced management agents to manage all aspects of the GNI inspection works,

— carrying out surveys on transmission watercourse crossings,

— provision of pipeline inspectors to participate in out of hours standby rota for excavation supervision or surveillance where necessary,

— provision of qualified welding inspectors and equipment to supervise welding works on pipelines and within PRI’s as required for operational and reactive issues,

— provision of inspectors to carry out rural line walks of transmission cross country pipeline routes.

Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:

An option to extend for a further period of up to one (1) plus one (1) plus one (1) years thereafter.

Additional information:

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 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 1 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.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
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 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 1 applicant ranked at 5

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Marian Nugent
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 🌏

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:

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)].

Source: OJS 2019/S 038-086847 (2019-02-19)

Additional information (2019-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Background: Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management. As per PQQ doc.

Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Gas-distribution network 📦

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

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-03-28 📅
Publication date: 2019-03-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 053-123385
Refers to notice: 2019/S 038-086847
OJ-S issue: 53

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Background:

Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management.

Source: OJS 2019/S 053-123385 (2019-03-11)

Additional information (2019-03-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Background Management of the gas pipeline network is a sophisticated 24-hour operation. GNI wish to put in place a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced and competent service providers, to provide pipeline inspection services to support GNI pipeline safety management. As per PQQ doc.

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-04-04 📅
Publication date: 2019-03-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 059-137634
OJ-S issue: 59

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: Background
Source: OJS 2019/S 059-137634 (2019-03-20)

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