Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-16
Buyer: EP UK Investments Ltd on behalf of EP Kilroot Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71318000: Lighting engineering services | 71330000 | 71336000 | 71350000
Submission deadline: 2020-07-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EP UK Investments Limited (‘EPUKI’) on behalf of EP Kilroot Limited (together, the ‘Client’) are inviting qualification responses from economic operators for the provision of owners engineer services for multiple projects including the construction of gas fired generating units and a gas pipeline with associated equipment to be installed in Northern Ireland at its EP Kilroot Ltd asset (the ‘Procurement’).
EP Kilroot has recently been successful in the All Island Capacity Market therefore EPUKI are asking bidders to provide dual-fuel peaking plant based on up to 2 individual Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) units (each unit will be a minimum of 290MW (gross)).
The economic operator will be required to offer owners engineer services to cover the build phase of two separate projects which are being constructed concurrently. The first potential requirement, Project A, consists of the construction of new gas fired generating units and associated equipment. The second potential requirement, Project B, is a new gas pipeline to support activities on site. For the purposes of this procurement, together Project A and Project B will form the Programme.
Project A may install up to two OCGT units each greater than 290 MW. The final configuration of Project A and the technology selection is subject to further assessment and more details will be released during the ITN stage of this process. Project A will need to meet the requirements of United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, European and International Regulations, Orders, Directives, BREF and standards, and comply with local permits, licences and Grid Code.
Project B is the construction for EP Kilroot of a new gas pipeline to support activities at its site. This work consists of approximately 2.8 km of pipework and associated Above Ground Installations (AGI) and Pressure Reducing Station (PRS).
The economic operator will be required to offer owners engineer services to cover the ‘construction’ phase of the Programme. The successful economic operator for this procurement may also be involved in the final procurement phase with the potential suppliers for project(s) A and/or B.
The successful economic operator will be required to act as the project manager for the following contract types (or similar):
• gas turbine (GT) package equipment supply (together with erection supervision and commissioning services) – Bespoke Contract.
• engineering and construction (installation of the GT package and balance of plant) — FIDIC Yellow Book 1999.
• other contracts will be required to facilitate the completion of the overall Project, such as grid connection.
EP UK Investments Ltd reserve the right to require such assurances or other form of undertaking or security as they consider necessary and/or the provision of a guarantee, performance bond, direct agreement or collateral warranty from any third party entities the economic operator wishes to rely on.
This tender process is being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition under Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
Further detail in relation to the requirement and the tender process can be found in the market brochure document made available to all potential bidders at the same time as the selection questionnaire.
Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, following submission and evaluation of SQ responses, the Clients envisage shortlisting a maximum of the top 5 scoring economic operators (plus ties,if applicable) to the tender stage.
Once the client(s) has evaluated the ITN submissions, the client(s) reserves the right to undertake negotiations with one or all of the remaining economic operator(s). Further details about the conduct of negotiations will be set out in the ITN. Prior to such negotiations, the client(s) may decide to down-select Economic Operators, whilst always maintaining adequate competition throughout the procurement as far as possible. EPUKI reserve the right to request one or all of the remaining economic operators submit a final tender.