Official UK procurement notice
21/017 - NI Network Balancing Gas
Authority: GNI (UK) LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas Services (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered for the period from1st October 2021 until 1st October 2022 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, & WTL, (together the "NI Network Operators").
CPV: Natural gas
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #121/017 - NI Network Balancing Gas - Lot 1 - Primary Buy Framework AgreementRenewal
Lot #221/017 - NI Network Balancing Gas - Lot 2 - Secondary Buy Framework AgreementRenewal
Lot #321/017 - NI Network Balancing Gas - Lot 3 - Sell Framework AgreementRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Refer to tender documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
- “21/017 - NI Network Balancing Gas” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jul 2021, 16:07 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jul 2021, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
21/017- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-016245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c6e7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
Publisher note: You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. It is very important that you commence the scanning & uploading of your response in a timely manner. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the Tender documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12.00 hrs local time on Wednesday 11th August 2021. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Aug 2021
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, ga
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jul 2021 → 11 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published12 Jul 2021, 16:07 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Aug 2021
- Bids opened11 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria