CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Provision of Subsea Cable Storage Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

To be confirmed (Port location required).

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The provision of sub-sea spare cable, joints and consumable is included in current subsea cable contracts within the Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHET) Business on the Kintyre Hunterston (KH) and Caithness Moray (CM) Projects. SHET requires a permanent cable storage facility to accommodate the subsea spare cable and accessories on a long term basis for these and future Projects.

The scope of the works will include the following:

— port and water channel selection to meet the key criteria requirements (size of approximately 1 acre required, location in respect of SHET Projects, depth of water and marine access, tidal range, planning constraints, utilities, mooring aids, distance between facility and quayside, infrastructure, security, land purchase or rental costs, environmental constraints, contamination free),

— design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning and servicing of a purpose built cable storage facility including carousel and associated cable handling equipment to accommodate the long term storage and controlled loading and unloading requirements of the KH, CM Projects and future projects,

— operations, maintenance and security of the facility and subsea cables for up to a period of 40 years,

— consideration for potential partnership/collaboration with other organisations in respect of a combined facility.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

The provision of sub-sea spare cable, joints and consumable is included in current subsea cable contracts within the Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHET) Business on the Kintyre Hunterston (KH) and Caithness Moray (CM) Projects. SHET requires a permanent cable storage facility to accommodate the subsea spare cable and accessories on a long term basis for these and future Projects.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Refer to Prequalifcation documentation (15.045)

The above PQQ document will be issued to all parties who express an interest by sending a confirmation email to ts.procurement@sse.com (FAO Mark Smith).

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Individual Companies, Joint Ventures, Parternships or other incorporated or unincorporated entities approved by SHET as applicable.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Refer to Prequalifcation documentation (15.045).

The above PQQ document will be issued to all parties who express an interest by sending a confirmation email to ts.procurement@sse.com (FAO Mark Smith).

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Refer to Prequalifcation documentation (15.045).

The above PQQ document will be issued to all parties who express an interest by sending a confirmation email to ts.procurement@sse.com (FAO Mark Smith).

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

15.045

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Inveralmond House, Perth.

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice