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

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-003541/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
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: sourcingniwater.com
Email: sourcing@niwater.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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: Request for Information (RFI) – Supply of Renewable Energy to various NI Water sites via Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09300000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.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.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1.00 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: 09000000
Main CPV code: 09310000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.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.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:1
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

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:2023-02-27 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:2023-05-28
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date:2023-02-27 Local time:12:30

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: NI Water
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-02-06