Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system.
The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing, support and maintenance of an enduring CV energy tracking application system on the GNI Transmission network.
The CV energy tracking application software is to be integrated with the existing GNI Gas Transmission Management System (GTMS) to allow for daily nominations / billing. The solution offered must be an off the shelf, technology ready solution that is fit-for purpose. The tenderer must demonstrate where it is currently in use on networks comparable to the GNI configuration.
The successful applicant shall clearly demonstrate their prior experience in:
- Supplying a real-time / technology-ready CV gas
quality tracking application
- Installing such an application
- Validating this application against pre-agreed criteria
for further details, please refer to the PQQ document.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-30.
The procurement was published on 2023-02-22.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 23/003 - Calorific Value (CV) Energy Gas Quality Tracking System
23/003
Products/services: Natural gas📦
Short description:
“Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system.
The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing,...”
Short description
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system.
The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing, support and maintenance of an enduring CV energy tracking application system on the GNI Transmission network.
The CV energy tracking application software is to be integrated with the existing GNI Gas Transmission Management System (GTMS) to allow for daily nominations / billing. The solution offered must be an off the shelf, technology ready solution that is fit-for purpose. The tenderer must demonstrate where it is currently in use on networks comparable to the GNI configuration.
The successful applicant shall clearly demonstrate their prior experience in:
- Supplying a real-time / technology-ready CV gas
quality tracking application
- Installing such an application
- Validating this application against pre-agreed criteria
for further details, please refer to the PQQ document.
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system.
The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing, support and maintenance of an enduring CV energy tracking application system on the GNI Transmission network.
The CV energy tracking application software is to be integrated with the existing GNI Gas Transmission Management System (GTMS) to allow for daily nominations / billing. The solution offered must be an off the shelf, technology ready solution that is fit-for purpose. The tenderer must demonstrate where it is currently in use on networks comparable to the GNI configuration.
The successful applicant shall clearly demonstrate their prior experience in:
- Supplying a real-time / technology-ready CV gas
quality tracking application
- Installing such an application
- Validating this application against pre-agreed
criteria
for further details on the scope please refer to Appendix 3 (PQQ) which provides an overview of the detailed scope and appendix 4(PQQ) which provides a list of the inputs that GNI will provide to allow the proposed CV tracking application to be configured and match the GNI network configuration requirements.
Initially the CV tracking system will be operated on the GNI Transmission network, but it is envisaged that this may in future phases over the lifetime of the framework be required to cover both GNI Transmission and Distribution networks
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 months
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“Three Applicants will be invited to tender, provided three Applicants submit compliant PQQ Responses that meet the minimum requirements.
If there is more...”
Description of options
Three Applicants will be invited to tender, provided three Applicants submit compliant PQQ Responses that meet the minimum requirements.
If there is more than one Applicant ranked in 3rd place, all the third placed Applicants will be invited to tender.
If at ITN stage (and prior to submission of the tenders) a successful Applicant withdraws from the competition the Contracting Entity reserves the right to invite the next ranked compliant Applicant from the PQQ stage to submit a tender. The Contracting Entity may extend the submission date of the ITN in order to facilitate this change
Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 months
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Additional information:
“You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the Tender documents....”
Additional information
You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the Tender documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 hrs local time on Thursday 30th March 2023. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Refer to tender documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
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Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: 2023-03-30
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Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time...”
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders
are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Thursday 30th March 2023
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
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Source: OJS 2023/S 041-120318 (2023-02-22)