United Kingdom-Belfast: Provision of LV Fault Monitoring and Associated Services

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-021527/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
Postal address: 120 Malone Road,
Town: Belfast,
Postal code: BT9 5HT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Emma Rodgers
Email: Emma.Rodgers@nienetworks.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk

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:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the above mentioned address
I.6) Main activity:
Electricity

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Provision of LV Fault Monitoring and Associated Services
Reference number: S1218 (2024)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 31000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
NIE Networks seeks to appoint a suitably experienced service provider/s onto a Framework Contract/s for the Provision of LV Fault Monitoring and Associated Services.
This procurement will focus on the two elements of LV Fault Monitoring, namely Fault Monitoring Hardware and Fault Monitoring Services. Each of which will be tendered on a per Lot basis. A third Lot will also be available for those companies who wish to return for both. Tenderers are encouraged to compete for all the Lot’s that they are able to, in order to mitigate the risk of being excluded from the competition for not tendering for a specific Lot.
Estimated total contract value is £2,200,000.00- £2,500,000.00

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 2500000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted forall lots
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: LOT 1- FAULT MONITORING HARDWARE

Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
LOT 1- FAULT MONITORING HARDWARE
Lot 1 covers the supply of the following-
• Compact Low Voltage (LV) Multi-shot Auto Recloser and Fault Management system with both Single Phase and 3 Phase Fault Location (when installed with 2 other suitable 3 Phase enabled devices)
• Single Shot Low Voltage (LV) Auto-Recloser with 3 Phase Fault Location.
• Wireless communications interface between fault monitoring equipment and the supplier’s server (or NIE Networks server if required)
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:96
This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals:
The Framework Agreement will be established for a period of 4 years with the option to extend (at the sole discretion of NIE Networks) for up to 2 further 24-month periods (8 years in total).

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
II.2.1) Title: LOT 2- FAULT MONITORING SERVICES

Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
LOT 2- FAULT MONITORING SERVICES
• Wireless communications interface between Fault Equipment/Hardware and Fault Monitoring server
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:96
This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals:
The Framework will be established for a period of 4 years with an option (exercisable entirely at NIE Network’s Discretion), to extend for up to 2 further 24-month periods (8 years in total).

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
II.2.1) Title: LOT 3- FAULT MONITORING HARDWARE AND FAULT MONITORING SERVICES.

Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
LOT 3- FAULT MONITORING HARDWARE AND FAULT MONITORING SERVICES.
As above for Lot 1 and Lot 2.
In order to mitigate the risk of being excluded from the competition for not tendering for a specific Lot, tenderers are encouraged to compete for all Lots.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 2500000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:96
This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals:
The Framework will be established for a period of 4 years with an option (exercisable entirely at NIE Network’s Discretion), to extend for up to 2 further 24-month periods (8 years in total).

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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified at 1.3) above with the reference S1218

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
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified with the reference project S1218

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
IV.1.4) Information about the reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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:2023-08-25 Local time:12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:2023-07-25
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: EN

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: NIE Networks Ltd
Postal address: 120 Malone Road
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT95HT
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of Justice
Postal address: Chichester Street
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-07-25