The contracting entity intends to procure material supplies framework agreement for the supply of assorted workshop gases and bulk hydrogen to all of ESB Generating Stations and ESB Networks Ltd depots throughout the island of Ireland. (ROI and UK).The winning Contractor of this project is required to provide a delivery and collection service nationwide.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-18.
The procurement was published on 2021-04-13.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: GWM 12815 – Hydrogen and Assorted Gases Supply Framework
GWM 12815
Products/services: Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen📦
Short description:
“The contracting entity intends to procure material supplies framework agreement for the supply of assorted workshop gases and bulk hydrogen to all of ESB...”
Short description
The contracting entity intends to procure material supplies framework agreement for the supply of assorted workshop gases and bulk hydrogen to all of ESB Generating Stations and ESB Networks Ltd depots throughout the island of Ireland. (ROI and UK).The winning Contractor of this project is required to provide a delivery and collection service nationwide.
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Additional products/services: Gases📦
Additional products/services: Industrial gases📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure material supplies framework agreement for the supply of assorted workshop gases and bulk hydrogen to all of ESB...”
Description of the procurement
The contracting entity intends to procure material supplies framework agreement for the supply of assorted workshop gases and bulk hydrogen to all of ESB Generating Stations and ESB Networks Ltd depots throughout the island of Ireland. (ROI and UK).The winning contractor of this project is required to provide a delivery and collection service nationwide.
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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: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top scoring 5 firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 187985” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 187985” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 187985”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-18
14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-11-15 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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....”
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 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
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Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting entity will not conclude this framework agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting entity will not conclude this framework agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. Review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement/contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 074-189838 (2021-04-13)