Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road,
Belfast,
BT9 5HT
UK
Contact person: Noreen Magowan
E-mail: noreen.magowan@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C312 (2023) Supply of Cable Oil to BS60867
Reference number: C312 (2023)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (NIE Networks) has a requirement for the supply and delivery, to sites within the Northern Ireland Electricity Networks area of supply, of Synthetic Hydrocarbon Insulating Oil (Specification 204-27) for use in Oil-Filled Pressure Assisted Cables operating up to 275kV
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
491 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09211640
24950000
24951100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for the supply and delivery, to sites within the Northern Ireland Electricity Networks area of supply, of Synthetic Hydrocarbon Insulating Oil (Specification 204-27) for use in Oil-Filled Pressure Assisted Cables operating up to 275kV.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
70%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint an Economic Operator to enter into a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cable Oil to BS60867. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five (5) years.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-008191
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C312
Title: Supply of Cable Oil to BS60867
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
H&R Chempharm (UK) Ltd
Dudley Road
Tipton
DY4 8EH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 491 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NIE Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT95HT
UK
Telephone: +44 03457643643
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
UK
Telephone: +44 03002007812
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2024