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

11kV Network Performance Improvement RFI.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

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

UK.

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)

11kV network performance improvement through a holistic approach to fault management, mitigation prediction and clearing.

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

1. Summary:

This RFI seeks to identify innovative solutions for a holistic approach to 11kV network fault management with the intention of improving network performance and therefore significantly reducing Customer Interruptions (CI) and Customer Minutes Lost (CML).

Background:

Recent analysis of faults in the distribution system detail the 11kV level in both SSEPD and SHEPD areas as having a significant no of CI/CML totals, therefore greatest potential for cost reduction and network performance improvement.

It is proposed, through this RFI to survey the wider vendor community as well as vendors in SSEPD's existing supply chain, for the best available technologies which could address CI/CML at the 11kV voltage level through a holistic approach to fault management and improved network performance.

This RFI is intended to broaden SSEPD's awareness of the available technologies/ technological solutions in areas such as: fault prediction, prevention, monitoring, protection, automation, location and remediation on 11kV circuits; predominantly, but not only, those circuits which are largely comprised of overhead line.

It is anticipated through this RFI to identify methods of:

— Fault Mitigation: Mitigating the effects of faults so as to reduce the CI/CML impact of each fault.

— Fault Clearing: Rapid location and clearing of faults so as to minimize the time to restore.

— Fault Prediction: Taking action to prevent, faults, so as to reduce the incidence of interruptions.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, it is anticipated that this RFI will identify commercially available (UK/EU standards — compliant) and economically attractive proposals, additionally it is intended to identify innovative commercial frameworks for investment and share of risk/ reward where deemed appropriate.

The purpose of this RFI is to identify fully comprehensive fault management solutions and not just standalone hardware; this RFI may therefore uncover the need for a consortium of vendors/ vendor partnerships to enable a fully comprehensive solution — indeed this is encouraged where appropriate.

It is anticipated that vendor proposals should be commercially available technologies which comply with the EU and UK regulatory requirements, and with the standards normally applied by SSEPD/SHEPD when procuring similar types of equipment, but they may be new to the UK. Proposals are required to be complete, including any communications subsystems and able to interface with the existing SCADA system.

SSEPD are interested to understand vendor capability with a view to engaging capable vendors in future procurement processes.

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:

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

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

III.1.4)

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

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

16.0430

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

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