Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-08-01
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72500000
Estimated value: 4500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-09-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The service purchase envisaged involves the implementation of an IT solution and the operation of associated services to (i) organise capacity auctions and (ii) facilitate the secondary market on behalf of RTE. The service should commence such that auctions are possible from 2025 onwards for winters 2026-2027, the first delivery period covered by the new mechanism, and beyond. All the capacities purchased by RTE during the auction are intended to cover security of supply. The exchanged item is a block in megawatts (MW) representing a commitment to the expected availability of power generation and load-shedding facilities during delivery periods within the framework agreed with RTE. After each auction and until the start of the delivery period, the platform enables the stakeholders to publish offers., It also and enables commitments exchanges to be validated and notified to RTE within the allocated quantities.
- Implementation of the solution : development of the auction algorithm specified by RTE and integration of the Solution.
- Access to the Integrated Solution across the initial perimeter over the firm 5-year period, servicing the capacity market and the secondary market (including accommodation and maintenance in operational condition)
- Access to the Integrated Solution across the optional perimeter (3 years), servicing the capacity market and the secondary market (including accommodation and maintenance in operational condition)
- Additional services such as training, specific development work (240 person-days over the total duration of the contract)
1000 to 2000 transactions spread over 2 auctions per year; 100 to 400 stakeholders per auction; 200 admissions for the first year and 50 per year for subsequent years
The framework agreement is concluded for a firm period of 5 years, renewable 3 times for one year, for a total period of 8 years.
The contract shall consist of three optional tranches of one year each, the details of which shall be specified in the draft framework agreement submitted during the tender phase.
In order to avoid any conflict of interest and to ensure full neutrality of the auctions, the applicant must not directly offer capacity during the auctions which are the subject of this contract.
The unique identification number (SIREN) issued by the INSEE, or identification card as proof of registration in the trade directory (original or copy) dated less than three months prior the deadline date; or a receipt of the deposit declaration at a centre for business formalities for legal or natural persons currently in the process of registration.
A document from the authorities responsible for the professional register or an equivalent document certifying said registration or, for companies in the process of being created, a document dated less than 3 months previously as issued by the authority with powers to receive the application for entry in the professional register, attesting to such application;
A document stating their identity and address or, if relevant, the contact details of their ad hoc tax representative in France.
A signed and dated sworn statement attesting that it is not in any way prohibited from submitting a proposal under articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-5 of Law no. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018 formalising the legislative aspects of the French Public Procurement Code and that it is in compliance with regard to articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the French Labour Code regarding the employment of workers with disabilities;
Penalties imposed in a criminal law proceeding for corruption as broadly defined, misappropriation of funds, influence-peddling, conflict of interest, fraud, breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery, money laundering, participation in a criminal association, for acts of terrorism, for narcotics;
Irregularities with regard to social or tax obligations, placed on record either by a court or by the authorities responsible for the collection of taxes, social security dues and contributions, or by the labour inspection services and similar;

Eligibility requirements: The applicant shall submit with its application: Applicant established in France: The unique identification number (SIREN) issued by the INSEE, or identification card as proof of registration in the trade directory (original or copy) dated less than three months prior the deadline date; or a receipt of the deposit declaration at a centre for business formalities for legal or natural persons currently in the process of registration. Applicants established outside of France: A document from the authorities responsible for the professional register or an equivalent document certifying said registration or, for companies in the process of being created, a document dated less than 3 months previously as issued by the authority with powers to receive the application for entry in the professional register, attesting to such application; A document stating their identity and address or, if relevant, the contact details of their ad hoc tax representative in France. For all applicants: A signed and dated sworn statement attesting that it is not in any way prohibited from submitting a proposal under articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-5 of Law no. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018 formalising the legislative aspects of the French Public Procurement Code and that it is in compliance with regard to articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the French Labour Code regarding the employment of workers with disabilities; This includes, without limitation: Penalties imposed in a criminal law proceeding for corruption as broadly defined, misappropriation of funds, influence-peddling, conflict of interest, fraud, breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery, money laundering, participation in a criminal association, for acts of terrorism, for narcotics; Irregularities with regard to social or tax obligations, placed on record either by a court or by the authorities responsible for the collection of taxes, social security dues and contributions, or by the labour inspection services and similar; Statements of judicial liquidations, bankruptcies, receivership not permitting authorisation to continue business operations for the foreseeable duration of the performance of the public procurement contract as placed on record by a commercial court; Violation of the regulations against illegal work, as placed on record by the labour inspection services or similar, or reported by the latter to the representatives of the State. Applicant 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, and applicant controlled directly or indirectly by a company in the EDF or CDC group will have to produce in its tender documents a statement indicating its capital link with one or more companies in the EDF or CDC group. These elements produced in French must be supplied by the individual applicants, by each of the members of an applicant group and, where appropriate, by the subcontractors presented.
Le candidat devra adresser avec sa demande de participation : Candidat établi en France : - Le numéro unique d'identification (SIREN) délivré par l'INSEE, ou bien 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 audit 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 mentionnés aux articles L. 2141-1 à L. 2141-5 de l’ordonnance n° 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.

Award value: 4500000