Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Premier Transmission Limited
1st Floor Arena Building, 85 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH
UK
Contact person: Commercial Manager
Telephone: +44 2890437582
E-mail: ciara.brennan@mutual-energy.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mutual-energy.com/
I.1) Name and addresses
Premier Transmission Limited
1st Floor Arena Building, 85 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH
UK
Contact person: Ciara Brennan
Telephone: +44 2890437580
E-mail: ciara.brennan@mutual-energy.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mutual-energy.com/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
2014/25/EU.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.mutual-energy.com/procurement/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:
mutualtenders@mutual-energy.com
85 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH
UK
Contact person: Commercial Manager
Telephone: +44 2890437592
E-mail: mutualtenders@mutual-energy.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mutual-energy.com/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
http://www.mutual-energy.com/
I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NI Network Balancing Gas trade (Balancing Buy and Balancing Sell) and Framework Agreements.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09123000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period 1st October 2017 until 1st October 2018 on behalf of PTL, BGTL, GNI(UK) & WTL (the ‘NI Network Operators’).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
NI Network Balancing Gas Trade (Balancing Buy) and Framework Agreement (Buy)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09123000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Lot (Lot 1) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators (‘Balancing Gas Buy Contracts’). For this Lot 1, there are two contract types (for Balancing Gas Buy Contracts) being: 1A Non-Locational Balancing Gas Buy (with a Transaction Point at the NI Trading Point); and 1B Locational (Moffat) Balancing Gas Buy for a non-NI Shipper (with a Transaction Point at Moffat IP).
The total max daily requirement [has been estimated] at 8 667 000 kWh. There may be more than one Balancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each Balancing Gas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity requirement of 1 000 000 kWh.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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:
While it is envisaged that the Lot 1 Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Buy Contracts will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1.10.2018, PTL shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 1 Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Buy Contracts) to5:00 on 1.10.2019, by serving notice on each Framework Member at any time prior to 1.10.2018, if PTL's tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the purchase of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1.102018 to 1.10.2019 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successful bidders.
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.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
NI Network Balancing Gas Trade (Balancing Sell) and Framework Agreement (Sell)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09123000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Lot (Lot 2) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the sale of gas by the NI Network Operators (‘Balancing Gas Sell Contracts’). For this Lot 2, there is one contract type (for Balancing Gas Sell Contract) being:
2: Non-Locational Balancing Gas Sell (with a Transaction Point at the NI Trading Point).
The total daily max requirement [has been estimated] at 8 667 000 kWh. There may be more than one Balancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each Balancing Gas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity requirement of 1 000 000 kWh.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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:
While it is envisaged that the Lot 2 Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Sell Contracts will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1.10.2018, PTL and GNI(UK) shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 2 Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Sell Contracts) to 5:00 on 1.102019, by serving notice on each Framework Member at any time prior to 1.10.2018, if PTL & GNI(UK)’s tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the sale of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1.10.2018 to 1.10.2019 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successful bidders.
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 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 contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
As contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators 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 one 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.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As contained in the procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
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:
30/08/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/08/2017
Local time: 15:00
Place:
Mutual Energy Limited, 85 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 1SH.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Commercial Manager will open tenders. Procedures, as outlined within the procurement documents will be followed, in relation to the evaluation of tenders.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Procured every 12 months.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Courts of Northern Ireland
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2017