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

Constraint Management Zone_Yeovil (CMZ_Y).

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)

SSE is undertaking a tender event to award a Contract for Constraint Management Zone ‘Yeovil’ (CMZ_Y) services.

CMZ Services support peak electrical demand within a defined geographic region through the use of demand reducing and/or demand shifting techniques (such as Demand Reduction and Energy Storage). Services must be available during defined service windows and will be utilised should an outage on the electrical network occur during a service window. CMZ techniques will be offered as a managed service to SSE by a CMZ supplier on the basis that the full contracted capacity is made available during a pre-defined service window. Services will be subject to test operation throughout the year. Please request the PQQ documentation for additional information.

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

A future contract with a CMZ supplier will be built on the following high-level principles:

— SSEN is looking to establish a multi year Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) with a minimum term of four (4) years subject to renewals of two (2) years up to a maximum duration of eight (8) years.

— The PSA will be for a single CMZ (ZONE) Yeovil (CMZ_Y), a ZONE is determined by geography or region and will contain specific ZONE information as detailed within the ZONE Scope of Works. A map of CMZ_Y can be found embedded within the CMZ ‘Background’ documents.

— Award of the PSA shall follow a successful competitive procurement event conducted in accordance with the Negotiated Procedure under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.

A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) shall be followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT). Award criteria shall be based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (M.E.A.T.).

— SSEN reserves the right to tender future ZONEs as and when the need arises.

— SSEN has no technique or technology preference in terms of how the service is provided. Any assets utilised shall remain fully within the ownership of the service provider, who it is anticipated will use their assets for other purposes. All maintenance on any asset shall therefore be the responsibility of the service provider also. The service provider shall be responsible for balancing the demand of various customers on their assets when deployed for other purposes outside of a Risk Period; SSEN shall not be drawn into negotiation with other third parties.

— Full availability, within defined Service Windows will be expected. The service provider shall be able to demonstrate, via report, availability of the service across the period irrespective of use. Where the service was not available a deduction shall be made for the period the system was not available.

— Within a set period SSEN will randomly test the service irrespective of whether it is needed to ensure that it is available. Failure to respond will lead to a deduction in payment across that period. Further failure for a re-test within that period will lead to a further deduction. Multiple failures will lead to service termination.

— Failure to provide service when actually required to mitigate a network issue shall result in the provider being liable for the directly attributable damages of SSEN.

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

A parent company guarantee may be 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

2196-16 CMZ_Y

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