Single Supplier Framework for Liquefied Petroleum Gas

The Office of Government Procurement

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the ‘OGP’) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for the award of a single supplier framework contract (the ‘Framework Contract’) for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (‘the Goods’).
In summary, the Goods comprise: Commercial Butane – deliverable in cylinders Commercial Propane – deliverable in cylinders and to bulk tanks.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-17. The procurement was published on 2021-06-01.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-01 Contract notice
2021-07-26 Contract award notice
2022-11-21 Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Contract notice (2021-06-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1. D01 PF72.
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Tender Operations
Phone: +353 761008000 📞
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190181&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Supplier Framework for Liquefied Petroleum Gas PROJ000007196
Products/services: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) 📦
Short description:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 32 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot1 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy 📦
Additional products/services: Fuels 📦
Additional products/services: Gaseous fuels 📦
Additional products/services: Propane and butane 📦
Additional products/services: Propane gas 📦
Additional products/services: Liquefied propane gas 📦
Additional products/services: Butane gas 📦
Additional products/services: Liquefied butane gas 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Management Information (MI) reports
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Account management and customer support
Cost criterion (name): Pricing
Cost criterion (weighting): 600
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 9 250 000 💰

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot3 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 12 750 000 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)
Conditions for participation
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 191544)

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure:
“Due to the cancellation of RFT 187071 Single Supplier Framework Contract for the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in bulk and cylinder format to the...”    Show more
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“This framework agreement will be extended to 5 years based on the following; • High implementation costs • Significant initial investment • Initial set up...”    Show more
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-06-17 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-06-17 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: March 2026
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 107-279343 (2021-06-01)
Contract award notice (2021-07-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 32 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot2 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Procedure
Type of procedure
Accelerated procedure:
“Due to the cancellation of RFT 187071 Single Supplier Framework Contract for the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in bulk and cylinder format to the...”    Show more
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 107-279343

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot1 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Flogas Ireland Ltd
National registration number: IE9/Y/49725T
Postal address: Knockbrack House, Donore Rd
Postal town: Drogheda
Postal code: Louth
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 419831041 📞
E-mail: eoflynn@flogas.ie 📧
Fax: +353 419834652 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.flogas.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot2 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 250 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot3 for Supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 12 750 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 146-386179 (2021-07-26)
Modification of a contract/concession during its term (2022-11-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D01 PF72

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Supplier Framework for Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Authority (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing...”    Show more
Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
“The procurement involves the establishment of a Framework Agreement with a single operator. Justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: This framework...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 146-386179

Award of contract
Contract Number: PROJ000007196 - 14263
Title: Single Supplier Framework for Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Flogas Ireland Ltd.
Postal address: Knockbrack House, Donore Road, Drogheda, Louth
Postal code: A92 T803
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 32 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 228-653749 (2022-11-21)