Official UK procurement notice
II.2.2) SNIP Agent Service for the Premier Transmission Pipeline System (PTPS)
Authority: MUTUAL ENERGY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMutual Energy Limited (MEL) is seeking tenders for the provision of an operational service to manage its gas transmission network in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Scotland to Northern Ireland Pipeline (SNIP) Agent service provider will act on behalf of MEL to operate the MEL pipeline network in Northern Ireland (PTPS), to standards and procedures as approved by MEL.The service must be provided for a period of 10 years commencing on or around 1st October 2022. A Mobilisation Period (for transition services) of up to 9 months will be required in advance, to facilitate service commencement.The anticipated Contract Value is approximately £9,000,000.00 (nine million pounds) across the 10 years SNIP Agent service period. The commercial offer at ITN will consist of both fixed and variable pricing elements, including up to 9 months Mobilisation Period.Further details will be provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and / or the Invitation to Negotiate documents.
CPV: Gas distribution · Gas distribution and related services · Gas pipelines · Gas-distribution network · Pipeline-inspection services · Pipelines · Professional services for the gas industry
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The SNIP service provider will operate the MEL gas transmission network of up to 22…Published value£9,000,000
The SNIP service provider will operate the MEL gas transmission network of up to 22 monitored remote sites on a 24x7 basis to standards and procedures determined by MEL. The service provider will be responsible for the control room operation, the SCADA service and the telemetry service along with supporting services.The SNIP Agent Service has several components which can be classified into three areas:- Operational Service (OS)- Technical Service (TS)- Management Service (MS)The SNIP Agent service must be fully operational for 24 (23 or 25 on clock change days) hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 (366 in a leap year) days per year.The service must be provided for a period of 10 years commencing on or around 1st October 2022. In addition, the service provider will need to allow for up to 9 months Mobilisation Period to provide a transition service to ensure that the entire SNIP Agent services are fully developed, tested and in place on or around 1st October 2022.Further details will be provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and / or the Invitation to Tender documents.See Section VI.3 of this Contract Notice for more details about the procurement process.
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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).
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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).
- Suitability
Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
- Legal form for consortia
- Mutual Energy Limited reserves the right to require bidders in a consortium to take a particular legal form or require a single contractor take primary liability or to require each party in a consortium to take joint and several liability.All members of a joint venture or consortium group (a) must complete PQQ Stage 1 Minimum Eligibility/Completeness Compliance, (b) not breach the exclusion grounds specified in the PQQ document and (c) meet all the minimum requirements as specified in the PQQ document with the exception of Stage 2 Minimum Technical and/or Professional Ability where one member of the consortium group must be designated as the lead member and complete the Stage 2 questions.Applicants must provide full details of the proposed consortium arrangements (including the legal form) and proposed contracting structures including key subcontractors.Details of the conditions applied to joint ventures and consortium groups are stated in the PQQ.
- Shortlisting
- Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Mar 2021, 12:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2021, 13:12 GMT
- Authority reference
2021/S 000-005949- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005962- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029eaeFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.
- Performance terms
Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.
Publisher note: Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Mutual Commercial Manager Cover at email address: [email protected] Applicants will then receive Instructions to register on the In Tend portal where an 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) can be submitted. The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the In Tend portal. After the expressions of interest have been submitted, the PQQ document will then be made available to candidates including the submission instructions no later than 26th April 2021 or as otherwise specified by Mutual Energy Limited. Candidates must submit their respective PQQ submission in accordance with the PQQ instructions no later than 30 days after the issue of the PQQ documents. Following, the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to four (4) candidates will be shortlisted with the selection criteria specified in the PQQ documentation, to proceed to the ITN phase. The ITN phase is expected to be conducted in one single stage. Mutual Energy Limited reserves the right to hold further ITN stages including a 'BAFO' round. At the end of the ITN one (1) tenderer will be appointed as the Preferred Bidder in accordance with the award criteria specified in the ITN documents. The award criteria specified in the ITN documents will be on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender determined by Mutual Energy Limited. Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the number of shortlisted candidates to receive the ITN, the conditions and / or the procurement process described in the PQQ and / or the ITN documents. Mutual Energy Limited will apply a 'standstill' period of a minimum of 10 days from the day following the date of notification to participating tenderers of the award of contract. The SNIP Agent procurement process including this Contract Notice shall be governed by the laws of Northern Ireland and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Northern Ireland.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Deposits and guarantees
Guarantees and Bonds are required and will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.Mutual Energy Limited reserve the right to alter or amend the conditions described in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.
Timeline
24 Mar 2021 → 14 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published24 Mar 2021, 13:12 GMT
- Submission deadline26 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected14 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextAdditional Information · VI.3 | Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Mutual Commercial Manager Cover at email address: [email protected] Applicants will then receive Instructions to register on the In Tend portal where an 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) can be submitted. The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the In Tend po… | Applicants wishing to participate should submit their company name, main contact name and main contact email address to Mutual Commercial Manager Cover at email address: [email protected] Applicants will then receive Instructions to register on the In Tend portal where an 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) can be submitted. The PQQ and subsequent ITN processes will be run using the In T… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria