Contract award notice – utilities
Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.6)Main activityElectricity
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Requirement for Temporary Emergency Generation - 200MW
Reference number: ENQEIR778
II.1.2)Main CPV code51112100 Installation services of electricity distribution equipment
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This tender is now complete.
The CRU, with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, has directed EirGrid under Regulation 28(10) of the Regulations, in our capacity as the transmission system operator, to secure the delivery of c. 200 MW of emergency temporary generation. In fulfilment of that direction, EirGrid has procured from the market the services of two companies to provide the c. 200 MW of generation onto the transmission network
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)Value excluding VAT: 678 489 571.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)65300000 Electricity distribution and related services
65310000 Electricity distribution
65320000 Operation of electrical installations
65400000 Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
31682500 Emergency electricity equipment
09310000 Electricity
45315300 Electricity supply installations
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This tender is now complete.
The CRU, with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, directed EirGrid under Regulation 28(10) of the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations (S.I. No. 60 of 2005), in our capacity as the transmission system operator, to secure the delivery of c. 200MW of emergency temporary generation. The procurement of this contract for the provision of 200 MW of additional temporary emergency generation for the purposes of the provision of system services (the “200 MW requirement”) was carried out in accordance with the competitive dialogue procedure as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 286 of 2016) (the “2016 Regulations”); and as referenced by Contract Reference Number: ENQEIR778.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Delivery Schedule (including securing Planning and Environmental Consents, and other licenses) / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Availability, Technology and Reliability / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental Management Plan / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: Cost Score up to year 3 / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Cost per MW years 4 and 5 / Weighting: 5
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period envisaged is three years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further two years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
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
The estimate contract value of €678.5 million is taking into account the contract being extended for the additional two years.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureCompetitive dialogue
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
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.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative noticeThe contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Requirement for Temporary Emergency Generation - 200MW
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:27/10/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: ESB Generation & Wholesale Markets
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: 27 Firstwilliam St Lower
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Country: Ireland
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 357 683 106.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 508 655 276.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
V.2.6)Price paid for bargain purchases
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Requirement for Temporary Emergency Generation - 200MW
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:22/12/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Huntstown Power Company Limited
National registration number: 265062
Postal address: The Liberty Centre, Blanchardstown Retail Park
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Postal code: Dublin 15
Country: Ireland
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 131 448 342.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 169 834 295.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
V.2.6)Price paid for bargain purchases
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
This is a supplementary notice to award a second contract in relation to ENQEIR778 – Requirement for Temporary Emergency Generation - 200MW
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:20/01/2023