Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Queens House, 14 Queens Street
Belfast
BT1 6ED
UK
E-mail: claire.speers@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for the Economy NI
Netherleigh, Massey Avenue
Belfast
BT4 2JP
UK
E-mail: claire.speers@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:
Department for the Economy DfE
Netherleigh House, Massey Avenue
Belfast
BT4 2JP
UK
E-mail: claire.speers@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DoF — Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation — Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Technical Consultancy.
Reference number: CFT835969
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DoF — Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation — Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Technical Consultancy The UR require a single Contract for engineering advice and consultancy support to the Utility Regulator. UR. that covers all utility sectors gas, electricity and water. The Contract will allow support on individual assignments to be called off as and when work is required. The Contract will be divided into three lots under which the suppliers can bid for one, two or all three. UR would expect to have a maximum of 2 Contractors to call upon from any given lot. It should also be noted that DfE have requested to be included on this Contract with regards to the Gas to the West.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 105 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 3 lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Gas
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
71314000
09000000
31200000
65300000
76000000
76100000
71000000
71621000
90713100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DoF — Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation — Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Technical Consultancy The UR require a single Contract for engineering advice and consultancy support to the Utility Regulator. UR. that covers all utility sectors gas, electricity and water. The Contract will allow support on individual assignments to be called off as and when work is required. The Contract will be divided into three lots under which the suppliers can bid for one, two or all three. UR would expect to have a maximum of 2 Contractors to call upon from any given lot. It should also be noted that DfE have requested to be included on this Contract with regards to the Gas to the West.
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:
540 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The figure in II.1.5 is the upper limit of an est contract value ranging from 360 000 to 540 000 GBP). This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from operational requirements. The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for EO's when bidding for this competition.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Electricity
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
71314000
09000000
31200000
65300000
76000000
76100000
71000000
71621000
90713100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DoF — Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation — Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Technical Consultancy The UR require a single Contract for engineering advice and consultancy support to the Utility Regulator. UR. that covers all utility sectors gas, electricity and water. The Contract will allow support on individual assignments to be called off as and when work is required. The Contract will be divided into three lots under which the suppliers can bid for 1, 2 or all 3. UR would expect to have a maximum of 2 Contractors to call upon from any given lot. It should also be noted that DfE have requested to be included on this Contract with regards to the Gas to the West.
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:
540 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The figure in II.1.5 is the upper limit of an est contract value ranging from 360 000 to 540 000 GBP). This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from operational requirements. The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for EO's when bidding for this competition.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Water
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
71314000
09000000
31200000
65300000
76000000
76100000
71000000
71621000
90713100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DoF — Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation — Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Technical Consultancy The UR require a single Contract for engineering advice and consultancy support to the Utility Regulator. UR. that covers all utility sectors gas, electricity and water. The Contract will allow support on individual assignments to be called off as and when work is required. The Contract will be divided into three lots under which the suppliers can bid for one, two or all three. UR would expect to have a maximum of 2 Contractors to call upon from any given lot. It should also be noted that DfE have requested to be included on this Contract with regards to the Gas to the West.
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:
577 500.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The figure in II.1.5 is the upper limit of an est contract value ranging from 385 000 to 577 500 GBP). This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from operational requirements. The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for EO's when bidding for this competition.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As per tender documentation.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As per tender documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/07/2017
Local time: 15:00
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
Tender must be valid until:
05/10/2017
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/07/2017
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.. . The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.. . and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
1
A
1
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/06/2017