Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-05-05
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71310000 | 71318000: Lighting engineering services | 71731000 | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 79400000
Estimated value: 50000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-05-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: RTE has implemented a quality management system (QMS) dedicated to its specific projects: offshore grid connexion and interconnexion projects, led by the DIIREM (Direction Ingénierie des Interconnections et du Réseau En Mer).
The purpose of this framework agreement is to provide RTE with Quality assistance and control on part of the Works delivered by the EPCI Contractors such as but not limited to Offshore and Onshore Cables, Converter station contractors, Offshore and Onshore Substations. This framework agreement is divided into 3 lots :
2/ Systematic re-competition of the holders for each need, according to the methods defined in the tender documents.
Lot 1 - Quality control: Coordination and management, provides three types of profiles to strengthen the quality monitoring of its suppliers, particularly on the most critical operations in the manufacturing phase.
Profile A : Inspection Coordinator - the main point of contact of the Contractor for any quality issues regarding manufacturing activities.
Profile B: Site QC Manager - the main point of contact of the Contractor for any quality issues regarding Manufacturing, Installation, and commissioning activities at construction site (such as Yards).
Profile C : Resident Inspector - is the main point of contact of the Contractor for any quality issues during the manufacturing surveillance at Factory or a dedicated point of contact of specific task (architecture, mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation….) for Quality topic at construction sites (such as Yards).
Following the receipt of applications, a maximum of 11 companies will be admitted to participate in the RFQ stage. In the event that the number of candidates making up the long list exceeds the maximum number of candidates admitted to tender, a selection will be made on the basis of the following criteria :
- Relevance of the candidate's presentation completed in the Application Response Form demonstrating its ability to meet RTE's needs and expectations /18 points
Lot 2 - Consulting and outsourcing in quality assurance. In particular case, RTE will ask for an assistance in
In the event that the number of candidates constituting the long list is greater than the maximum number of candidates admitted to tender, the selection criteria below will be applied in order to determine the short list of suppliers admitted to participate in the consultation :
- Relevance of the candidate's presentation completed in the Application Response Form demonstrating its ability to meet RTE's needs and expectations /18 points
Lot 3 - Documentation control, documentation consulting and outsourcing. Contractor shall be able to propose three types of profiles as described hereafter :
. Profile A : Documentation Control - responsible of following the documentation process and will monitor any activity related to documentation exchanges within its projects
. Profile B : Lead Document Controller - responsible of supervising the documentation process and will monitor any activity related to documentation exchanges within its projects

Eligibility requirements: The applicant should send with the application form : Applicant established in France : - an extract of the registration in the trade and company register (K bis form), or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dating back no more than three months to the deadline for responses; or a receipt for the declaration filed with a business formalities centre for legal entities or individuals in the process of registration. Candidate established outside France : - a document from the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the registration in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register; - a document stating their identity and address or, if applicable, the details of their one-time tax representative in France For all applicants : A statement on honour, dated and signed, justifying that it does not fall within any of the cases of prohibition of tendering mentioned in Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-5 of Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018 relating to the legislative part of the Public Order Code and that it is in order with regard to Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of handicapped workers ; These include, but are not limited to:sentences handed down by a criminal judge for corruption in the broad sense, bribery, influence peddling, illegal interest taking, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, money laundering, participation in a criminal association, for acts of terrorism, for drugs; failures to comply with social or fiscal obligations, established either by a judge or by the authorities responsible for collecting taxes, contributions and social security payments, or by the labour inspection services and similar bodies; statements of judicial liquidation, bankruptcy or legal redress not justifying the right to continue the activities during the foreseeable period of execution of the public contract, as established by the commercial court; the violation of rules relating to the fight against illegal employment, observed by the labour inspectorate and similar services or reported by the latter to State representatives. - In the event of receivership, a copy of the judgment(s) handed down. Candidate 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, a candidate controlled directly or indirectly by a company of the EDF Group or CDC must produce in its application file a statement indicating its capital link with one or more companies of the EDF Group or CDC. These elements, produced in French, must be provided by the individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by the subcontractors presented.

Award value: 50000000