Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-11-16
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 09000000 | 09323000 | 39000000 | 39715100 | 39721300

Technical requirements: This market sounding is being conducted to solicit market feedback in order to assist DCC define various aspects of the project and understand the role external parties could feasibly play in the DDHS. The objective is to gather industry views on:
(iii) potential contract structures for the delivery and operation of the project network along with heat purchase, sales, marketing and capturing of the required DDHS customer base;
(iv) the technical and non- technical challenges facing the implementation of a district heating system in the Irish market,
(vi) potential green construction techniques and innovation that could apply to the delivery and operation of the DDHS.
This market sounding is being conducted to solicit market feedback in order to assist DCC define various aspects of the project and understand the role external parties could feasibly play in the DDHS. The objective of the market sounding is to gather industry views on:
(iii) potential contract structures for the delivery and operation of the project network along with heat purchase, sales, marketing and capturing of the required DDHS customer base;
(iv) the technical and non- technical challenges facing the implementation of a district heating system in the Irish market;
(vi) Potential green construction techniques and innovation that could apply to the delivery and operation of the DDHS.
This market sounding exercise seeks to gather information and DCC encourages respondents to provide feedback. DCC invites respondents to request meetings to discuss clarifications in advance of providing feedback to this questionnaire, should they require it meeting will be accommodated.
1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Act.
2) Respondents must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
3) 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.
4) Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
6) All queries regarding this PIN must be made through the messaging format in etenders to Victor Coe, or emailed to victor.coe@dublincity.ie
Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie