Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Mutual Energy Limited
Mutual Energy Limited, 85 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH
Contact
Hannah Lambe
hannah.lambe@mutual-energy.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://in-tendhost.co.uk/mutual-energy/
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
http://in-tendhost.co.uk/mutual-energy/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://in-tendhost.co.uk/mutual-energy/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
II.2.2) SNIP Agent Service for the Premier Transmission Pipeline System (PTPS)
Reference number
2019-MEL-00000008
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Mutual 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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry
- 44161000 - Pipelines
- 44161100 - Gas pipelines
- 65200000 - Gas distribution and related services
- 44161110 - Gas-distribution network
- 65210000 - Gas distribution
- 76600000 - Pipeline-inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Successful Supplier's base of operations
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and / or Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
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).
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
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).
three.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required
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.
three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
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.
three.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
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.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
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.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
26 May 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 June 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
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: tenders@mutual-energy.com 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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom