Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-10-05
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 72000000 | 76000000
Submission deadline: 2022-10-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: RTE is looking for a company able to provide Offshore Client Representative (OCR). Reputable and qualified OCR are required in order to monitor and follow the offshore works performed by the EPC Cable Contractor (CTR). They will represent and act on behalf of RTE. Competent personnel will also be required for the Tenderer position. Tenderer shall provide relevant CV’s of OCR as part of their tender submission.
The OCR position requires a solid knowledge of the Offshore Cable Installation Operations. Depending on the scope where the OCR is mobilized, different skills might be required:
Route preparation (Boulder Clearance, Mattressing, Pre-Trenching, OOS Management, Pre Lay Grapnel Run)
As a general matter, OCR shall also demonstrate a strong experience as a Client Representative on previous similar projects and general knowledge of Offshore Operations:
OCR must have valid certifications and trainings required to be on work site. The minimum is the BOSIET and Medical Certification (Fitness to Work) with a 2-year validity. If necessary, additional requirement will be transmitted by RTE for each project or scope.
- Applicants based outside France: Document from the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or Document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorized to receive the registration in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register".
- Document mentioning its identity and address or, if necessary, the details of its fiscal representative in France;
- A statement on honour, dated and signed, justifying that it does not fall within any of the cases of prohibition of bidding mentioned in articles 45 and 48 of order n°2015-899 of 23.7.2015 relating to public contracts and in particular that it is in order with regard to articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the labour code concerning the employment of disabled workers;
- Give the share of the turnover corresponding to the activity, object of the proposed service, for the 3 previous years (2019, 2020, 2021);
- Provide a brief history of the company and an organizational chart (specifying the number of employees);
- To present itself in a legal form allowing to clearly evaluate its means, its organization and the sharing of responsibilities;
Candidate companies will be considered technically suitable if, during the evaluation of the preliminary questionnaire (PQQ), they can justify overall :
- Competence in the follow-up of the OCRs as well as in the management of all administrative and logistical tasks necessary for the provision of the OCRs;
- English language skills (to ensure the recruitment of OCRs as well as the necessary administrative and logistical tasks);
- Knowledge of the French labor law and of the "SOCIAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO WORKERS EXERCISING AN ACTIVITY RELATED TO RENEWABLE MARINE ENERGY (MRE) ON BOARD A SHIP OR ON AN OFFSHORE INSTALLATION";

Eligibility requirements: See part II.2.9)
Voir partie II.2.9)