Official UK procurement notice
UK public contract notice — Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd. (Sept 2023)
Authority: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd.·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPhoenix Natural Gas continue to develop their natural gas distribution network throughout the east of Northern Ireland and are currently in the final year of an existing Contract which was let for Works associated with an overall Engineer, Procure & Construct (EPC) service. The Works currently undertaken will continue to be developed in the future - hence the requirement for a Distribution Contract to continue on after the expiry of the current Agreement in July 2023. The succeeding Works Contract for the EPC service will be entitled Distribution Contract (05) - otherwise referred to as DC (05). The term of DC(05) is eight years i.e. from July '23 - July '31. The Works over this 8 year period are estimated to consist of 350,000 metres of polyethylene gas mains and 50,000 connections to individual properties (domestic & commercial).
CPV: Construction work for gas pipelines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Works over the planned 8 year period are estimated to consist of 350,000 metres of polyethylene gas mains and 50,000 connections to individual properties (domestic &...Awarded
- Second stage
- up to 6 candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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
No more than the top six scoring Applicants that demonstrate the most appropriate and relevant experience in relation to the Works required shall be invited to proceed to the tender stage. However, the number invited to tender may be less than six should a more…
minimum score level not be exceeded.. Further details of this stage of the tender process are contained within the PQQ document. - Economic & financial standingAs stated in the tender documentation.Minimum: The Applicant must be able to demonstrate an annual turnover in excess of £100 million (or equivalent) in each of the 3 years stated for which accounts are submitted..
- Technical & professional abilityAs stated in the tender documentation.Minimum: Relevant technical and commercial experience.
- Legal form for consortia
- As stated in the tender documentation.
- Shortlisting
- As stated in the tender documentation.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035b67- Contract terms summary
- As stated in the tender documentation.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
- As stated in the tender documentation.
- Review procedure
Phoenix have observed a 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all participating entities. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful participating entities to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities more…
Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: A draft version of the Invitation to Tender document is made available to all interested Parties through the eSourcingNI web-site for reference purposes only. There should be no attempt to complete this until invited to do so. The purpose of making this available, in draft form, is to further inform those potential Applicants about the nature of the Works to be completed and the conditions under which they require to be delivered.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- Not applicable.
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Next notice expected3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected6 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Distribution Contract (05) · supplier not published
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2022- Published value updated8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BSTwas £90,000,000
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
- Deadline withdrawn8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
- Status changed to active4 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT4 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Phoenix Natural Gas LtdContracting authorityProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.