23/003 - Calorific Value (CV) Energy Gas Quality Tracking System

Gas Networks Ireland

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.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-02-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Natural gas
Reference number: 23/003
Short description:
“Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to procure a CV energy tracking application system. The scope includes the supply, installation, validation, licencing,...”    Show more
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: Natural gas 📦
Additional CPV: Computer-related equipment 📦
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: Gas Networks Ireland
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal code: Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.gasnetworks.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-03-30 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 041-120318
OJ-S issue: 41
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....”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
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...”    Show more
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“The CV energy tracking application software is to be integrated with the existing GNI Gas Transmission Management System (GTMS) to allow for daily...”    Show more

“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.”

“- 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...”    Show more

“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...”    Show more
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
“Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 months”
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.”
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“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...”    Show more

“Option to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 36 months”
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....”    Show more
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:
“Refer to tender documents.”
Contract execution
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...”    Show more

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Admin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏
Documents URL: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
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...”    Show more

“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...”    Show more

Complementary information
Review body
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 041-120318 (2023-02-22)