Tender

Request for Information (RFI) - Supply of Renewable Energy to various NI Water sites via Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003541

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a30e

Published 6 February 2023, 10:26am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Westland House

Belfast

BT14 6TE

Contact

sourcingniwater.com

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Request for Information (RFI) - Supply of Renewable Energy to various NI Water sites via Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

This RFI is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with renewable energy suppliers and investigate the potential of renewable electricity supply to Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) assets in various areas via a Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement. NI Water requires the information sought in this document to assess the interest, capability and commercial viability of procuring, via a sleeved contract arrangement, electricity from local renewable energy sources for consumption at some of our highest energy using sites. Responses to this RfI should be submitted through the messaging function on the eTendersNI portal.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
  • 09310000 - Electricity

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This RFI is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with renewable energy suppliers and investigate the potential of renewable electricity supply to Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) assets in various areas via a Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement. NI Water requires the information sought in this document to assess the interest, capability and commercial viability of procuring, via a sleeved contract arrangement, electricity from local renewable energy sources for consumption at some of our highest energy using sites. Responses to this RfI should be submitted through the messaging function on the eTendersNI portal.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 50

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

1

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

27 February 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 28 May 2023

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 February 2023

Local time

12:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NI Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom