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Published 26 May 2022, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C397 - 33kV Package Substations

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2022awarded 14 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contracting entity intended to appoint an economic operator to enter into a framework agreement in respect of the supply of 33kV Package Substations. The framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory performance review, with an option, entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

  • Recurrence: 85

CPV: Electricity distribution · Electricity distribution and control apparatus · Electricity distribution and related services · Prefabricated units · Substation equipment · Transformer substation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory performance review, with an option, entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years. · It is likely that this contract will be subject to a new procurement prior to the expiry of the eight (8) year potential duration.Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Available within the PQQ & Tender documents on eSourcingNI - Project C397 (2022) 33kV Package Substations.

Legal form for consortia
Please refer to the PQQ & Tender documents on eSourcingNI - Project C397 (2022) 33kV Package Substations.
Shortlisting
Please refer to the PQQ & Tender documents on eSourcingNI - Project C397 (2022) 33kV Package Substations.
What this means for your bid
  • “C397 - 33kV Package Substations” 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
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
Awarded
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
Yes · 85
First published
26 May 2022, 15:55 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031616
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distributionElectricity distribution and control apparatusElectricity distribution and related servicesPrefabricated unitsSubstation equipmentTransformer substation
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034064 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please refer to the PQQ & Tender documents on eSourcingNI - Project C397 (2022) 33kV Package Substations.

Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to the PQQ & Tender documents on eSourcingNI - Project C397 (2022) 33kV Package Substations.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jun 2022 → 26 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Oct 2023, 12:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Sept 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • 33kV Package Substations

    Signed
    14 Sept 2023
    Value
    £4,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court in Northern IrelandMediation body Belfast
  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandMediation body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • B&S Group LtdFramework contractor Sovereign Way, Chester West Employment Park, Chester, North West, CH1 4QJ

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