EWIC Maintenance and Repair Contractor

EirGrid plc

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:

• Hitachi Energy Ireland

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

Where?

• United Kingdom
• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-10-20	Contract notice
2023-12-01	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-10-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Reference number: ENQEIR802
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/.

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: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Additional CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment 📦
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: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: patrick.stanley@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227046&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227046&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-11-28 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 206-589257
OJ-S issue: 206
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 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.

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 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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
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/.

Estimated total value: 30 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

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.