22/002 - Provision of Design, Supply, System Integration & Maintenance of Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Equipment Services to GNI and GNI (UK).

This Qualification System is designed to allow for the assembly of a multi-supplier panel with competent entities whose capabilities include but are not limited to the to the provision of a complete system design, supply, installation, commissioning, and validation of a Station Control Systems (SCS) at Above Ground Installations (AGI) on the GNI network located in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and South West Scotland. The objective of this QSQ is to qualify Applicants onto the Qualifications System. Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) owns and operates the Irish natural gas network incorporating approximately 2,000km of steel transmission (Tx) pipeline and approximately 11,000km of PE distribution (Dx) pipelines along with 170 AGI's, 841 DRI's, 26,861 Industrial Commercial (I/C) and 638,027 domestic meters. The transmission system is linked to the UK and the Continental gas markets through two sub-sea interconnector pipelines and via 2 no. Compressor Stations located in Scotland. The Pressure range of the GNI networks varies from 148bar for the subsea interconnectors to mbar supplies for I/C & domestic customer supplies. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to add additional lots to the Qualification System.