ENQEIR841 Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement – Phase 1
EirGrid plc
The purpose of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is to invite qualification applications from interested parties for the provision of a Low Carbon Inertia Service. This document provides a detailed description of the scope of requirements for the service we wish to procure. It also provides information about the selection procedure being used to qualify Candidates. The objective of this PQQ process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified Candidates who will be invited to tender for the provision of a Low Carbon Inertia Service (LCIS). This procurement is being run by EirGrid on behalf of all companies in the EirGrid Group.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-18. The procurement was published on 2023-07-17.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • Buffy Letter Limited
- • Glencloosagh Energy Limited. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
- • Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited
- • Quarry Lane Stability Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
- • Building installation work › Electrical installation work
- • Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport › Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings
- • Electricity distribution and related services › Operation of electrical installations
- • Engineering design services › Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- • Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment › Installation services of electrical equipment
- • Public utilities › Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- • Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment › Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2023-07-17 | Contract notice |
| 2024-05-13 | Contract award notice |
| 2024-07-09 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2023-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electricity distribution and related services
Short description:
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: Electricity distribution and related services 📦
Additional CPV: Operation of electrical installations 📦
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: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Building No.2, The Oval, Shelbourne Road,
Postal code: D04FW28
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-08-18 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-21 📅
Start date: 2024-01-08 📅
End date: 2030-01-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 139-439651
OJ-S issue: 139
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 353 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 353 000 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Minimum number of candidates: 10
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2023-09-29 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL of the procurement tool: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a solicitor
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2023/S 139-439651 (2023-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electricity distribution and related services
Short description:
The purpose of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is to invite qualification applications from interested parties for the provision of a Low Carbon Inertia Service. This document provides a detailed description of the scope of requirements for the service we wish to procure. It also provides information about the selection procedure being used to qualify Candidates. The objective of this PQQ process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified Candidates who will be invited to tender for the provision of a Low Carbon Inertia Service (LCIS). This procurement is being run by EirGrid on behalf of all companies in the EirGrid Group.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electricity distribution and related services 📦
Additional CPV: Operation of electrical installations 📦
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: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Building No.2, The Oval, Shelbourne Road,
Postal code: D04FW28
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-08-18 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-21 📅
Start date: 2024-01-08 📅
End date: 2030-01-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 139-439651
OJ-S issue: 139
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..
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 353 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 353 000 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Minimum number of candidates: 10
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2023-09-29 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL of the procurement tool: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
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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Name: Consult a solicitor
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2023/S 139-439651 (2023-07-17)
Contract award notice (2024-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR841: Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement - Phase 1
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Electricity distribution and related services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 343 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 138 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-04-15 📅
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 57 000 000 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Quarry Lane Stability Limited
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 3
Tender identifier:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Glencloosagh Energy Limited.
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number:
Postal address: Building No.2,
The Oval,
Shelbourne Road,
Postal town: Dublin 4
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 (01) 6771 700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgrid.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Electricity
Complementary information
Review body
National registration number:
Postal address: Four Courts,
Inns Quays,
Smithfield,
Region: Dublin 🏙️
E-mail: ccco@courts.ie 📧
Phone: 353018886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 093-283911 (2024-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR841: Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement - Phase 1
Reference number:
ENQEIR841
Short description:
This Contract Award Notice is the first of a number required on this procurement (Contract Notice 2023/S 139-439651) which 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 the following for the provision of Low Carbon Inertia Services.
Contract No.1: Quarry Lane Stability Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of the Statkraft Ireland Group) Address: Quarry Lane, Ballysumaghan, Sooey, Co. Sligo Contract No.2: Glencloosagh Energy Limited. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Statkraft Ireland Group) Address: Glencloosagh, Kilpaddoge, Tarbert, Co. Kerry
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Products/services: Electricity distribution and related services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 343 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 138 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
ENQEIR841
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
Contract 1 - Quarry Lane Stability Limited
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-04-15 📅
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 57 000 000 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Quarry Lane Stability Limited
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Quarry Lane Stability Limited
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 3
Tender identifier:
Glencloosagh Energy Limited.
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Glencloosagh Energy Limited.
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number:
338522
Postal address: Building No.2,
The Oval,
Shelbourne Road,
Postal town: Dublin 4
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 (01) 6771 700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgrid.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Electricity
Complementary information
Review body
National registration number:
n/a
Postal address: Four Courts,
Inns Quays,
Smithfield,
Region: Dublin 🏙️
E-mail: ccco@courts.ie 📧
Phone: 353018886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 093-283911 (2024-05-13)
Contract award notice (2024-07-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR841 Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement – Phase 1
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 353 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 372 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
Additional products/services:
Maximum renewals: 2
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
Award criteria
Price ✅
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Award of contract
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 57 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Quarry Lane Stability Ltd.
