Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Grid Viking Link Limited
09075537
London
UK
Contact person: Abigail Hancock
E-mail: abigail.hancock@nationalgrid.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www2.nationalgrid.com/uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Energinet.dk
28980671
Fredericia
DK
E-mail: abigail.hancock@nationalgrid.com
NUTS: DK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://energinet.dk/DA/Sider/default.aspx
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
Utilities Contract Regulations 2016, England and Wales.
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
www.ariba.com
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
National Grid Global Procurement
Warwick
UK
Contact person: Abgiail Hancock
E-mail: abigail.hancock@nationalgrid.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www2.nationalgrid.com/uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.ariba.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Viking Link UK Onshore Civil Works.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
National Grid Viking Ling and Energinet.dk (the ‘Employers’) are jointly developing a HVDC interconnector between the United Kingdom and Denmark. This notice concerns the award of a contract for the UK onshore civil works associated with the cable installation from the shoreline to the connection point to the grid.
To register your interest in this procurement event and to obtain the tender documentation Applicants are to email Abigail.hancock@nationalgrid.com using the subject wording ‘Registering interest for Viking Link UK Onshore Civil Works’ and include in the body of the message (if you have them) your Ariba AN numbers (Network ID), name, email address and contact phone number for all contacts within your organisation who will need to receive Ariba messages and administer your online submissions.
Following receipt of this information National Grid will invite you to the Ariba event where all of the tender documentation is contained including further instructions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
45200000
45230000
45231000
45231400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The civil engineering works relating to the cable installation including but not limited to:
Surveys.
Consenting activities.
Site security.
Compounds.
Site clearance and establishment.
Management of soils.
Haul roads, laydown areas, crane platforms for use by the Contractor and the cable supplier.
Temporary works.
Trenches.
Structures and ducts for HVDC.
Crossings with other services and assets.
Joint bays at locations designed and for use by the cable supplier.
Lubrication pits to facilitate cable pulling activities.
Backfilling of trenches above the tile and provision of market tapes.
Drainage.
Reinstatement.
Signage and information.
Highway works to enable delivery of cable.
Provision of comprehensive as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals.
Training and knowledge sharing of information related to the civil engineering assets and maintenance of those assets.
High standard of public and stakeholder liaison.
Interface with other contractors engaged by the Employers, in particular the cable contractor and the converter contractor.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
30/12/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Landfall at Boy Grift UK landing site, HDDs and transition joint pit.
Installation of cable trench solution.
Pulling of underground cables in UK (includes pulling cables into position, sheath testing, engineering backfill of open trenches, protective tile, excludes supply and delivery of cable and jointing).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Viking Link.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As described in the PQQ.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As described in the PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
As described in the PQQ.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As described in the PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
As described in the PQQ.
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As described in the PQQ.
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
With respect to any EU CEF funding and may be subject to audit by EU institutions; as more fully described in the Tender documents.
The Employers will be severally liable for the costs of project on a 50:50 basis.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The successful party will be expected to work with the successful cable EPC party to manage both parties interface obligations.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2017
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Grid Viking Link Limited
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2017