Marine Survey Services Framework

EirGrid plc

EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised offshore surveys, studies and reports from strategic partners. These services will cover all of EirGrid’s Offshore Wind and HVDC/AC Interconnection requirements for the immediate future.
EirGrid is initiating an offshore infrastructure programme of work in response to the Government’s Policy Statement on the Framework for Phase Two Offshore Wind, published March 23.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-24. The procurement was published on 2023-04-19.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-19 Contract notice
2023-05-24 Additional information
Contract notice (2023-04-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Peter Whearity
Phone: +353 12370166 📞
E-mail: peter.whearity@eirgrid.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
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=240695&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240695&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marine Survey Services Framework ENQEIR823
Products/services: Onshore and offshore services 📦
Short description:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised offshore surveys, studies and reports from strategic partners. These services will...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 300 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Marine survey services 📦
Additional products/services: Marine research services 📦
Additional products/services: Offshore services 📦
Additional products/services: Offshore installation services 📦
Additional products/services: Offshore supply-vessel services 📦
Additional products/services: Underwater photography services 📦
Additional products/services: Marine conservation strategy planning 📦
Additional products/services: Marine services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised offshore surveys, studies and reports from strategic partners. These services will...”    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 300 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
““Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The initial contract period envisaged is 5 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
““Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
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
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
““Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-24 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
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...”    Show more
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 080-242461 (2023-04-19)
Additional information (2023-05-24)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 080-242461

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: 2023-05-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-05-24 📅
Time: 17:00
Other additional information
the tender inbox closing date has been extended until 24.05.23 at 17:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 101-317018 (2023-05-24)