Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road,
Belfast,
BT9 5HT
UK
E-mail: noreen.magowan@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
S1186 (2025) Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments and LiDAR
Reference number: S1186 (2025)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NIE Networks wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments (Lot 1) and LiDAR surveys (Lot 2).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
9 660 000.00
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
• S1186 (2025) Lot 1 – Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71355000
79311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments -
The Appointed Contractor shall provide a complete service, whereby each individual structure or bar is surveyed and photographed on site and assessed in terms of its condition. Data shall then be presented in summary for the tower as a whole. It is envisaged that the method of survey will be via helicopter or an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drone. The tenderer should detail their proposed method. NIE Networks has no preference to which method is selected however, the tenderer should note Section 1.7 Inaccessible Bars within this specification and satisfy themselves that bars which cannot be fully surveyed will be taken into account during the evaluation process of the tender responses
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:
1 380 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) years.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
S1186 Lot 2 – LiDAR Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71355000
79311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
LiDAR Surveys
The Appointed Contractor shall provide a complete service, whereby the LiDAR survey will be carried out, the data processed and a PLS-CADD (.bak) file produced. It is envisaged that the method of survey will be by fixed wing aircraft or drone. The tender response should detail their proposed method
It is a requirement of this tender that bidders have at least three years’ experience of carrying out similar LiDAR survey and processing work for other EU/UK electricity network operators.
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:
8 280 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) years.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) 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 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 specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified at I.3) above with the reference project S1186 (2025) Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments and LiDAR
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 specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified at I.3) above with the reference project S1186 (2025) Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments and LiDAR
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/11/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
08/01/2025
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
60 months
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
Belfast
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nienetworks.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/10/2024