Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-05-28
Buyer: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 44000000 | 45000000: Construction work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45300000 | 50100000
Submission deadline: 2021-06-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting entity intends to procure a single supplier framework agreement for the execution of civil, electrical and mechanical works relating to the deployment of EV charging infrastructure and associated assets across the island of Ireland.
ESB is currently in the midst of a new phase of EV charging network development through the Climate Action Fund to deploy publicly accessible high-power charging nationwide, while concurrently pursuing and developing private partnerships and supporting businesses in the transition to electrified transport. This entails a broad scope of technical expertise applied in the realm of electricity network connections, design, construction and commissioning of civil, electrical and mechanical installations in both the public and private domain, health and safety management, environmental management, quality management, project management and programme management.
The contracting entity intends to procure a single supplier framework agreement for the execution of civil, electrical and mechanical works relating to the deployment of EV charging infrastructure and associated assets across the island of Ireland.
ESB is currently in the midst of a new phase of EV charging network development through the Climate Action Fund to deploy publicly accessible high-power charging nationwide, while concurrently pursuing and developing private partnerships and supporting businesses in the transition to electrified transport. This entails a broad scope of technical expertise applied in the realm of electricity network connections, design, construction and commissioning of civil, electrical and mechanical installations in both the public and private domain, health and safety management, environmental management, quality management, project management and programme management. Works shall require specific competencies in both Low Voltage (<1 kV) and Medium Voltage (≤38 kV) electrical design, installation and commissioning, and experience in forecourt development, and the specific requirements of the Association of Petroleum and Explosives Association (APEA), will be advantageous.
Provided that a sufficient number of applicants are qualified to be considered for shortlisting, following application of the procedures set out in section A.9 (Evaluation of PQQ responses), it is anticipated that at least the 5 highest-scored applicants for each lot will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the procurement process.
The duration of the framework agreements will be for three(3) years duration with an option, at the discretion of ESB, to extend up to a further 36 months in one or more increments.
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 191128
Where a grouping of service providers express interest in this process, it is a requirement of ESB that one member of the group accepts full contractual responsibility for the delivery of services. Where appropriated the intended contractually responsible member of any grouping or consortium must be identified in responding to this notice.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 191128