United Kingdom-Belfast: Corporate Power Purchase Agreement

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 189-428286/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NI Water and its Subsidiaries
Postal address: Westland House
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT14 6TE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: alan.mcconnellniwater.com
Email: sourcing@niwater.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
Official name: NI Water and its Subsidiaries
Postal address: Westland House
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT14 6TE
Country: United Kingdom
Email: sourcing@niwater.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.2) Joint Procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
I.6) Main activity:
Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Corporate Power Purchase Agreement
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09300000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
NI Water is the largest user of electricity in Northern Ireland and currently consumes approximately 290 GWh of electricity per annum and is seeking to agree commercially attractive PPAs with suitable renewable projects to deliver approximately 45 – 90 GWh of power per annum across almost 3000 sites. With the introduction of iSEM and the volatility of electricity pricing, which is heavily influenced by commodity and foreign exchange markets, NI Water recognises the potential for it to engage with renewable developers and procure electricity for future years providing both a reliable supply of “green” electricity and price security for periods of 10-20 years. NI Water wishes to procure between 15-30 percent of its electricity from renewable sources through off site Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs). As a result NI Water is looking run a competitive tender process and enter into a contract(s) for CPPA(s) to provide this supply of electricity to a number of NI Water sites.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 168000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots:no
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 65300000
Main CPV code: 65400000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN, UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
NI Water is the largest user of electricity in Northern Ireland and currently consumes approximately 290 GWh of electricity per annum and is seeking to agree commercially attractive PPAs with suitable renewable projects to deliver approximately 45 – 90 GWh of power per annum across almost 3000 sites. With the introduction of iSEM and the volatility of electricity pricing, which is heavily influenced by commodity and foreign exchange markets, NI Water recognises the potential for it to engage with renewable developers and procure electricity for future years providing both a reliable supply of “green” electricity and price security for periods of 10-20 years. NI Water wishes to procure between 15-30 percent of its electricity from renewable sources through off site Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs). As a result NI Water is looking run a competitive tender process and enter into a contract(s) for CPPA(s) to provide this supply of electricity to a number of NI Water sites.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 168000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:240
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:2018-11-05 Local time:12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2019-02-03

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Northern Ireland Water
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2018-09-27