Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-12-28
Buyer: EirGrid plc
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71320000 | 71321000: Heating and ventilation design services | 71350000 | 71500000
Estimated value: 17458685.9 EUR
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The CRU, with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, directed EirGrid under Regulation 28(10) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, in its capacity as the Transmission System Operator, to secure the delivery of c. 450MW of emergency temporary generation. In fulfilment of that direction, EirGrid, through a wholly owned special purpose vehicle (EirGrid SPV 2022 DAC) has procured from the market via tender ENQEIR803 - Requirement for Temporary Emergency Generation - 450MW electricity generation plant for the purpose of subsequent transfer of that plant to one or more electricity generators in accordance with the EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Act 2022. The present procurement relates to the appointment by EirGrid of the equipment supplier to conduct design preparation works in order to preserve critical path lead times.
The procurement was conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition, pursuant to Article 49 of S.I. No. 286/2016 - European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. EirGrid under this agreement is engaging GE to conduct the design preparation works for Shannonbridge in order to preserve critical path lead times.
The procurement was conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition, pursuant to Article 49 of S.I. No. 286/2016 - European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. EirGrid under this agreement is engaging GE to conduct the design preparation works for Tarbert in order to preserve critical path lead times.
The CRU, with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, directed EirGrid under Regulation 28(10) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, in its capacity as the Transmission System Operator, to secure the delivery of c. 450MW of emergency temporary generation. Securing the delivery of temporary emergency generation is required to address the likely and substantial risk of a national security of supply emergency. The purchase of equipment by EirGrid SPV 2022 DAC is the first stage in that process and in tandem EirGrid is engaging with electricity generators for the purpose of subsequent transfer of the purchased plant in accordance with the EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Act 2022.  Given the extreme urgency of the situation, it was not possible for EirGrid/the SPV to comply with the time limits specified for open procedures, restricted procedures and negotiated procedures with prior call for competition in procuring the equipment.  The equipment has been purchased from GE.  The same rationale for use of the negotiated procedure without call for competition applies to the present procurement, which relates to the associated appointment by EirGrid of the equipment supplier (GE) to conduct design preparation works in order to preserve critical path lead times.


Winner: General Electric Global Services GmbH
Award value: 17458685.9
Number of bids: 2