The scope of this framework agreement is for the supply and delivery of high pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the transmission and distribution networks and pressure reduction and metering installations, up to a maximum operating pressure equal to 150 bar barg.
Lot 1: Forged fittings,
Lot 2: Insulation joints,
Lot 3: Stopple fittings,
Lot 4: Flanges and branch fittings.
Please refer to the PQQ document for further information.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-25.
The procurement was published on 2020-12-11.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 20/090 — High Pressure (HP) Fittings
20/090
Products/services: Pipe fittings📦
Short description:
“The scope of this framework agreement is for the supply and delivery of high pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the transmission...”
Short description
The scope of this framework agreement is for the supply and delivery of high pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the transmission and distribution networks and pressure reduction and metering installations, up to a maximum operating pressure equal to 150 bar barg.
Lot 1: Forged fittings,
Lot 2: Insulation joints,
Lot 3: Stopple fittings,
Lot 4: Flanges and branch fittings.
Please refer to the PQQ document for further information.
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Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: 20/090 — High Pressure (HP) Fittings — Lot 1: Forged Fittings
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Flanges📦
Additional products/services: Bends, tees and pipe fittings📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The scope of this Framework agreement is for the supply and delivery of high pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the transmission...”
Description of the procurement
The scope of this Framework agreement is for the supply and delivery of high pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the transmission and distribution networks and pressure reduction and metering installations, up to a maximum operating pressure equal to 150 bar barg.
Lot 1: Forged fittings.
The applicant is required to demonstrate from past capability that the forged fittings are compliant with T/SP/B/12 or equivalent.
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: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: 3 * 12 months extension options.
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 4 per lot.
Description
Additional information:
“You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents....”
Additional information
You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 (local time) Monday 25 January 2021.
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: 20/090 — High Pressure (HP) Fittings — Lot 2: Insulation Joints
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2: Insulation Joints
From past experience provide details of the o-ring sealing design in the Insulated Joints. Please note that two o-rings in series...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Insulation Joints
From past experience provide details of the o-ring sealing design in the Insulated Joints. Please note that two o-rings in series is a mandatory requirement of the ring sealing design in the Insulated Joints. The applicant is required to demonstrate that the Insulation Joints are compliant with T/SP/E/56 or equivalent
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Additional information:
“You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents....”
Additional information
You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system.
Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 (local time) Monday 25 January 2021.
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: 20/090 — High Pressure (HP) Fittings — Lot 3: Stopple Fittings
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 3: Stopple fittings
The applicant is required to demonstrate from past capability that the stopple fittings are compliant with T/SP/F/4 or equivalent.”
4️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: 20/090 — High Pressure (HP) Fittings — Lot 4: Flanges and Branch Fittings
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 4: Flanges and branch fittings.
The applicant is required to demonstrate from past capability that the flanges and branch fittings are compliant with...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 4: Flanges and branch fittings.
The applicant is required to demonstrate from past capability that the flanges and branch fittings are compliant with T/SP/F/1 or equivalent.
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...”
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 one 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.
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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: 3
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 169-410006
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-01-25
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: 15
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. It is very important that you commence the scanning and uploading of your response in a...”
You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. It is very important that you commence the scanning and uploading of your response in a timely manner. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system.
Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 (local time) Monday 25 January 2021.
Help guides: www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
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...”
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)).
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Source: OJS 2020/S 245-608640 (2020-12-11)
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 22/025 - High Pressure (HP) Fittings Qualification System
22/025
Products/services: Bends, tees and pipe fittings📦 Description
Additional products/services: Pipes and fittings📦
Additional products/services: Pipe joints📦
Additional products/services: Insulated joints📦
Main site or place of performance: Ireland/Scotland
Description of the procurement:
“The scope of this QS is for the supply and delivery of High Pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the Transmission and Distribution...”
Description of the procurement
The scope of this QS is for the supply and delivery of High Pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the Transmission and Distribution Networks and pressure reduction and metering installations for GNI Ireland and GNI (UK), up to a maximum operating pressure equal to 150bar barg.
Background;
For further information, Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) owns and operates the Irish natural gas network incorporating approximately 2,000km of steel transmission (Tx) pipeline and approximately 11,000km of PE distribution (Dx) pipelines along with 170 AGI’s, 841 DRI’s, 26,861 Industrial Commercial (I/C) and 638,027 domestic meters.
The transmission system is linked to the UK and the Continental gas markets through two sub-sea interconnector pipelines and via 2 no. Compressor Stations located in Scotland. The Pressure range of the GNI networks varies from 148bar for the subsea interconnectors to mbar supplies for I/C & domestic customer supplies.
This framework will be split into a total of four Lots:
• Lot 1: Forged Fittings (welded tees, tees, bends, end caps)
• Lot 2: Insulation Joints
• Lot 3: Stopple Fittings
• Lot 4: Flanges & Branch Fittings
Show more Duration
Start date: 2023-01-13 📅
End date: 2028-01-13 📅
Description
Description of renewals:
“Five years from the date of its establishment unless terminated earlier by the Contracting Entity, with an annual option to extend for a further five years...”
Description of renewals
Five years from the date of its establishment unless terminated earlier by the Contracting Entity, with an annual option to extend for a further five years by sending a notice to all of the Qualified Applicants.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 245-608640
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...”
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 etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Tuesday 14th February 2023
Show more Review body
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
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...”
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 Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
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Source: OJS 2023/S 012-030058 (2023-01-12)
Additional information (2023-01-18) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The scope of this QS is for the supply and delivery of High Pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the Transmission and Distribution...”
Short description
The scope of this QS is for the supply and delivery of High Pressure fittings as outlined in the lots below, for use on the Transmission and Distribution Networks and pressure reduction and metering installations for GNI Ireland and GNI (UK), up to a maximum operating pressure equal to 150bar barg.
For further information, Gas Networks Ireland owns and operates the Irish natural gas network incorporating approximately 2,000km of steel transmission (Tx) pipeline and approximately 11,000km of PE distribution (Dx) pipelines along with 170 AGI’s, 841 DRI’s, 26,861 Industrial Commercial (I/C) and 638,027 domestic meters.
The transmission system is linked to the UK and the Continental gas markets through two sub-sea interconnector pipelines and via 2 no. Compressor Stations located in Scotland. The Pressure range of the GNI networks varies from 148bar for the subsea interconnectors to mbar supplies for I/C & domestic customer supplies.
Please see QSQ document for more information.
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 012-030058
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.8
Old value
Date: 2023-01-13 📅
New value
Date: 2023-01-19 📅
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.8
Old value
Date: 2028-01-13 📅
New value
Date: 2028-01-19 📅
Source: OJS 2023/S 016-044459 (2023-01-18)