Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SONI Ltd
12 Manse Road
Belfast
BT6 9RT
UK
Contact person: Patrick Stanley
Telephone: +44 2890794336
E-mail: tenders2@soni.ltd.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.soni.ltd.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43172
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Low Carbon Inertia Service Procurement – Phase 1
Reference number: SONI029
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SONI have carried out a structured process to select companies to provide the required volume of Low Carbon Inertia Services. This process is now concluded.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
87 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
130 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SONI have carried out a structured process to select companies to provide the required volume of Low Carbon Inertia Services. This process is now concluded.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SONI may, subject to the approval of the Regulatory Authority (if required) and the written consent of the Service Provider and subject to any other provisions as provided in the Agreement, extend the term of the Agreement for two additional time periods of up to eighteen (18) months each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-020950
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Faughan Stability Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Statkraft UK Group)
19th Floor 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
London
UK
NUTS: UKN0
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bush Hill Stability Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Statkraft UK Group)
19th Floor 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
London
UK
NUTS: UKN0
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
87 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
130 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This process is now concluded.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the mytenders web site (www.mytenders.co.uk) 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 Portal (www.mytenders.co.uk) 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) 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.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.
7) 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.
8) 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.
(MT Ref:231849)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/04/2024