21/017 — NI Network Balancing Gas

Ervia

Northern Ireland’s requirement for Balancing gas services (balancing gas sell and balancing gas buy) is being tendered for the period from 1 October 2021 until 1 October 2022 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL, (together the ‘NI Network Operators’).
Lot 1: Primary buy framework agreement
Primary buy framework agreement – up to 2 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the framework agreement).
Lot 2: Secondary buy framework agreement
Secondary buy framework agreement –1 balancing gas contract (and therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).
Lot 3: Sell framework agreement
Sell framework agreement – 1 balancing gas contracts (therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-11. The procurement was published on 2021-07-12.

Who?

• Ervia

What?

• Gaseous fuels › Natural gas

Where?

• United Kingdom › Northern Ireland
• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-07-12	Contract notice

Contract notice (2021-07-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Natural gas
Reference number: 21/017
Short description:

Northern Ireland’s requirement for Balancing gas services (balancing gas sell and balancing gas buy) is being tendered for the period from 1 October 2021 until 1 October 2022 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL, (together the ‘NI Network Operators’). Lot 1: Primary buy framework agreement Primary buy framework agreement – up to 2 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the framework agreement). Lot 2: Secondary buy framework agreement Secondary buy framework agreement –1 balancing gas contract (and therefore 1 place on the framework agreement). Lot 3: Sell framework agreement Sell framework agreement – 1 balancing gas contracts (therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Natural gas 📦
Additional CPV: Natural gas 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Northern Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal code: Cork
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: 2021-07-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-08-11 📅
Publication date: 2021-07-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 136-363134
OJ-S issue: 136
Additional information

You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the tender 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 on Wednesday 11 August 2021. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Lot 1: Primary buy framework agreement

Primary buy framework agreement – up to 2 balancing gas contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the framework agreement).

Lot 2: Secondary buy framework agreement

Secondary buy framework agreement –1 balancing gas contract (and therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).

Lot 3: Sell framework agreement

Sell framework agreement – 1 balancing gas contracts (therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).

Title of the lot: 21/017 — NI Network Balancing Gas — Lot 1: Primary Buy Framework Agreement
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Northern Ireland’s requirement for balancing gas services (balancing gas sell and balancing gas buy) is being tendered for the period from 1 October 2021 until 1 October 2022 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL, (together the ‘NI Network Operators’).

Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: 12 months extension option.
Additional information:

Title of the lot: 21/017 — NI Network Balancing Gas — Lot 2: Secondary Buy Framework Agreement
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: 21/017 — NI Network Balancing Gas — Lot 3: Sell Framework Agreement
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Sell framework agreement – 1 Balancing gas contracts (therefore 1 place on the framework agreement).

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Northern Ireland.

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.
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 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.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
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
Tender opening date: 2021-08-11 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

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. 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 tender 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 on Wednesday 11 August 2021. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
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 in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

Source: OJS 2021/S 136-363134 (2021-07-12)

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