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OCID:
Published by:: Premier Transmission Limited
Authority ID:: AA29883
Publication date:: 26 July 2016
Deadline date:: 22 August 2016
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Northern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas Services (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by Premier Transmission Limited (PTL) for the period from 1.10.2016 until 1.10.2017 on behalf of PTL, Belfast Gas Transmission Limited (BGTL), Gas Networks Ireland (GNI UK) and West Transmission Limited (WTL), (together the ‘NI Network Operators’).

These contracts will enable the NI Network Operators to jointly balance their pipeline system in Northern Ireland, including the Premier Transmission Limited Scotland to Northern Ireland Pipeline (SNIP) System.

The ITT invites Tenderers to submit tenders for 1 or more of 7 possible types of Balancing Gas Contract under 2 different Lots.

In order to request ‘Invitation to Tender’ documentation please forward your full contact details to: Lauren.Skillen-Baine@mutual-energy.com

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Official Name: Premier Transmission Limited
Postal Address: 1st Floor, Arena Building, 85 Ormeau Road
Town: Belfast	Postal Code: BT7 1SH	Country: UK
For the attention of: Lauren Skillen-Baine	Telephone: +44 2890437580
E-Mail: lauren.skillen-baine@mutual-energy.com	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) http://www.premier-transmission.com Address of the Buyers Profile (URL)

Further information can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.I
Specifications and further documents can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.II
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.III

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify)
natural gas transportation

	General public services
	Defence
	Public order and safety
	Environment
	Economic and financial affairs
	Health
	Housing and community amenities
	Social protection
	Recreation, culture and religion
	Education

Other (Please specify)
natural gas transportation

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

NI Network Balancing Agreements 2016-2017 (NI Network Sell Agreement/ NI Network Buy Agreement) and Framework Agreement.

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)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Northern Ireland.

NUTS Code

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 operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Maximum number:10

Duration of the framework agreement

Period in year(s):1

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

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

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The ITT invites Tenderers to submit tenders for 1 or more of 7 possible types of Balancing Gas Contract under 2 different Lots.

In order to request ‘Invitation to Tender’ documentation please forward your full contact details to: Lauren.Skillen-Baine@mutual-energy.com

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	09123000
Additional objects

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

Yes

Tenders may be submitted for:

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

See Section II.1.5)

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Period in month/s: 12(from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

As per Contract documents.

III.1.2)

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

As per Contract documents.

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

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Premier Transmission Limited considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Premier Transmission Limited also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Premier Transmission Limited considers appropriate.

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 economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

Grounds for Exclusion and Criteria for Rejection of Candidates as listed in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

Financial Standing will be evaluated.

PTL require Auditor's statement confirming that the firm is in a suitable financial position to undertake the services.

Evidence of relevant credit cover (including copies of relevant documents) provided or to be provided:

For NI Shippers, this should cover any additional transportation charges that may be incurred by the Tenderer in the delivery of balancing gas and the Tenderers PS Code Charges (imbalance charges) under the NI Network Code.

Where the Tenderer is not an NI Shipper, evidence of credit cover provided or to be provided in respect of relevant activities upstream of the NI Network.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

Technical Ability 1:

Confirmation that the Tenderer is in an operational and contractual position to purchase gas from/sell gas to the relevant NI Network Operator in accordance with each contract type for which they are submitting a tender. This includes evidence of the accession of the Tenderer to relevant network codes.

This includes copies of registrations or a statement confirming that it is able to register at the appropriate points under the relevant network codes, and a description of the appropriate capability including IT systems for submitting the required nominations to give effect to the transactions each day for the duration of the contract award (2016-2017).

Technical Ability 2:

Confirmation that the Tenderer is in a position to purchase or sell the minimum daily quantities as set out in Table 2.1 in Section 2 for each day for the duration of the contract (Gas Year 2016-2017) and confirmation that the Tenderer is capable of delivering the maximum quantities it specifies in its tender. This should include evidence of upstream contracts including in particular the provisions for calling on those upstream contracts.

Where more than 1 tender is submitted for the same Lot, Tenderers should ensure that the evidence demonstrates that all the quantities that are the subject of a tender will be available and that the same quantity of gas is not the subject of more than 1 tender.

Tenderers will also be required to demonstrate capability:

Details of 2 (two) relevant examples of similar experience in trading and shipping of natural gas within Europe during the last 2 years.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

A) Lowest Price No

B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:

B1) Criteria as stated in contract documents: No

B2) Criteria as stated below: Yes

	Criteria	Weighting
1	Price	90
2	Allocated resources	10

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 authority

Balgas16/17

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Obtainable until

Price (where applicable) Currency:

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

22-08-2016 17:00

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Estimated date

IV.3.6)

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

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (where applicable)

Date:
Place

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

Recurrent — June 2017.

VI.2)

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

No

If yes, indicate the project/programme and any useful reference

VI.3)

Additional Information

PTL intends to award places on the Framework Agreements until the relevant quantity requirement (for buy or sell of gas, of 8 667 000 kWh in each case) has been met. In addition PTL may, for the purposes of operational resilience, choose to offer further places on the Framework Agreements. Since each Tenderer must offer a minimum quantity of 1 000 000 kWh in their tenders it is on this basis that the potential maximum number of participants to the framework agreement has been envisaged as 10, however PTL reserves the right to place additional participants on the Framework Agreements if it considers that appropriate.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

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

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

22-07-2016

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 1 Title: Balancing Buy

1)

Short Description

The ITT invites Tenderers to submit tenders for 1 or more of 7 possible types of Balancing Gas Contract under 2 different Lots.

There are 3 possible contract types under Lot 1 — Balancing Buy:

1A: Non-Locational Balancing Gas Buy;

1B: Locational (Moffat) Balancing Gas Buy;

1C: Locational (Moffat) Balancing Gas Buy for a non-NI Shipper.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	09123000
Additional objects

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 2 Title: Balancing Sell

1)

Short Description

The ITT invites Tenderers to submit tenders for 1 or more of 7 possible types of Balancing Gas Contract under 2 different Lots.

There are 4 possible contract types under Lot 2 — Balancing Sell:

2A: Non-Locational Balancing Gas Sell;

2B: Locational (Moffat) Balancing Gas Sell;

2C: Locational (Combined) Balancing Gas Sell (PTL System Only);

2D: Locational (Combined) Balancing Gas Sell (Parallel Contracts).

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	09123000
Additional objects

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

SF 22

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
09123000	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: lauren.skillen-baine@mutual-energy.com
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

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Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

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)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

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

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

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

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

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

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.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: