United Kingdom-Belfast: Provision of Natural Gas (Industrial and Commercial) Metering Equipment ’18

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 037-081483/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd
Postal address: 197 Airport Road West
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2890555817
Email: christopher.losty@phoenixgroupni.com
Fax: +44 2890555500
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.phoenixnaturalgas.com
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
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:
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Provision of Natural Gas (Industrial and Commercial) Metering Equipment ’18
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50411200
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Contracting Authority have been constructing and maintain a natural gas network since 1996. Metering equipment initially installed in Industrial and commercial premises are approaching the end of their design life and therefore subject to replacement over the coming years. This tender is to seek offers for the supply of replacement gas metering equipment — both rotary positive meters with a flow range of between 65m3/hr to 400m3/hr and turbine meters with a flow range of between 650m3/hr to 4000m3/hr.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 750000 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: 50411200

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN0, UKN06 Main site or place of performance:
Metering equipment supplied requires to be delivered to Northern Ireland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Parties interested in applying for this opportunity should express their interest on e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk (project_24182). They will then be afforded access to the full suite of tender documentation — Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to tender (ITT). The latter document for information only at this stage of the process. The PQQ requires to be completed and uploaded by 12 noon on Friday 9.3.2018. The Contracting Authority will draw up a short-list from the PQQ’s submitted. Those parties which are short-listed will be invited to proceed to the tender stage through the issue of the ITT. The ITT will require to be completed and uploaded by 12 noon on Friday 30.3.2018.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 750000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals:
The agreement will contain an term extension provision which could extend the contract period for a further 36 months. The maximum possible term therefore being 96 months.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates:6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:It would be envisaged that no more than the top 6 scoring parties who complete the PQQ will be invited to proceed through to the tender stage.

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
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:Parties interested in applying for this opportunity should express their interest on e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk A pre-qualification/ selection process will initially take place after which short-listed parties will be invited to proceed to tender stage.

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payment shall be made, in arrears, for goods supplied in accordance with any agreement awarded.

III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Applications from consortia may be considered albeit any proposed consortia must form a legal entity prior to the award of any contract — should their bid prove successful. Each member of the consortia must be jointly and severally liable for the obligations and liabilities placed upon them through any contract awarded.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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:2018-03-09 Local time:12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:2018-03-16
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:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:The procurement documentation is available from e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk (project_24182). Further details on the procurement process is contained within this documentation.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at
(MT Ref:208392).

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd
Postal address: 197 Airport Road West
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2890555817
Fax: +44 2890555500

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2018-02-20