Selection of Supplier for Turbine Supply Contract for Derrinlough Wind Farm

Bord Na Mona

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified candidates interested in being considered for the selection of Supplier for Wind Turbine supply contract for Derrinlough Wind Farm. Bord Na Móna Powergen Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bord Na Mona plc, intends to construct a wind farm consisting of 21 wind turbine generators and associated infrastructure on a c. 23601908 Ha site spanning Clongawny and Drinagh Bogsin Co Offaly. It is intended that the wind farm will be developed following a successful bid into a Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) anticipated in 2022. The Company for this competition includes its subsidiaries existing or yet to be formed.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-10-27. The procurement was published on 2021-09-27.

Who?

• Bord Na Mona

What?

• Wind-energy generators › Wind turbine generators
• Wind-energy generators › Wind turbines

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-09-27	Contract notice
2021-11-10	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-09-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wind turbines
Reference number: EM 09/21
Short description:

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: Wind turbines 📦
Additional CPV: Wind turbine generators 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Bord Na Mona
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: W12 XR59
Postal town: Newbridge, Co Kildare
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordnamona.ie 🌏
E-mail: elaine.murphy.c@bordnamona.com 📧
Phone: +353 45439000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=198459&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=198459&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-27 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-10-27 📅
Publication date: 2021-10-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 191-497982
OJ-S issue: 191
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Company 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 Company 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 Applicants are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the Tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Company reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked Tenderer as appropriate. 7) At its absolute discretion, the Company may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded. 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 Company is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Company 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 Company 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 Applicants are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the Tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Company reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked Tenderer as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the Company may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.

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 Company is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 65 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The Company for this competition includes its subsidiaries existing or yet to be formed. It is intended to establish a special purpose company which will own the Project and for the purpose of this competition and the Services, the Company and any company established or formed for the purposes of the Project shall be treated as being the Company and no further competition will be required. It is intended that the contract will be executed with the successful Applicant by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or by a company yet to be formed.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 65 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see Information Memorandum
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please see Information Memorandum
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Please see Information Memorandum
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Please see Information Memorandum
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Please see Information Memorandum
Contract performance conditions: Please see Information Memorandum

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Elaine Murphy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1177 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=198459&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The Company 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 Applicants are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the Tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Company reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked Tenderer as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the Company may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.

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 Company is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

The Company will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned Applicants and Tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically. Statutory Instrument No 131/2010 provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public 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 in this contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2021/S 191-497982 (2021-09-27)

Contract award notice (2021-11-10)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-10 📅
Publication date: 2021-11-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 221-583782
Refers to notice: 2021/S 191-497982
OJ-S issue: 221
Additional information

Due to an administrative error this competition is being cancelled and re-advertised.

Source: OJS 2021/S 221-583782 (2021-11-10)

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