Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-02
Buyer: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 09134000 | 15421000 | 50532200 | 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services
Submission deadline: 2021-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Service Provider to provide Transformer Oil Supplies and Services Framework Agreement within Ireland and United Kingdom.
ESB Generation & Trading (GT) and ESB Networks wishes to establish a framework for the delivery of Oil Services in Ireland and UK. ESB Networks operates many 38 kV, 110 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV substations throughout the distribution and transmission system. Most of these stations contain power transformers and/or reactors and boosters.  ESB GT operate a number of 38 kV, 110 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV power stations as well as 38 kV and 110 kV windfarms.
Service Provider to provide Transformer Oil Supplies and Services Framework Agreement within Ireland and United Kingdom.
ESB Generation & Trading (GT) and ESB Networks wishes to establish a framework for the delivery of Oil Services in Ireland and UK. ESB Networks operates many 38 kV, 110 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV substations throughout the distribution and transmission system. Most of these stations contain power transformers and/or reactors and boosters.  ESB GT operate a number of 38 kV, 110 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV power stations as well as 38 kV and 110 kV windfarms.
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top scoring 5 firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 201548
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
8) 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.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying

Eligibility requirements: As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 201548