Service and Availability Agreements for ESB Windfarms in Ireland and UK

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

ESB is seeking tenders for the provision of Wind Turbine Service and availability agreements for 8 Windfarms which total 202 MW of wind turbines in Ireland and the UK.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-29. The procurement was published on 2020-05-27.

Who?

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

What?

• Consultative engineering and construction services › Energy and related services
• Wind-energy generators › Wind farm
• Wind-energy generators › Wind turbine generators › Turbine rotors
• Wind-energy generators › Wind turbines

Where?

• United Kingdom
• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-05-27	Contract notice

Contract notice (2020-05-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Energy and related services
Reference number: GWM 11886
Short description:

ESB is seeking tenders for the provision of Wind Turbine Service and availability agreements for 8 Windfarms which total 202 MW of wind turbines in Ireland and the UK.

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: Energy and related services 📦
Additional CPV: Wind turbines 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
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: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: james.mcgarry@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18934415 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167630&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167630&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-27 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-06-29 📅
Publication date: 2020-05-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 104-252326
OJ-S issue: 104
Additional information

1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity 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 entity 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. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 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 entity 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 10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 8 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 8 subject to that number qualifying.

Additional information

1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity 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 entity 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.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

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 entity 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

10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 8 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 8 subject to that number qualifying.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 4
Information about lots:

Lot 1: Tullynahaw, Garvagh Glebe Windfarms, Ireland,

Lot 2: Fullabrook Windfarm, United Kingdom,

Lot 3: Woodhouse, Grouse Lodge Windfarms, Ireland,

Lot 4: Crockagarron, Curryfree, Huntershill Windfarms, Northern Ireland.

Title of the lot: Tullynahaw, Garvagh Glebe Windfarms
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Lot 1 Tullynahaw, Garvagh Glebe Windfarms — Both Windfarms consist of Vestas V80 Turbines.

There are two main options for each lot for the Wind Turbine Service and availability agreements which shall be offered to be assessed:

• Option 1: Full Wind Turbine Service and availability agreement;

• Option 2: Limited Wind Turbine Service and availability agreement excluding capital/ major components.

The scope of work will include provision of all materials, plant, equipment, labour and services for the Windfarms as outlined above for period of 5 years and with the option to extend by a further term of up to 5 years.

The decision on the final option will be determined either after the pre-qualification assessment or after tender evaluation/negotiation, at the contracting entity's sole discretion.

Duration: 120 months
Description of options: Details on options will be included in tender documentation.
Title of the lot: Fullabrook Windfarm
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Lot 2 Fullabrook Windfarm — consisting of Vestas V90 Turbines.

• Option 1: Full Wind Turbine Service and availability agreement.

The decision on the final option will be determined either after the pre-qualification assessment or after tender evaluation/negotiation, at the Contracting Entity's sole discretion.

Title of the lot: Woodhouse, Grouse Lodge Windfarms
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Lot 3 Woodhouse, Grouselodge Windfarms — consisting of Nordex N90 Turbines.

• Option 2:Limited Wind Turbine Service and availability agreement excluding capital/ major components.

Description of options: Details on Options will be included in tender documentation.
Title of the lot: Crockagarron, Curryfree, Huntershill Windfarms
Lot number: 4
Short description:

Lot 4 Crockagarron, Curryfree, Huntershill Windfarms - consisting of Nordex N90 Turbines.

• Option 2: Limited Wind Turbine Service and availability agreement excluding capital/major components.

The decision on the final option will be determined either after the pre-qualification assessment or after tender evaluation/negotiation, at the contracting entity's sole discretion

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

Ireland.

Northern Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
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