CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify) Sub-central Authority

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

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)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.

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 operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Procurement of equipment to install four no. 33 kV rated cable tails from the current dry mate connectors to the 4 developer berths at the Wave Hub offshore facility for the development and testing of wave energy devices, providing a well-defined and monitored site with electrical connection to the onshore UK electricity grid.

It is intended to replace the current 11 kV rated dry mate connectors with a 33 kV rated in-line joint and to terminate the cables with half of a 33 kV dry mate connector.

4 300 m cable tails, each consisting of a double armoured three-core cable, are laid to the north east as a bundle section over a distance of 160 m from the TDU.

Workscope to supply equipment to replace the current dry mate connectors with an in-line joints and to terminate the cables with half of a dry mate connector along with testing of cables onshore.

Complete supply scopes:

— 4 x in-line joint,

— 4 x Dry mate connector,

— onshore cable testing services,

— cable abrasion protection,

— supply of Rock Bags.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the my-Tenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=165469

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

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

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

Detailed in tender documents.

III.1.2)

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

Detailed in Tender documents.

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

III.1.4)

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

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

(1) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

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
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

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 authority

OM-287-TI-01-C1

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other 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?

Wave Hub Limited are planning the installation of 4 no. 33 kV rated cable tail extensions from the current dry mate connectors to the 4 developer berths. These cable tail extensions are of identical specification and were manufactured at the same time as the short 300 m tails currently installed. It is intended to replace the current 11 kV rated dry mate connectors with a 33 kV rated in-line joint and to terminate the extension cables with half of a 33 kV dry mate connector.

VI.3)

Additional Information

(MT Ref:165469).

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:

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

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

In Line Joints c/w bend stiffeners/protectors for 33 Kv subsea cable tails.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4 off.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Mate Connectors c/w bend stiffeners/restrictors for 33 Kv subsea cable tails.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4 Off.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Supply of handling equipment and testing services to electrical test subsea cable tails currently stored on drums onshore Cornwall.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

3 Cables on drums.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Cable testing to attached specification.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Protection for electrical cable to reduce wear during deployment and recovery.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

3 x 50 m lengths.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

CEFAS approved rock filter bags.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

— Individual 2 and 4 t bags.

— 50 off 2 and 4 t bags.

— 100 off 2 and 4 t bags.

— 300 off 2 and 4 t bags.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots