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

Contract for Maintenance Services on the Moyle Interconnector Convertor Stations.

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

County Antrim, Northern Ireland and South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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)

Moyle Interconnector Limited, a subsidiary of Mutual Energy Limited, owns and operates the Moyle Interconnector, a HVDC link between the electricity transmission systems in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The current Long Term Maintenance Agreement is due to expire in November 2016 and Moyle Interconnector Limited wish to appoint a maintenance contractor who will ensure that the interconnector Converter Stations and associated equipment will continue to meet high availability performance targets on a cost effective basis.

Moyle Interconnector Limited do not currently believe that the service can be performed to the very high levels of performance outlined in the tender documentation by a party without access to the specialist HVDC expertise and protections that resides with Siemens Erlangen. However, Moyle Interconnector Limited are committed to open competition and transparency as indicated in Section 1 of the Project Information Memorandum and therefore are commencing an open and transparent process to test the market.

The Provider will respond to and repair faults associated with the interconnector control systems and HV AC and DC plant, equipment and protection systems. The Provider will be required to possess and maintain safety authorisations for to carry out switching and work in accordance with the Northern Ireland Electricity safety rules. An important element of the service will be response to faults involving the interconnector control systems and the maintenance and development of same.

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

The converter stations are located at Ballycronan More in Islandmagee, County Antrim and Auchencrosh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The current intention is to award a contract for an initial term of 5 years, but with the option to extend the contract by further periods of 5 years up to a date which is coterminous with the life of the control system. All such extensions will be at the sole discretion of Moyle Interconnector Limited.

II.2.2)

Options

After the initial 5 years, the contract may be extended for further periods of up to 5 years up to a date which is coterminous with the life of the control system.

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:

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Financial guarantees and/or other guarantees of performance may be required by the Contracting Authority if considered appropriate. Further details will be provided in the ITN which will be provided to Bidders that progress through the PQQ phase of the competition.

III.1.2)

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

Payment arrangements will be as specified in the ITN which will be provided to Bidders that progress through the PQQ phase 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

Where the Bidder is a consortium, each Member of the Bidder may be required to contract on any basis which Moyle considers appropriate in its discretion having regard to the nature, size and complexity of the Contract which basis may be discussed during the Negotiated Procedure or will be set out in the ITN. Further details will be provided in the ITN which will be provided to Bidders that progress through the PQQ phase of the competition.

III.1.4)

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

As set out in the PQQ and ITN.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

As set out in the PQQ and ITN.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Bidders' turnover must have exceeded GBP 50 000 000 (or equivalent sum in a foreign currency) in each of the last 3 financial years. Where the Bidder is a joint venture or consortium, the collective annual turnover of the Bidder must have exceeded GBP 50 000 000 (or equivalent sum in a foreign currency) in each of the last 3 financial years and the annual turnover of each member of the consortium or joint venture must have exceeded £10,000,000 (or equivalent sum in a foreign currency) in each of the last 3 financial years.

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has in place or has the ability to take out and maintain the following insurance:

Employer's Liability Insurance — GBP 10 000 000 each and every claim.

Public Liability Insurance — GBP 10 000 000 each and every claim.

Professional Indemnity Insurance — GBP 2 000 000 each and every claim.

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

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

LTMA 2016

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 costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties.

Variants will only be accepted when agreed in advance with Moyle Interconnector Limited.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Chief Executive of the Contracting Authority at the address set out in this notice, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by applicable law, including, without limitation, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). In accordance with such Regulations, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point information on award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact point from which additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact point to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent