Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-01-28
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71350000 | 71351000
Submission deadline: 2022-02-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for the development, implementation and operation of the connection of offshore wind farms to the public terrestrial transmission system.
In this context, RTE wishes to carry out geotechnical surveys for its future offshore substations for two floating wind farms in the Mediterranean - AO6.
-An identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dated less than 3 months before the deadline for responses; or a receipt for the declaration filed with a business formalities centre for legal entities or individuals currently registered.
-a document issued by the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, 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 mentioning its identity and address or, where appropriate, the details of its fiscal representative in France.
-A dated and signed declaration on honour justifying that it does not fall within any of the cases of prohibition of tendering mentioned in Articles L.2141-1 to L.2141-5 of Ordinance no. 2008-1074 of 26 November 2018 relating to the legislative part of the Public Order Code and 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;
-penalties imposed by a criminal judge relating to corruption in the broad sense, misappropriation of funds, influence peddling, illegal taking of interest, fraud, breach of trust, forgery and use of forgeries, money laundering, participation in a criminal association, for acts of terrorism, for drugs;
-failures to comply with social or fiscal obligations, established either by a judge, or by the authorities responsible for collecting taxes, contributions and social security payments, or by the labour inspection services and similar bodies;
-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 order to ensure compliance with the provisions of Articles L111-10 et seq. of the Energy Code, a candidate controlled directly or indirectly by a company in the EDF or CDC Group must produce in its application file a statement indicating its capital link with one or more companies in the EDF or CDC Group.
These elements, produced in French, must be provided by the individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by the subcontractors presented.
-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.
- Prove a turnover of more than €20M for at least one of the previous 3 years (2018, 2019, 2020) and provide financial reports (Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Accounts);
- Provide the share of turnover corresponding to the activity, subject of the proposed service, for the previous 3 years (2018, 2019, 2020);

Eligibility requirements: he applicant must send with his application : Applicants established in France : -An identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dated less than 3 months before the deadline for responses; or a receipt for the declaration filed with a business formalities centre for legal entities or individuals currently registered. Candidate established outside France: -a document issued by the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, 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 mentioning its identity and address or, where appropriate, the details of its fiscal representative in France. For all candidates: -A dated and signed declaration on honour justifying that it does not fall within any of the cases of prohibition of tendering mentioned in Articles L.2141-1 to L.2141-5 of Ordinance no. 2008-1074 of 26 November 2018 relating to the legislative part of the Public Order Code and 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; These are, without being exhaustive: -penalties imposed by a criminal judge relating to corruption in the broad sense, misappropriation of funds, influence peddling, illegal taking of interest, fraud, breach of trust, forgery and use of forgeries, money laundering, participation in a criminal association, for acts of terrorism, for drugs; -failures to comply with social or fiscal obligations, established either by a judge, or by the authorities responsible for collecting taxes, contributions and social security payments, or by the labour inspection services and similar bodies; -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. Candidate belonging to the EDF Group or the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) Group In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of Articles L111-10 et seq. of the Energy Code, a candidate controlled directly or indirectly by a company in the EDF or CDC Group must produce in its application file a statement indicating its capital link with one or more companies in the EDF or CDC Group. These elements, produced in French, must be provided by the individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by the subcontractors presented. -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 : -une 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: -un document émanant des autorités tenant le registre professionnel ou un document équivalent certifiant cette inscription ou, pour les entreprises en cours de création, 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 au dit registre; -un document mentionnant son identité et son adresse ou, le cas échéant, les coordonnées de son représentant fiscal ponctuel en France. Pour tous les candidats: -Une déclaration sur l'honneur datée et signée justifiant qu'il n'entre dans aucun des cas d'interdiction de soumissionner mentionné aux articles L.2141-1 à L.2141-5 de l’ordonnanc en°2018-1074 du 26 novembre 2018 portant partie législative du code de la commande publique et 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 peines prononcées par un juge pénal relatives à la corruption au sens large, la concussion, le trafic d’influence, la prise illégale d’intérêt, l’escroquerie, l’abus de confiance, le faux et usage de faux, le blanchiment, la participation à une association de malfaiteur, pour acte de terrorisme, pour stupéfiants; •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. Candidat faisant partie du groupe EDF ou du groupe de la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) Afin de s’assurer du respect des dispositions des articles L111-10 et suivants du code de l’Energie, un candidat contrôlé directement ou indirectement par une société du groupe EDF ou CDC devra produire dans son dossier de candidature une déclaration indiquant son lien capitalistique avec une ou des sociétés du groupe EDF ou CDC. Ces éléments produits en langue française sont à fournir par les candidats individuels, par chacun des membres d'un groupement candidat et, le cas échéant, par les sous-traitants présentés. -En cas de conflit d'intérêt, le candidat s'engage à fournir les éléments prouvant son indépendance irréfutable quant à la consultation en question.