Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-07-13
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71350000 | 71351000
Submission deadline: 2022-08-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for the development, construction and operation of the connection of offshore wind farms to the public terrestrial transmission system and interconnections.
In this context, RTE wishes to carry out geophysical surveys along the submarine cables, approximately one year after commissioning, in order to check their level of burial, the stability of the protections, and to monitor sedimentary movements.
The project concerns: 6 connections of offshore wind farms in the Manche and Atlantic, 4 connections of floating wind farms in the Mediterranean and Atlantic and 2 interconnections between France and the United Kingdom.
The service includes surveys on the connections of various wind farms such as Saint Nazaire, Fécamp, Courseulles and Saint Brieuc, offshore, nearshore and on the landing part.
- Carry out geophysical surveys offshore and nearshore (bathymetric surveys (MBES) and lateral sonar (SSS));
-Transmission of the unique identification number (SIREN) issued by INSEE, or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dating from less than 3 months before the deadline for responses or a receipt for the declaration filed with a centre for business formalities for legal entities or individuals in the process of registration.
-Document issued by the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the registration in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register;
-A document stating the applicant's identity and address or, where appropriate, the details of the applicant's tax representative in France
-The documents provided for in the following articles of the Labour Code, and dating from less than 6 months ago: - R. 1263-12 (seconded workers), - D.8222-5 or D 8222-7 (certificate of payment of social security contributions, tax certificate), - D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 (nominative list of foreign employees).
-In the event of an application to the call for tenders by a group of companies, the documents required to respond to the tender must be provided by each member of the group. The representative of the grouping must submit a bid signed by all the members of the grouping. RTE reserves the right to ask the grouping to transform itself into a joint venture or with a joint representative when the contract is awarded, insofar as this transformation is necessary for the proper performance of the contract. Except in the cases provided for in article R. 2142-26 of the Public Order Code, the composition of the grouping applying for a call for competition may not be modified.
-A signed and dated declaration on honour certifying that - That the candidate is not in the cases of prohibition to tender mentioned in articles L.2141-1 to L.2141-5 of the Public Order Code or equivalent for foreigners (certificate of payment of taxes and contributions or social security contributions That it is in compliance with articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212 11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers;
-defects of regularity with regard to social or fiscal obligations, noted either by a judge, or by the administrations responsible for collecting taxes, contributions and social security contributions, or by the labour inspection services and similar services;
-statements of compulsory liquidation, bankruptcy or legal redress which do not justify the right to continue the activities for the foreseeable duration of the performance of the public contract, recorded by the commercial court
-violation of the rules relating to the fight against illegal employment, recorded by the labour inspectorate and similar services or reported by the latter to the representatives of the State.
In the event of a conflict of interest, the candidate undertakes to provide evidence of his irrefutable independence in relation to the consultation in question.

Eligibility requirements: The candidate must send with his application for participation : Candidate established in France : -Transmission of the unique identification number (SIREN) issued by INSEE, or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dating from less than 3 months before the deadline for responses or a receipt for the declaration filed with a centre for business formalities for legal entities or individuals in the process of registration. Candidate established outside France: -Document issued by the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the registration in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register; -A document stating the applicant's identity and address or, where appropriate, the details of the applicant's tax representative in France For all applicants: -The documents provided for in the following articles of the Labour Code, and dating from less than 6 months ago: - R. 1263-12 (seconded workers), - D.8222-5 or D 8222-7 (certificate of payment of social security contributions, tax certificate), - D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 (nominative list of foreign employees). -In the event of an application to the call for tenders by a group of companies, the documents required to respond to the tender must be provided by each member of the group. The representative of the grouping must submit a bid signed by all the members of the grouping. RTE reserves the right to ask the grouping to transform itself into a joint venture or with a joint representative when the contract is awarded, insofar as this transformation is necessary for the proper performance of the contract. Except in the cases provided for in article R. 2142-26 of the Public Order Code, the composition of the grouping applying for a call for competition may not be modified. -A signed and dated declaration on honour certifying that - That the candidate is not in the cases of prohibition to tender mentioned in articles L.2141-1 to L.2141-5 of the Public Order Code or equivalent for foreigners (certificate of payment of taxes and contributions or social security contributions That it is in compliance with articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212 11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers; These are, without being exhaustive: -defects of regularity with regard to social or fiscal obligations, noted either by a judge, or by the administrations responsible for collecting taxes, contributions and social security contributions, or by the labour inspection services and similar services; -statements of compulsory liquidation, bankruptcy or legal redress which do not justify the right to continue the activities for the foreseeable duration of the performance of the public contract, recorded by the commercial court -violation of the rules relating to the fight against illegal employment, recorded by the labour inspectorate and similar services or reported by the latter to the representatives of the State. In the event of a conflict of interest, the candidate undertakes to provide evidence of his irrefutable independence in relation to the consultation in question.
