Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-13
Buyer: Ervia
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 66171000 | 71600000 | 72000000
Submission deadline: 2017-01-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As the Irish gas market evolves, new organisations continue to become participants in the market or existing participants may seek to operate in additional market sectors. The market must adjust to improvements in technology and change requests from market participants.
The Contracting Entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to award a 3 year contract (with 2 year option to renew) for consultancy services to meet the requirements detailed in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
As the Irish gas market evolves, new organisations continue to become participants in the market or existing participants may seek to operate in additional market sectors. The market must adjust to improvements in technology and change requests from market participants.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who express an interest via eTenders in the competition.
Please submit all queries via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to Tenders@ervia.ie
The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 12:00 hrs Tuesday 17.1.2017.
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
Please register your interest through eTenders to access the Pre-Questionnaire documents for this competition.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who express an interest via eTenders in the competition.
The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 12:00 hrs Tuesday 17.1.2017. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure.
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications email to tenders@ervia.ie
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to tender documents.