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

Supply of Aqueous Urea Solution 40 %.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

AES Kilroot Power Ltd, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT38 7LX.

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)

Supply of Aqueous Urea Solution 40 %.

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

In order to comply with the requirements of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), Kilroot Power Station has installed Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) equipment on both main generating units. This SNCR equipment enables a reduction in NOx emissions through the injection of Aqueous Urea Solution into the furnace of each main boiler. The purpose of this document is to outline technical requirements for the supply of Aqueous Urea Solution to Kilroot Power Station.

Specification:

Aqueous urea solution specification;

Product — aqueous urea solution 40 %;

Chemical composition:

Total nitrogen — min. 18,2 %;

Biuret — max. 0,4 %;

Free ammonia — max. 0,2 %;

Insolubles — max. 10ppm;

Formaldehyde — max. 5ppm;

pH — max. 10;

Water — rest to 100 % (to be demineralised water).

Physical properties:

Crystallisation point — Approx. 0oC;

Density at 20oC — Approx. 1,11kg/litre.

Suppliers will provide a complete chemical analysis of the proposed Urea solution that will be provided. Should any of the chemical constituents / physical properties fall outside the above specification, this will be clearly stated.

Quantities required:

Quantity requirements are estimated to be approximately 5 000 Tonnes per year. It should be noted that this is an estimation only and may be subject to change based on parameters that are outside the control of AES, therefore suppliers are invited to quote based on the four scenarios listed below.

Scenario requirement quantity (Total for station):

1 100 % 5 000 Tonnes;

2 75 % 3 750 Tonnes;

3 50 % 2 500 Tonnes;

4 25 % 1 250 Tonnes.

Delivery requirements:

Address for delivery is as follows: Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7LX. Supplier will outline their preferred method of delivery (e.g. Isotank / Road tanker, etc.) and will indicate quantity per load. Supplier will be required to deliver via a 3” male BSP parallel threaded fitting. Estimated lead time from placement of order to tanker arrival at Kilroot Power Station to be clearly stated. Deliveries will be expected to operate on a “call-off” basis, i.e. AES shall order deliveries as and when required. AES will have the right to postpone deliveries at any time, in the event of Power station outages, etc. Delivery and offloading will be expected to take place between the hours of 8:00 and 16:00, Monday to Friday. In exceptional circumstances this may be varied by mutual agreement. Supplier will ensure that the temperature of the Aqueous Urea Solution is no less than 10oC upon offloading at Kilroot Power Station.

Health and safety requirements:

Safety is our number 1 priority. An AES Kilroot Health and Safety handbook will be provided and the supplier must comply with this at all times.

All work carried out on the AES Kilroot site must be done under an approved risk assessment and method statement. Risk Assessment and Method Statement to be agreed by AES and the supplier prior to the commencing of deliveries. Risk Assessment and Method Statement to be reviewed periodically and updated if required. Any deviation from the agreed Method Statement to be reviewed by AES prior to work commencing.

If Isotanks are the preferred method for delivery, ground operated vent valves must be in place to remove the requirement for delivery drivers to climb on top of the Isotank.

Quality:

— The supplier will provide AES with a quality plan detailing measures to ensure the correct material is loaded, and measures taken to ensure contamination does not take place during loading/transit;

— Upon delivery, the supplier will provide AES with a certificate of conformity detailing the chemical analysis of each load;

— Upon delivery, the supplier will provide AES with a cleaning certificate for the transport vessel to show that it was cleaned prior to loading;

— AES shall have the right to sample and carry out analysis on each delivery of Aqueous Urea Solution.

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

The contracting entities reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other appropriate forms of undertaking or security to secure proper performance of the contract.

III.1.2)

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

The payments terms and details of the form of contract shall be provided in the Invitation to Tender documentation to be issued to those applicants who qualify for the tendering stage of the competition.

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

The contracting entities reserves the right to require groups of economic operators to take a particular legal form upon contract award or to require that 1 party has primary liability or to require each party to be jointly and severally liable. The contracting authorities also reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees, collateral warranties or other appropriate forms of undertaking or security to secure proper performance of the contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

The contracting entity's requirement will be set out in the IM, Pre-qualification document and in the invitation to tender/negotiate. The successful tenderer(s) must comply with AES's terms and conditions on corporate compliance as a condition to the performance of the contract(s).

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Applicants (and consortium members, if any) shall be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Utilities Contract regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter VII, Section 2 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) — including but not limited to Regulation 26 thereof — on the basis of information provided in response to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documentation (which is available from the contact point referred to above). Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documents are to be submitted to the contracting entity by the date specified in Section IV.3.4)

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Applicants shall be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter VII, Section 2 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) — Including Regulation 27 thereof — on the basis of information provided in response to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documentation (which is available from the contact point referred to above), and particular, PQQ Parts C and F thereof. Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documents are to be submitted to the contracting entity by the date specified in Section IV.3.4)

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

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
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

Supply of Aqueous Urea Solution 40%

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

The Invitation to Tender Questionnaire will be provided upon request. Application for information and participation to the ITT must be in writing and submitted to Steven Rodgers referencing the Contract title to Europe.Procurement@AES.com as per the details provided in Section 1.1) of this notice.

All information must be completed and returned as instructed in the Invitation to Tender Questionnaire and Information Memorandum. The response will be assessed as outlined in the PQQ and Information Memorandum.

Re II.1.5) above, this is an estimated value only. The contracting entity reserves the right to award a contract for a higher or lower amount.

Re IV.3.4) above, requests to participate (i.e. completed ITT Documents) should be submitted to Steven Rodgers, EMEA Buyer — Projects and Services, Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT38 7LX.

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