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Quarry Lane Stability Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
National registration number:
Postal address: c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park,
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Tom Birney
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Glencloosagh Energy Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Glencloosagh Energy Limited. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
National registration number:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 109 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 4
Tender identifier:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Buffy Letter Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Buffy Letter Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: c/o Enerco Energy Limited, Lissarda Industrial Park, Lissarda, Macroom, Co. Cork
Postal town: Macroom
Contact point: Claire Looney
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 125 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 2
Tender identifier:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Green Frog Power Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit 3d North Point House, North Point Business Park, New Mallow Road
Contact point: Richard Park
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353(01)6771700 📞
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number:
Postal address: Building No.2,
The Oval,
Shelbourne Road,
Postal town: Dublin 4
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353(01)6771700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgrid.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2024/S 134-414035 (2024-07-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR841 Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement – Phase 1
Short description:
This Contract Award Notice is the second contract award notice required on this procurement (Contract Notice 2023/S 139-439651) ( Contract Award Notice 1: 2024-OJS093-00283911) which 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 the following for the provision of Low Carbon Inertia Services. Contract No. 1: Quarry Lane Stability Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited) with company registration number 575866 and address of c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, T12 AE76. Contract No.2: Glencloosagh Energy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited) with company registration number 620461 and address of c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, T12 AE76. Contract No. 3: Buffy Letter Limited with company registration number 742785 and address of c/o Enerco Energy Limited, Lissarda Business Park, Lissarda, Cork, P14 YN56. Contract No. 4: Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited with company registration number 743454 and address of c/o Green Frog Power Limited, Unit 3d North Point House, North Point Business Park, New Mallow Road, Cork, County Cork, T23 AT2P. EirGrid may extend the term of the agreement for 2 additional time periods of up to 18 months each. Any such extension is subject to the approval of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (if required), the written consent of the party carrying out the services under the agreement and any other provisions set out in the agreement. The value of all contracts awarded in this notice includes the value of all such extensions being exercised.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 372 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
This Contract Award Notice is the second contract award notice required on this procurement (Contract Notice 2023/S 139-439651) ( Contract Award Notice 1: 2024-OJS093-00283911) which 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 the following for the provision of Low Carbon Inertia Services. Contract No. 1: Quarry Lane Stability Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited) ) with company registration number 575866 and address of c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, T12 AE76. Contract No.2: Glencloosagh Energy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited) with company registration number 620461 and address of c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, T12 AE76. Contract No.
3: Buffy Letter Limited with company registration number 742785 and address of c/o Enerco Energy Limited, Lissarda Business Park, Lissarda, Cork, P14 YN56. Contract No. 4: Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited with company registration number 743454 and address of c/o Green Frog Power Limited, Unit 3d North Point House, North Point Business Park, New Mallow Road, Cork, County Cork, T23 AT2P. EirGrid may extend the term of the agreement for 2 additional time periods of up to 18 months each. Any such extension is subject to the approval of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (if required), the written consent of the party carrying out the services under the agreement and any other provisions set out in the agreement. The value of all contracts awarded in this notice includes the value of all such extensions being exercised.
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Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
EirGrid may extend the term of the agreement for 2 additional time periods of up to 18 months each. Any such extension is subject to the approval of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (if required), the written consent of the party carrying out the services under the agreement and any other provisions set out in the agreement.
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Price ✅
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Award of contract
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 57 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Quarry Lane Stability Ltd.
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Quarry Lane Stability Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
National registration number:
575866
Postal address: c/o Statkraft Ireland Ltd, Building 3400, Avenue 3000, Cork Airport Business Park,
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Tom Birney
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Glencloosagh Energy Limited
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Glencloosagh Energy Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Glencloosagh Energy Limited. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Limited)
National registration number:
620461
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 109 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 4
Tender identifier:
Buffy Letter Limited
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Buffy Letter Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Buffy Letter Limited
National registration number:
742785
Postal address: c/o Enerco Energy Limited, Lissarda Industrial Park, Lissarda, Macroom, Co. Cork
Postal town: Macroom
Contact point: Claire Looney
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 125 000 000 EUR 💰
Rank in the list of winners: 2
Tender identifier:
Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Green Frog Power Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Green Frog Power (Wexford) Limited
National registration number:
743454
Postal address: Unit 3d North Point House, North Point Business Park, New Mallow Road
Contact point: Richard Park
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353(01)6771700 📞
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number:
338522
Postal address: Building No.2,
The Oval,
Shelbourne Road,
Postal town: Dublin 4
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Patrick Stanley
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353(01)6771700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgrid.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2024/S 134-414035 (2024-07-09)
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