Project Management and Engineering Consultancy Services for the Development of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Substation

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SEAI is seeking a suitably qualified Consultant who will be wholly responsible for the delivery of the Project Management and Engineering Consultancy Services for the development of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Substation and be responsible for executing all required stages of the Project:
Stage (ii): Familiarisation and Outline Design Development
Stage (iii): Tender Action, Evaluation, Award
Stage (iv): Design & Construction
Stage (v): Handover of Works
Note that Stage (i) (Preliminary Design) has been completed.
The Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), is being developed by SEAI to facilitate testing of full-scale floating offshore wind (FOW) & wave energy converters (WECs) in an open ocean environment. Each FOW turbine and WEC will be connected via an electricity cable, under the seabed, to a dedicated substation on the shore and then connected to the local electricity grid.
For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-24. The procurement was published on 2023-02-22.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-22 Contract notice
2023-03-15 Additional information
2023-10-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
National registration number: 9607090 O
Postal address: Three Park Place Upper Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 FX65
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Patrick Pirkl
Phone: +353 18082124 📞
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
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=234622&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234622&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Project Management and Engineering Consultancy Services for the Development of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Substation RFT 233493 Project...”    Show more
Products/services: Project management consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“SEAI is seeking a suitably qualified Consultant who will be wholly responsible for the delivery of the Project Management and Engineering Consultancy...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Civil engineering consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Infrastructure works consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Building services consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 📦
Additional products/services: Construction consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Procurement consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“SEAI is seeking a suitably qualified Consultant for the onshore works. The consultant will be wholly responsible for the delivery of the Project Management...”    Show more
Award criteria
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 1 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 50
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Erdf
Description
Additional information: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
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 related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-24 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-24 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 041-121994 (2023-02-22)
Additional information (2023-03-15)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 041-121994

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2023-03-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-31 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2023-03-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-31 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 056-166498 (2023-03-15)
Contract award notice (2023-10-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“SEAI sought a suitably qualified Consultant who will be wholly responsible for the delivery of the Project Management and Engineering Consultancy Services...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 000 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Criterion A - Project Appreciation
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Criterion B – Proposed Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Criterion C – Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Criterion D – Management and Personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Criterion E – Relevant Project Experience
Price (weighting): 400

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 041-121994

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Project Management and Engineering Consultancy Services for the Development of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Substation”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-09-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Azorom Limited
Postal address: 12 Marion Square
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 625 800 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 193-603598 (2023-10-03)