EirGrid requires a Contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair services for the East-West Interconnector commencing circa June 2023.
See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders:
— http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-28.
The procurement was published on 2022-10-20.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: EWIC Maintenance and Repair Contractor
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Products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services📦
Short description:
“EirGrid requires a Contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair services for the East-West Interconnector commencing circa June 2023.
See attached...”
Short description
EirGrid requires a Contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair services for the East-West Interconnector commencing circa June 2023.
See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders:
— http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 30 000 000 💰
The East-West Interconnector (EWIC) is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector which links the electricity transmission grids of Ireland and Great Britain. It has a power rating of 500 MW and utilizes HVDC Voltage Source Converter technology. EWIC is a fully regulated interconnector which was developed and is owned by EirGrid Interconnector DAC (EIDAC) which is part of the EirGrid Group.
The asset was built and entered into commercial operation in December 2012.
The asset base consists of the following;
• 500MW Converter Station (Portan, Ireland),
• 500MW Converter Station (Shotton, GB),
• High Voltage Cable Spares Facility,
• 40km HVDC Land Cable in Ireland,
• 30km HVDC Land Cable in GB,
• 187km HVDC Marine Cable,
• 257km Fibre Optic Cable (bundled with cable).
In respect of the above, EIDAC requires Maintenance and Repair Contractor to provide services commencing circa June 2023.
Candidates are invited to submit a qualification application for inclusion on the tender list in accordance with this PQQ.
See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 30 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always...”
Description of options
The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
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Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders:
— http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders:
— http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.” Conditions for participation
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders:” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders:” Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“See attached Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details.
This is available on etenders:
— http://www.etenders.gov.ie/.”
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: 2022-11-28
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders website (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders website (http://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 (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/)only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority 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 authority 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 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 contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority 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 contracting authority 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.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL: http://www.courts.ie/🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority 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 candidates and tenderers.
The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means.
The Statutory Instrument mentioned above 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.
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Source: OJS 2022/S 206-589257 (2022-10-20)
Contract award notice (2023-12-01) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“EirGrid has procured a contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair services for the East-West Interconnector with the capability to provide ongoing...”
Short description
EirGrid has procured a contractor to provide Maintenance and Repair services for the East-West Interconnector with the capability to provide ongoing maintenance and repair services for the East-West Interconnector (EWIC) HVDC Converter Stations and Cable Storage Facility.
The Portan and Shotton HVDC Converter Stations are located in Co. Meath (Ireland), and Deeside, (GB), with the HV Cable storage facility in Liverpool (GB). The Contractor shall have the capability to seamlessly deliver the services across these locations in line with the scope of requirements.
The contractor shall be responsible for all maintenance repair and inspections of plant and equipment and systems defect repair work.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 49 500 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The procurement was conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, pursuant to Article 46 of S.I. No. 286/2016 -...”
Description of the procurement
The procurement was conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, pursuant to Article 46 of S.I. No. 286/2016 - European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. EirGrid under this agreement is engaging Hitachi to conduct repair and maintenance services on the EWIC assets in Ireland and the UK.
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Description of options:
“The contract period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always to the...”
Description of options
The contract period will be for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 206-589257
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: EWIC Maintenance and Repair Contractor
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-11-03 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Hitachi Energy Ireland
National registration number: IE 3624011NH
Postal address: Block B, Liffey Valley Office Campus, D22X0Y3, Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D24KD78
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 15747981📞
E-mail: brendan.sheill@hitachienergy.com📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.hitachienergy.com🌏
The contractor is an SME
Complementary information Review body
Postal address:
“Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay Dublin 7 Ireland”
Phone: +353 18886000📞
Source: OJS 2023/S 235-739041 (2023-12-01)