Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-11-17
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71351000
Submission deadline: 2023-11-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Offshore Substations and Submarine Cables Routes
RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for the development, implementation and operation of the connection of offshore wind farms to the French public power transmission system.
In this context, RTE intends to carry out Geophysical and Geotechnical surveys for its future Offshore Substations and Submarine Cables.
The purpose of this Contract notice is to introduce the call for tender gathering 5 lots of subsequent framework contract for Surveys dedicated to the Offshore Substations and Submarine Cables. The 5 lots at stake are the following:
The Contractor will be in charge of full geophysical survey covering (i) the Submarine Cable Routes from Landfall (5 meters water depth) to Offshore Substation (min. 40 meters water depth) and (ii) Offshore Substation fondation, including :
Organisation, Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and part of the procurement.
A maximum number of six (6) candidates getting the highest technical score with a minimum of 60/100 and being not eliminated on the administrative and financial criteria will be shortlisted and selected to receive the Invitation To Tender.
RTE reserves the right to award the framework contract on the basis of the initial offers without negotiation.
The Contractor will be in charge of full geophysical UXO survey covering (i) the detection of UXO before geotechnical survey (including provision of ALARP certificate) and (ii) identification of UXO before validation of Submarine Cable Routes and Offshore Substation fondation, including :
Organisation, Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and part of the procurement.
A maximum number of six (6) candidates getting the highest technical score with a minimum of 60/100 and being not eliminated on the administrative and financial will be shortlisted and selected to receive the Invitation To Tender.
RTE reserves the right to award the framework contract on the basis of the initial offers without negotiation.
The Contractor will be in charge of full geotechnical survey covering the future location of Offshore Substation fondation (deep water), including :
Organisation, Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and part of the procurement.
A maximum number of six (6) candidates getting the highest technical score with a minimum of 60/100 and being not eliminated on the administrative and financial will be shortlisted and selected to receive the Invitation To Tender.

Eligibility requirements: For candidates registered in France: - Numéro d'identification unique - ou Carte d’identification justifiant de l’inscription au répertoire des métiers (original ou copie) datant de moins de 3 mois par rapport à la date limite de réponse à l'avis de marché For candidates registered out of France : - a less than 3 months old document issued by an official authority certifying the registration of the Candidate on a professional Register or a document issued by the official authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration. For all candidates : - a dated and signed statement under oath certifying that the Candidate is not in one of the case prohibiting it to tender as stated in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-6 and in articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 of the french code de la commande publique and is compliant with articles L. 5212-1 à L. 5212-11 of the French labour code regarding the employment of disabled workers. - if the Candidate is subject to insolvency procedures, all court orders and notifications shall be provided. The excel file "23659-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.