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

HVDC Technical Services and Consultancy — Dynamic Purchasing System.

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)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

HVDC Cable and Converter technical services and consultancy work.

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)

National Grid intends to procure its HVDC technical services and consultancy requirements via a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The intention for the DPS is to tender suitable support service work for both services to Cable and/or Converter requirements.

The DPS shall be open to all of National Grid businesses. Predominantly, National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited, National Grid Interconnectors Limited and their subsidiaries. However the list of entities within this notice is not exhaustive. The reason for is that, during the DPS period new businesses are likely to be established which will benefit from access to this process.

This will be the first time a DPS has been used within National Grid. Should the trial be a success it is envisaged that other works, goods and services will be provided using this method. The trial will run from 10.3.2017 to 31.12.2017. The Contract Notice for this DPS is planned to run for an initial 3 year period. The dates, including the trial period are 10.3.2017 to 31.12.2020. Notice of completion of the trail will be published via the OJEU Contract Notice and National Grid reserves the right not to extend the DPS past the trial period.

In the initial set-up stage, all suppliers who meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. There will be no limit on the number of suppliers that may join the DPS for each category of work. New suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any point during its lifetime.

Individual contracts are awarded during the second, ITT, stage. In this stage, National Grid will invite all DPS members for the required category to tender for a specific contract.

The specific works that may be procured under the DPS cannot be clearly defined at this stage, although the scope of work for this DPS will provide further details.

The DPS itself does not form a contract. Any invitations for tender will conclude in awardee(s) contracting with National Grid based on the terms and conditions contained within the PQQ documentation. However no obligations are placed on National Grid to procure any works using this DPS.

To register your interest in this procurement event and to obtain its documentation, Applicants are to email box.GP.hvdcdps@nationalgrid.com using the subject wording ‘Registering interest for National Grid HVDC DPS’ and include in the body of the message your Ariba AN numbers (Network ID), name, email address and contact phone number for all contacts within your organization who will need to receive Ariba messages and administer your online submissions. Multiple IDs' from the same Applicant will be grouped for messages to each Applicant.

The PQQ document will ask for other contact details such as those responsible for submissions etc.

National Grid will then invite you to the Ariba event titled ‘WS937556628 HVDC Technical Services and Consultancy — DPS’ where all of the PQQ documentation is contained. Including an Instructions for Participants document.

Ariba Sourcing is the platform that allows National Grid to communicate and share the very latest PQQ/ITT information with Tenderers, in a secure online environment.

New users to Ariba can register for a free account by visiting http://discovery.ariba.com and clicking the ‘I'm Selling’ tab at the top left of your screen.

For guidance, please contact Ariba on 0800 358 3556 (UK) or +44 20 7187 4144 (EU). Alternatively a pdf guide can be provided by National Grid on request. Please issue a message to box.GP.hvdcdps@nationalgrid.com

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

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

National Grid intends to procure through this DPS, for;

1) additional/Project resource;

2) defined technical consultancy work,

3) engineering grades will be used to define the levels of personnel required/appropriate for each of the Categories and Lots below:

Engineer,

Senior Engineer,

Expert Engineer,

Categories and Lots,

Electricity Cable,

HVDC cable systems,

Subsea installation (Offshore),

UK Land installations (Onshore),

HVAC cable systems between Converter station and UK National Grid Electricity Transmission substation,

Cable technology,

Converter,

HVDC Converter system design,

AC & DC equipment design,

Protection and control.

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

Applicants of the DPS should be in a sound financial position. National Grid reserves the right to request Applicant financial data for review at any point of the DPS process. In addition, National Grid may use third party credit referencing agencies. National Grid may also contact the Applicant to further discuss commercial findings.

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

Joint Venture (JV) applications (incorporated or unincorporated) are allowable as part of this PQQ and wider DPS event.

For successful Joint Venture (JV) applications, the JV will need to provide a single response to this DPS. This will be judged using the same process as for single supplier applications.

Incorporated JV's will be required to submit evidence of their incorporation, in addition to their completed PQQ response.

All JV members will be subject to joint and severable liability.

III.1.4)

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

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

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

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?

The tenders ran through this DPS maybe related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union Funds. The current project of this type is 1.14-0015-UKDK-S-M-16.

Additional projects will be stated in subsequent tender event documents.

VI.3)

Additional Information

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