Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-12-15
Buyer: TenneT Offshore GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 09310000 | 31120000 | 31160000 | 31170000 | 31200000
Estimated value: 400000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-01-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Mechanical & Electro-technical integrated Contract (MEiC) for maintenance of offshore grid connection systems
The contract includes electro-technical, mechanical, automation and civil maintenance work (preventive, corrective & fault clearance) as well as catering & housekeeping (Germany only) on offshore converter platforms (Germany and Netherlands) and their respective landstations (Germany only). Offshore works take place in the respective exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Germany and the Netherlands in the North Sea.
The tenderers are entitled to offer a price reduction in the event that they are the most economical tenderer for both lots. In this context, the Client reserves the right to award a contract for both lots from the point of view of overall economic efficiency. The bidder has the option to offer a price reduction for the combination of the following lots:
Offshore converter platforms in the German EEZ as well as the following landstations: Buettel, Diele, Doerpen (West), Emden (East) and Garrel (East)
TenneT is obliged to connect offshore wind farms (OWF) in the German EEZ to the onshore power grid. Grid Field Operation - Offshore (GFO-O) is the organizational unit that manages the operation and maintenance of the German high-voltage grid connection systems (GCS) from the OWF to land. These GCS consist of an Offshore Converter Platform (OCP) that is connected to an Onshore landstation. The OWF are constructed and operated by third parties.
Following the turnkey construction of an OCP, the electro-technical, mechanical, structural and automation components must be maintained. Maintenance includes preventive and corrective maintenance as well as fault clearance. Catering and housekeeping services also need to be provided as part of the offshore maintenance campaigns. TenneT is looking for a partner that serves the combined duties from a single source and proactively manages interaction with the client as single-point-of-contact. This is combined in this Mechanical & Electro-technical integrated Contract (MEiC).
TenneT is obliged to connect offshore wind farms (OWF) in the Dutch EEZ to the onshore power grid. Grid Field Operation - Offshore (GFO-O) is the organizational unit that manages the operation and maintenance of the high-voltage grid connection systems (GCS) in the Netherlands from the OWF to land. These GCS consist of an Offshore Converter Platform (OCP) that is connected to an Onshore landstation. The OWF are constructed and operated by third parties.
Following the turnkey construction of an OCP, the electro-technical, mechanical, structural and automation components must be maintained. Maintenance includes preventive and corrective maintenance as well as fault clearance. TenneT is looking for a partner that serves the combined duties from a single source and proactively manages interaction with the client as single-point-of-contact This is combined in this Mechanical & Electro-technical integrated Contract (MEiC).
The application as a bidding consortium is admitted. A bidding consortium is treated like an individual applicant (Section 50 para. 2 SektVO). If applicants are addressed in the tender documents, this also refers to the joint form of participation of a bidding consortium. In this respect, regulations which specifically are related to bidding consortia, exclusively use the term "Bidding Consortium." The bidding consortium shall nominate an authorized representative for the conclusion and implementation of the contract and who signs the respective form. The authorized representative shall be available to the contracting entity as the contact person of the bidding consortium in this tendering procedure. Members of the bidding consortium shall jointly complete the form "Statement of Bidding Consortium", which also names the authorized representative.
Please provide a proof of Registration in a commercial register of the relevant authority of the country in which the company is established (E.g. Kamer van Koophandel (NL), Handelsregister(DE), Brønnøysundregistrene (NO), Companies house (UK), bolagsverket (S), erhvervsstyrelsen (DK), Companies registration office (IE), Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Enterprises (BE)) , which may not be older than three months at the expiry of the call for competition period (final date of submission of the application for the call for competition).
Please provide a comprehensive company presentation including information about company structure/organization, ownership, main customers, and offered services as well as organizational diagram including all company locations and showing the total number of FTE (full-time equivalent). In case of a consortium the structure of the consortium is to be presented, not the structure of each individual company.
Please confirm that no grounds for exclusion under §§ 123, 124 GWB exist and provide the respective self-declaration. For bidding consortia each member must provide the respective self-declaration.
The applicant declares that no insolvency or similar proceedings have been instituted or the opening has been requested or the application has been rejected for lack of assets or a final confirmation of the insolvency administrator of the Bankruptcy Trustee that an insolvency plan (§ 258 InsO) is available.
Evidence of economic and financial capacity shall be provided by the submission of annual business reports (min. company balance sheet/profit and loss account) of the past 3 closed financial years. In particular, proof of an average minimum revenue of
must be provided for the past three closed financial years. In the case of a bidder consortium the aforementioned sales are based on the cumulative turnover of the consortium partners. For each individual bidder or consortium partner, the total turnover of the group is deemed to be 100% owned by the group parent company.

Eligibility requirements: INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT/BIDDING CONSORTIUM The application as a bidding consortium is admitted. A bidding consortium is treated like an individual applicant (Section 50 para. 2 SektVO). If applicants are addressed in the tender documents, this also refers to the joint form of participation of a bidding consortium. In this respect, regulations which specifically are related to bidding consortia, exclusively use the term "Bidding Consortium." The bidding consortium shall nominate an authorized representative for the conclusion and implementation of the contract and who signs the respective form. The authorized representative shall be available to the contracting entity as the contact person of the bidding consortium in this tendering procedure. Members of the bidding consortium shall jointly complete the form "Statement of Bidding Consortium", which also names the authorized representative. EXTRACT OF COMMERCIAL REGISTER Please provide a proof of Registration in a commercial register of the relevant authority of the country in which the company is established (E.g. Kamer van Koophandel (NL), Handelsregister(DE), Brønnøysundregistrene (NO), Companies house (UK), bolagsverket (S), erhvervsstyrelsen (DK), Companies registration office (IE), Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Enterprises (BE)) , which may not be older than three months at the expiry of the call for competition period (final date of submission of the application for the call for competition). COMPREHENSIVE COMPANY PRESENTATION INCL. ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGRAM Please provide a comprehensive company presentation including information about company structure/organization, ownership, main customers, and offered services as well as organizational diagram including all company locations and showing the total number of FTE (full-time equivalent). In case of a consortium the structure of the consortium is to be presented, not the structure of each individual company. SELF-DECLARATION OF NO GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION Please confirm that no grounds for exclusion under §§ 123, 124 GWB exist and provide the respective self-declaration. For bidding consortia each member must provide the respective self-declaration. [Please use the forms provided in Negometrix]

Award value: 400000000