Multi Supplier Framework for the Provision of Water and Wastewater Network Services and Works to Irish Water

Irish Water

Irish Water intends to undertake a competitive tendering process, the objective of which is to establish a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Water and Wastewater Network Services and Works nationwide.
A new contract delivery mechanism is required to facilitate the delivery of the Irish Waterโ€™s Network Capital Programmes such as:
โ€ข Water Network Management
โ€ข Wastewater Network Management
โ€ข New Connections
โ€ข Growth and Development
Suppliers will be required to provide an end to end solution including designs, investigations/ surveys, statutory approvals, Works and project management services
Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Document for the Scope of the Contract.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-27. The procurement was published on 2021-07-28.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-28 Contract notice
2021-08-30 Additional information
2021-10-12 Additional information
2023-08-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-28)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Water
National registration number: IE3191327JH
Postal address: Tender Administration, PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street, Ervia
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Co.Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Tender Admin
Phone: +353 214239000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ervia.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/129496 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œMulti Supplier Framework for the Provision of Water and Wastewater Network Services and Works to Irish Water 21/050โ€
Products/services: Construction work for water and sewage pipelines ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIrish Water intends to undertake a competitive tendering process, the objective of which is to establish a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: General construction work for pipelines ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pipelaying construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pipeline lifting and relaying ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation of pipe system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pipeline relaying works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Ancillary works for water pipelines ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Works related to water-distribution pipelines ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Water-main refurbishment construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pumping station construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sewer construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Foul-water piping construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sewage-treatment plant construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Water-treatment plant construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Water plumbing work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Consultative engineering and construction services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pipeline-design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Mechanical and electrical engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Flow-monitoring services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sewer survey services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Nationwide
Description of the procurement:
โ€œ21/050 - Multi Supplier Framework for the Provision of Water and Wastewater Network Services and Works to Irish Waterโ€
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: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe Framework Agreement will be established for a term of forty eight (48) months with an option to extend by three 12 month periods up to a maximum...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œYou must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Refer to tender documents
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
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Refer to tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œRequests 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...โ€    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: To be confirmed at Tender Stage

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: 4
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 079-203975
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-09-27 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œYou must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +35 318886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPlease refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 147-392373 (2021-07-28)
Additional information (2021-08-30)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 147-392373

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2021-09-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 171-447625 (2021-08-30)
Additional information (2021-10-12)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2021-10-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 201-525689 (2021-10-12)
Contract award notice (2023-08-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Uisce ร‰ireann
E-mail: tenders@water.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.water.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 3 524 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 147-392373

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œMulti Supplier Framework for the Provision of Water and Wastewater Network Services and Works to Irish Waterโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Northstone (NI) Limited trading as Farrans Construction
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Name: GMC Utilities Group Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Name: Shareridge Limited
Postal town: Mayo
Name: Ward and Burke Construction Limited
Postal town: Galway
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 524 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 165-519466 (2023-08-24)