Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-04-28
Buyer: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 09330000: Solar energy | 09331000: Solar panels | 45261215 | 45310000 | 45311000
Submission deadline: 2020-05-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting entity intends to procure a single supplier framework for the supply and install solar PV solutions, and related services, to commercial and industrial customers.
The scope of the service design, procure, supply, install, commission and maintain all elements of ground-mounted and roof-mounted solar PV projects. The projects will be located in the Republic of Ireland on commercial premises. Applicants must be able to provide the full scope of services of a solar EPC contractor, including all associated construction, balance of plant and grid connection works.
The contracting entity intends to procure a single supplier framework for the supply and install solar PV solutions, and related services, to commercial and industrial customers.
Provided that a sufficient number of applicants are qualified to be considered for shortlisting, following application of the procedures set out in section A.9 (Evaluation of PQQ responses), it is anticipated that at least the 5 highest-scored Applicants for each lot will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the procurement process.
The duration of the framework agreements will be for three years duration with an option, at the discretion of ESB, to extend up to a further 48 months in one or more increments.
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 168398.
Where a grouping of services providers express interest in this process, it is a requirement of ESB that one member of the group accepts full contractual responsibility for the delivery of services. Where appropriated the intended contractually responsible member of any grouping or consortium must be identified in responding to this notice.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;

Eligibility requirements: As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 168398.