Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-09
Buyer: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 32000000 | 48300000 | 48500000 | 48600000 | 48700000
Submission deadline: 2016-02-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE Networks) owns and maintains Northern Ireland's electrical infrastructure. It is NIE Networks responsibility to record the geographical and attribute records of all of its assets.
The geographical position of an asset is digitised relative to Ordinance Survey of Northern Ireland's (OSNI) large scale vector mapping. In 2013 OSNI completed a programme to positionally improve their mapping data.
As a consequence, NIE Networks requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to realign the NIE Networks geographic asset records, relative to the new, positionally improved OSNI large scale vector mapping.
NIE Networks invites all interested suppliers to attend a ‘Supplier Information Event’ at the MOUNT Business and Conference Centre, Belfast on the 25.2.2016.
NIE Networks' requirements will be presented in greater detail and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions.
A project has been created on eSourcingNI (https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml). More information can be obtained on the requirement and the Suppliers Information Event by registering and accessing the project on eSourcingNI.
Please Note: the closing date and time for registering on the Supplier Information Event is 12 noon on the 19.2.2016. The only way you can register on the event is by expressing your interest via the secure messaging function (within the project) on eSourcingNI.
This is not a regulated procurement as the value of the contract is anticipated to be less than EU Utility Contracts financial threshold. Nevertheless, in order to attract widespread interest and encourage supplier participation, this invitation is openly published throughout the European Union.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
CPD will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) ***(delete as appropriate)*** provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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