Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2024-04-15
Buyer: Uisce Éireann
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 31170000 | 31216100 | 31625100 | 34933000 | 35111300
Submission deadline: 2024-04-15

Technical requirements: Uisce Éireann intends to establish a Qualification System for the provision of services associated with Statutory Inspections, Maintenance & Repair (incl. Replacement) to Uisce Éireann (UÉ) as required under applicable Irish and European law.
Admission to the Qualification System will be subject to meeting minimum requirements and minimum scores as set out in the Qualification System questionnaire. 
Any subsequent Call for Competition for the award of  any given contract (including framework agreement(s)) under this Qualification system, will be run to procure services to cover the independent competent examination, associated with Statutory Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (incl. Replacement) to Uisce Éireann as required.
It is envisaged that the proposed Qualification System may consist of seven (7) lots (categories). 
It is expected that a Multi Party Framework Agreement divided into regions/lots may be set up for Lot 1 following an initial Call for Competition under the Qualification System.
Details in relation to other Lots will be made available at a later stage. 
No restriction is envisaged on the number of Lots an applicant can apply for. 
There may be a limitation on the number of regions that can be awarded to any one applicant under particular Lots. An applicant may also be awarded the position of Reserve Tenderer across a limited number of regions/lots under a particular Lot. Further details will be set out at the call for competition stage. 

A breakdown of the proposed Lots is as follows: 

Qualification System for Statutory Inspections
•	Lot 1 - Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of Lifting Equipment.
•	Lot 2 - Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of Pressure Vessels.
•	Lot 3 - Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of Chemical Tanks.
•	Lot 4 - Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of ATEX Equipment. 
•	Lot 5- Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of Low Voltage(LV) Electrical Sites. 
•	Lot 6 - Statutory Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair (incl. Replacement) of Medium Voltage (MV) Electrical Sites. 
•	Lot 7 - General - This section is included to capture all other Statutory Inspection requirements that may become known or those associated with Statutory Inspection requirements not yet determined. 

UÉ Operational Regions and associated Local Authority Area’s.

EAST Region
Dublin City
Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown
South Dublin
Fingal
Kildare
Louth
Meath
Wicklow

South East Midlands
Carlow
Kilkenny
Laois
Longford
Offaly
Tipperary
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford

South West
Clare
Cork City
Cork County
Kerry
Limerick

North West
Cavan
Donegal
Galway County
Galway City
Leitrim
Monaghan
Roscommon
Sligo
Mayo 

Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded separately.
It is envisaged that Uisce Éireann will appoint an independent third party in Lot 1 to take on the roles and responsibilities of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS). For the remaining lots successful applicants may be requested to take on the roles and responsibilities of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) based upon business needs. 
Applicants should note that from time to time over the term of the Qualification System, the Contracting Entity, at its sole discretion but without altering the overall nature of the Qualification System, may provide for additional selection criteria in a further round of qualification to reflect changes in its requirements.
24/021 - Qualification System for Statutory Inspections