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Published 15 Aug 2023, 09:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

23/043 Pay As You Go (PAYG) System Replacement

Official notice

Authority: GasNetworks Ireland·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)€24,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2024
Next notice expected 29 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Entity requires a single applicant for the provision of a new gas PAYG System encompassing approximately 113,000 number of meters (subject to change) and associated Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system, provided as a managed service, for its existing 113,000 customers with potential for future upward scaling.

CPV: Electronic data management (EDM) · Electronic meters · Energy meters · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Meter reading service · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
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.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “23/043 Pay As You Go (PAYG) System Replacement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
15 Aug 2023, 09:44 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
Authority reference
23/043
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031328
Classification (CPV)
Electronic data management (EDM)Electronic metersEnergy metersFinancial transaction processing and clearing-house servicesMeter reading serviceRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area
Ireland (IE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03efbf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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: Gas Networks Ireland wishes to invite request for information for "23/043 - Request for Expressions of Interest and Information - for the Provision of Pay As You Go (PAYG) Metering System". Completed RFI's should be returned via the etenders messaging facility with the tender reference and the tender title in the subject line of the message not later than 12.00 hrs (local time) on Friday 25th August 2023. Additional information is available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/. Please look for PMC ID no. 2234863 which also contains an RFI document. www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ↗

Appointment period ends
29 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Sept 2023 → 29 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    29 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2024
  1. Published value published: €24,000,000
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 29 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST
    +431 days · was 25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    1 Oct 2024, 12:04 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Gas Networks Ireland

Contracting authorityProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat Gasworks Road, Cork, IE, T12RX96Contact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body Inns Quay DUBLINContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria