Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-09-14
Buyer: Irish Water
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 42996000 | 45231100 | 45231300 | 45232152 | 45232411
Submission deadline: 2021-11-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Multi Supplier Framework for the Provision of Major Process and MEICA Works (incorporating associated Civil Works) to Irish Water
IW intends to undertake a competitive tendering process to establish a national Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of design, construction and operation of major process and MEICA works (incorporating associated civil engineering works and all required works and services). Suppliers will be required to provide a solution to: Design, build and/or operation of water abstraction, treatment, sludge treatment and handling, water distribution systems, on site renewable energy generation and other ancillaries (including acting as project supervisor for the construction stage and project supervisor for the design process under the relevant Regulations). Design, build and/or operation of wastewater collection systems, treatment, sludge treatment and handling, biogas generation, combined heat and power units (CHP), on site renewable electricity generation and other ancillaries. Refer to the PQQ contract scope.
Irish Water intends to undertake a competitive tendering process, the objective of which is to establish a national Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of design, construction and operation of major process and MEICA works (incorporating associated civil engineering works and all required works and services).
Design, build and/or operation of water abstraction, treatment, sludge treatment and handling, water distribution systems, on site renewable energy generation and other ancillaries (including acting as project supervisor for the construction stage and project supervisor for the design process under the relevant Regulations)
Design, build and/or operation of wastewater collection systems, treatment, sludge treatment and handling, biogas generation, combined heat and power units (CHP), on site renewable electricity generation and other ancillaries (including acting as project supervisor for the construction stage and project supervisor for the design process under the relevant Regulations).
The Framework Agreement will be established for a term of sixty (60) months with an option to extend by three 12 month periods up to a maximum cumulative term of eighty four (96) months, at the sole discretion of Irish Water.
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents.  Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read.  Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Wednesday 3rd November 2021.
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to tender documents.