Offshore Wind – Geotechnical and Foundations Professional Services Framework Agreement

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

The contracting entity intends to procure a multi-party framework to deliver the scope of services listed below. The scope of support will vary pending the project specific requirements, but an outline of the foreseen scope is detailed below. The scope requirements have been subdivided into three lots for ease of review and evaluation.
Lot 1: Offshore wind fixed foundations engineering consultancy services;
Lot 2: Offshore wind floating foundations engineering consultancy services;
Lot 3: Offshore geotechnical engineering consultancy services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-04. The procurement was published on 2021-04-19.

Who?

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

What?

• Miscellaneous engineering services › Geotechnical engineering services
• Onshore and offshore services › Offshore services

Where?

• United Kingdom
• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-04-19	Contract notice

Contract notice (2021-04-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Offshore services
Reference number: GWM12158
Short description:

The contracting entity intends to procure a multi-party framework to deliver the scope of services listed below. The scope of support will vary pending the project specific requirements, but an outline of the foreseen scope is detailed below. The scope requirements have been subdivided into three lots for ease of review and evaluation. Lot 1: Offshore wind fixed foundations engineering consultancy services; Lot 2: Offshore wind floating foundations engineering consultancy services; Lot 3: Offshore geotechnical engineering consultancy services.

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: Offshore services 📦
Additional CPV: Offshore services 📦
Geotechnical engineering services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: 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: zoe.murphy@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18934659 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187083&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187083&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-06-04 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 079-204294
OJ-S issue: 79
Additional information

It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition (e-Tenders RFT ID 188589).Registration is free of charge. Interested parties must register their interest for the PQQ on the eTenders website. Once you have registered your interest please forward a message in eTenders to request the PQQ documentation and the documentation will then be forwarded to you. 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. Further information on this procurement competition is set out in the Pre-Qualification documentation available on request.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Lot 1: Offshore wind fixed foundations engineering consultancy services;

Lot 2: Offshore wind floating foundations engineering consultancy services;

Lot 3: Offshore geotechnical engineering consultancy services.

Title of the lot: Offshore Wind Fixed Foundations Engineering Consultancy Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:

The contracting entity intends to procure a multi-party framework to deliver the scope of services listed below.

The scope of support will vary pending the project specific requirements, but an outline of the foreseen scope is detailed below. The scope requirements have been subdivided into three lots for ease of review and evaluation.

Lot 1 encompasses engineering support to offshore windfarm projects suitable for a fixed foundation design concept. An overview of some basic engineering tasks associated with Lot 1 are listed below, it should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list and additional engineering tasks may be foreseen pending the site-specific characteristics.

• project review: incorporating review of available project information such as conceptual designs, Metocean data, basis of design, geotechnical information, port and logistics information, fabrication strategies etc.;

• legislation, regulations, and standards, codes and guidance reviews;

• input to project execution plan;

• input to project programme;

• input to project layout design including WTG location micro-siting, inter-array cable layout etc.;

• provision of input to design basis documentation including foundations (WTG and OSS), cables (IAC and export), scour protection, OSS topside etc.;

• 3

— drivability analysis;

— jack-up platform leg penetration analysis;

— pile driving noise evaluation;

• offshore foundation (WTG Foundations and Offshore Substation Foundations) concept design;

• integrated load analysis for various WTG designs;

• foundation weight estimation reports;

• definition of design standards/codes;

• input to FEED and Pre-FEED Study tasks such as:

— preliminary design studies;

— project concepts review;

— input to fabrication and material specification;

— input to employers requirements documentation;

— transport and installation strategy input

• value engineering input and opportunities identification;

• input to HSE risk management procedures;

• input to project specific risk assessments such as:

— Geohazard risk assessments;

— design risk assessment input;

— project strategy risk assessment;

• participation in workshop meetings.

Duration: 96 months
Description of options: Details on any options will be provided in the tender documentation.
Title of the lot: Offshore Wind Floating Foundations Engineering Consultancy Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Lot 2 encompasses engineering support to offshore windfarm projects deemed suitable for a floating foundation design concept. An overview of some basic engineering tasks associated with Lot 2 are listed below, it should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list and additional engineering tasks may be foreseen pending the site-specific characteristics.

• provision of input to design basis documentation including foundations (WTG and OSS), cables (IAC and export), OSS topside etc.;

• detailed concept studies and designs for different floating foundation designs (both concrete and steel options) including mooring system studies and designs;

• mooring studies and analysis for conventional and innovative mooring system designs;

• input to FEED and Pre-FEED study tasks such as:

— Input to Employers requirements documentation;

— transport and installation strategy input;

— temporary storage engineering;

• value engineering input and opportunities identification

• input to HSE risk management procedures

— project strategy risk assessment.

Title of the lot: Offshore Geotechnical Engineering Consultancy Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Lot 3 encompasses geotechnical engineering consultancy services for offshore windfarm projects in the UK and Ireland. An overview of the engineering tasks associated with Lot 3 are listed below, it should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list and additional engineering tasks may be foreseen pending the site-specific characteristics.

• input to scope of offshore geotechnical and geophysical site investigation works including:

— desktop studies of available geological data;

— input to technical specifications for laboratory testing of samples;

— attendance to specific meetings with sub-contractors;

— consultancy during offshore survey campaigns;

• compilation of 3D ground models;

— project concepts design compilation;

— pile drivability analysis;

— drilled foundation concept studies;

— geotechnical input to concept design of mooring systems for floating foundations;

— cable burial assessments;

— sediment mobility study compilation;

— leg penetration analysis for jack-up platforms;

— geotechnical risk identification and mapping;

— review and input to geotechnical design interpretation;

— geotechnical gap analysis reports;

— scour assessments;

— identification of Geohazards;

— sediment mobility study reviews/compilation;

• attendance to geotechnical workshops;

• early liaison with project certifier.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: