Official UK procurement notice
25/027 Qualification System for the Provision Of Electric Drive Compressor Packages
Authority: Gas Networks Ireland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Qualification System is for the Supply of Electric Drive Compressor Packages. The scope includes
the compressor unit, electric motor, ancillary systems, emergency shutdown system, and integration support. The
boundaries of the scope are clearly defined to ensure clarity in deliverables. Scope of Supply: 1. Provision of Electric
Drive Compressor package including: Electric motor; and Natural gas centrifugal compressor. 2. Provision of
all ancillary supporting systems including: Control system PLC 3. Provision of emergency shutdown system for
the package Scope Boundaries Included within the scope:
- Compressor unit: The physical compressor itself (e.g.,
centrifugal, reciprocating, screw) and its associated components like the rotor, casing, and any internal seals. •
Electric motor: The motor driving the compressor, including its housing, stator, rotor, and any cooling systems.
- Variable Frequency Drive (VFD): If used, the VFD that controls the motor's speed and power.
- Coupling: The
mechanical link between the motor and compressor.
- Assistance with Integration of EMD to existing station systems
and compressors.
- Local instrumentation and control system: Sensors, gauges, and control systems for monitoring
and controlling the compressor's operation. This includes pressure, temperature, flow rate, and vibration monitoring.
- Lubrication system: If applicable, the system that provides lubrication to the compressor and motor.
- Cooling
system: If applicable, the system that removes heat generated by the compressor and motor.
- Startup and shutdown
systems: Components and controls for safely starting and stopping the compressor.
- Safety systems: Shutdown
systems and interlocks for preventing equipment damage and ensuring personnel safety. Excluded from the scope: •
Interconnecting station pipework systems
- Compressor halls
- Foundations
CPV: Electric motors, generators and transformers · Gas compressors · Pumps and compressors · Turbines and motors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCompetition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
Competition for Pumps and compressors (CPV 4212), and who usually turns up
Gas Networks Ireland has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. No delivery region is published, so no market column stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Pumps and compressors (CPV 4212) →
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Lot #1CPV 4212Estimate not published
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1 bid18%
2–353%
4–627%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Hydrasun LimitedLarge | £517k5 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | None on file | 23% below n=2 |
| £1.9m5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £92k5 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £424k1 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £261k1 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Nov 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Authority reference
25/027- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074943- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e3b7Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2035, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 30 Oct 2035 · 3 dates- Notice published338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Contract starts337 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadline30 Oct 2035, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.