Contract notice – utilities
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.6)Main activityElectricity
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
FW Service - Ireland Wide Area Network Services Onshore/ Offshore
Reference number: 4628
II.1.2)Main CPV code72720000 Wide area network services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
SSE has a dynamic fleet of renewable locations (wind, solar, battery) often located in very remote parts of the island of Ireland. These remote locations require low latency and reliable high quality on-site telecommunication systems that are critically essential for operating and maintaining these assets in the fleet. This opportunity seeks a partner to provide a standard solution for incumbent locations and cater for additional locations coming on line during the term.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 9 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
NUTS code: UK United Kingdom
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
SSE has a dynamic fleet of renewable locations (wind, solar, battery) often located in very remote parts of the island of Ireland. These remote locations require low latency and reliable high quality on-site telecommunication systems that are critically essential for operating and maintaining these assets in the fleet. This opportunity seeks a partner to provide a standard solution for incumbent locations and cater for additional locations coming on line during the term.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 9 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemStart: 01/03/2024
End: 28/02/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
A framework will be formed which shall contain optional renewals of 3 12 month instances following completion of the initial term.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedEnvisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Available PQQ documentation, scored with top 3 being invited to tender.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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 participateDate: 10/08/2023
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesDate: 05/09/2023
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderTender must be valid until: 29/02/2024
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: SSE plc
Town: Perth
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: SSE plc
Town: Perth
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:25/07/2023