Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-09-19
Buyer: Orsted Onshore Ireland Midco Limited
Country: IE
Region: IE052
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 09330000: Solar energy | 42961200 | 45220000 | 45259000 | 50530000
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: The Contracting Entity has an ongoing need to enter into EPC contracts relating to utility scale onshore solar energy projects in the Republic of Ireland. The Contracting Entity wishes to establish a qualification system with a pool of qualified parties (i.e. the Qualified Applicants) that can be invited to specific Competitions under the Qualification System in relation to the procurement and execution of such works.
The works are expected to be required within the functional areas set out below. The below description is non-exhaustive and may not include all works that will actually be required for a Contract; the Contracting Entity reserves the discretion to generally procure EPC works under this Qualification System. A more detailed description of the works will be included in the Competition Materials in respect of a Contract.
The scope of works under a Contract may include (without limitation) the civil, electrical, and mechanical design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the solar farm which will connect to the Project’s substation (which will be designed and constructed by another party under a separate electrical works contract outside the scope of this Qualification System). The scope includes the design, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and testing of all mechanical, electrical, SCADA and solar equipment for the solar farm (excluding the Project’s substation) which may or may not include the PV modules.
In addition to the above the scope may also include reactive and preventative operation and maintenance activities, warranty support and performance guarantees for the duration of the period following completion of the solar farm during which the contractor is responsible for rectifying defects (the “Defect Notification Period”). The scope may also further include extension of the O&M activities past the Defect Notification Period as required by the Contracting Entity.
The contracting entity has also sent a notice for publication via www.etenders.gov.ie as the procurement procedure will run through that portal. As it was not possible to include all necessary information in that notice, the contracting entity publishes an additional notice via enotices2 to include all relevant information. In case of discrepancies between what has been listed in this notice and the notice that will be published via www.etenders.gov.ie the text in this notice prevails. Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using eTenders Resource ID – 3801333 
(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for  clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log­in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop­down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission.
(2) When finalising your submission please upload your final response as a zip file as individual documents will lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not imply you have successfully submitted your response. 
(3) There is a maximum upload limit of 250mb per file / 500mb per submission. 
(4) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU­Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. 
(5) If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish­eprochelpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours). 
(6) Applications submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email or post or hand delivery) will not be accepted. 
(7) 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. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 
(8) All queries regarding this process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response 
(9) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 
(10) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. 
(11) Where applicable, 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
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
In accordance with the provisions of the EC (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 130/2010), and the review procedures set out therein.


Winner: No winner was chosen - Orsted has decided to discontinue the Qualification System at this time for strategic reasons.
Number of bids: 4