Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-02-04
Buyer: TenneT TSO B.V.
Country: NL
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71300000 | 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311100
Estimated value: 50000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-03-11
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: TenneT, as the offshore grid operator in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be responsible for the design, fabrication, installation and operation of the offshore grid connections. For such grid connections, TenneT has developed 2 standard platform designs; a 700 MW AC and a 2GW DC offshore station. For each project, the Platform Contractor will develop this basic design into a detailed design compliant with DNV GL standard DNVGL-ST-0145.
With this Tender, TenneT aims to award a Framework Agreement to a contractor to act as the Certifying Authority for future 700MW AC and 2GW DC offshore high voltage converter stations in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as award a Framework Agreement for a back-up contractor for the same scope.
Review the design and execution of the work of the Platform Contractor to ensure compliance with DNVGL-ST-0145, and certify the platform according DNVGL-SE-00073/DNVGL-SE-00190
Further details can be found in Negometrix Question 1.3.2 - ​Extract from the commercial register, and Question Group 1.4 - Suitability Requirements
The Candidate shall be able to act as a Certifying Authority of offshore high voltage stations in The Netherlands.
To demonstrate this, the Candidate shall submit one reference project in which the Candidate has performed full certification (Phase I - V) against DNV-GL-ST-00145, or equivalent, of a jacket based offshore high voltage substations, with minimum capacity of 110 kV / 400 MW, that was fullfilled by the Candidate in the previous 5 years.
The Candidate shall be able to act as a Certifying Authority of offshore high voltage stations in The Netherlands, as stated in the tender dossier and summarized in question 1.1.5.
To demonstrate this, the Candidate shall submit documented proof of having a valid ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation.
The contract for execution of the services will be based on FIDIC Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement 2006 (FIDIC White Book), with Particular Conditions
Tenderers will be informed of the award decision or any other decisions regarding this tender procedure - such as exclusion of a tenderer, disregard of a tender, or cancellation of the tender procedure - at the earliest possible opportunity.
If tenderers object to this award decision, they must make their objections known within 20 calendar days of the postmarked date of this award decision by serving on TenneT an application for interim measures before the competent preliminary injunctions court. If after these 20 calendar days tenderers initiate legal proceedings in connection with the decision to award the contract, TenneT will adopt the position that they have inadmissible claims. The period of 20 calendar days must therefore be regarded as a time limit.
Tenderers that institute summary legal proceedings are requested to send the TenneT contact person a copy of the draft summons via the messaging module on the Negometrix platform. TenneT has the right to provide a copy of the served summons to stakeholders such as the party or parties awarded the contract.
Provided that summary legal proceedings are instituted in the prescribed way, TenneT will await the outcome of the proceedings before definitively awarding the contract.
TenneT reserves the right to await the outcome of an appeal before possibly awarding the contract definitively.
If TenneT has notified the tenderer awarded the contract of the instituted summary legal proceedings, the tenderer concerned will be required to intervene in the legal proceedings, on penalty of forfeiture of the right to take further action against any amended decision to award the contract.

Eligibility requirements: - Registration in the commercial/professional register - Quality management system (NEN-EN-ISO 9001) - Safety management system certificate Further details can be found in Negometrix Question 1.3.2 - ​Extract from the commercial register, and Question Group 1.4 - Suitability Requirements

Award value: 50000000