Le candidat devra adresser avec sa demande de participation : Candidat établi en France : -Transmission du numéro unique d'identification (SIREN) délivré par l'INSEE, ou bien 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 ou un récépissé du dépôt de déclaration auprès d’un centre de formalités  des entreprises pour les personnes morales ou physiques en cours d’inscription. Candidat établi hors de France: -Document émanant des autorités tenant le registre professionnel ou un document équivalent certifiant cette inscription ou un document datant de moins de 3 mois émanant de l'autorité habilitée à recevoir l'inscription au registre professionnel et attestant de la demande d'immatriculation audit registre; -Document mentionnant son identité et son adresse ou, le cas échéant, les coordonnées de son représentant fiscal ponctuel en France Pour tous les candidats: -Les pièces prévues aux articles suivants du Code du travail, et datant de moins de 6 mois : • R. 1263-12 (travailleurs détachés), • D.8222-5 ou D 8222-7 (attestation de paiement des cotisations et contributions de sécurité sociale, attestation fiscale), • D. 8254-2 à D. 8254-5 (liste nominative des salariés étrangers). -En cas de candidature à l’avis d’appel à la concurrence en groupement d’entreprises, les pièces demandées pour répondre à l’offre doivent être fournies par chacun des membres du groupement.  Le mandataire du groupement remettra une offre signée par tous les membres du groupement. RTE se réserve le droit de demander au groupement sa transformation en groupement solidaire ou avec mandataire solidaire lors de l'attribution du marché dans la mesure où cette transformation est nécessaire à la bonne exécution du marché. Sauf cas prévus à l’article R. 2142-26 du Code de la Commande Publique, la composition du groupement candidat à un avis d’appel à la concurrence ne peut être modifiée. -Une déclaration sur l’honneur signée et datée attestant : • Que le candidat ne se trouve pas dans les cas d’interdiction de soumissionner mentionné aux articles L.2141-1 à L.2141-5 du code de la commande publique ou équivalent pour les étrangers (certificat de paiement des impôts, taxes et contributions ou cotisations sociales obtenu auprès des organismes compétents); • Qu’il est en règle au regard des articles L. 5212-1 à L. 5212 11 du code du travail concernant l’emploi des travailleurs handicapés ; Il s’agit sans être exhaustif: •des défauts de régularité au regard des obligations sociales ou fiscales, constatés soit par un juge, soit par les administrations chargées du recouvrement des impôts, cotisations et contributions sociales, soit par les services d’inspection du travail et assimilés; •des états de liquidations judiciaires, de faillites, de redressement judiciaire ne justifiant pas de l’habilitation à poursuivre les activités pendant la durée prévisible d’exécution du marché public constatées par le tribunal de commerce; •de la violation des règles relatives à la lutte contre le travail illégal, constatées par les services de l’inspection du travail et assimilés ou rapportés par ces derniers aux représentants de l’État. En cas de conflit d'intérêt, le candidat s'engage à fournir les éléments prouvant son indépendance irréfutable quant à la consultation en question.