Tender: UK-London: electricity

UK-London: electricity

2010/S 144-222099

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Interconnector Zeebrugge Terminal S.C./C.V.
  8th Floor, 61 Aldwych
  Mr. S. Holland
  WC2B 4AELondon
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 2070926539
  stephen.holland@interconnector.com
  +44 2070926501

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Other Limited Company

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)
  DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

  Supply.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Supplies

  Main place of delivery Interconnector Zeebtugge Terminal.

  Koggenstraat 179.

  8380 Zeebrugge

  Belgium.

  NUTS code BE3

II.1.3)
The notice involves

II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement

• II.1.5)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  Supply of electricity for 1 year operation of the UK-Continent Gas Interconnector Zeebrugge Terminal (IZT), commencing 1st January 2011. Annual power consumptiom in the region of 25GWh, with a maximum instantaneous offtake of 75MW, but with a typical load of 55MW.

  Power consumption is variable with most required during the winter months.

  The Terminal electrical system is directly connected to the Elia 150kV grid at Blondeelan. Scope to cover energy supply, balancing and other related charges, but excluding grid capacity.

  Supplier must be in possession of a Belgian Federal Supply Licence.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  09310000

II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  No

II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted

• II.2)
  QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope

  Details specified in ITT.

II.2.2)
Options

• II.3)
  DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

  Starting 1.1.2011. Completion 31.12.2011

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)
  CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
• III.1.1)
  Deposits and guarantees required

  To be defined in the invitation to tender documents.

• III.1.2)
  Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

  Monthly payment as defined in the invitation to tender documents.

• III.1.3)
  Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

  Evidence confirming that at date of contract award, applicant is/will be a legal entity under the laws of the member state.

  Evidence that the applicant is not involved in litigation.

• III.1.4)
  Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

  No

• III.2)
  CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
• III.2.1)
  Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Applicants must hold Belgian Federal Supply Licence at contract award.

III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)
Technical capacity

• III.2.4)
  Reserved contracts

  No

III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Open

IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)
An electronic auction will be used

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

• IV.3.2)
  Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

  No

• IV.3.3)
  Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 20.8.2010

  Payable documents No

• IV.3.4)
  Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

  24.9.2010 - 15:00

IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

• IV.3.6)
  Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

  English.

• IV.3.7)
  Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

  Duration in days 30 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)
  THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

  Yes

  estimated timing for further notices to be published: 12 Months dependant on contract duration

• VI.2)
  CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

  No

VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.5)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  23.7.2010