UK-Perth: gas distribution and related services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

PERTH

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:205396-2008

Publication Date:

Aug 7, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 29, 2008

Buyer:

SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS PLC

Original Language:

English

Address:

SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS PLC
PERTH , UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.scotiagasnetworks.co.uk

Notice Type: 2540
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 152/2008
, #
205396-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Scotia Gas Networks plc, c/o
Scottish and Southern Energy plc, Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road,
Attn: Gerry Sweeney, UK-Perth PH1 3AQ. Tel. 017 38 45 68 57. E-mail:
es.procurement@scotiagasnetworks.co.uk. Fax 017 38 45 62 55.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.scotiagasnetworks.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Production,
transport and distribution of gas and heat.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Emergency Distribution and Transmission Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 1.
Main place of performance: Scotland and Southern England.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Scotland Gas
Networks and Southern Gas Networks (SGN) wish to enter into a five year
contract with suitable, competent and experienced contractors to provide a
comprehensive range of Emergency Services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 65200000, 65210000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Scotland Gas Networks and Southern Gas
Networks (SGN) wish to enter into a five year contract with suitable,
competent and experienced contractors to provide a comprehensive range of
Emergency Services on the following asset groups:
Lot 1-Distribution gas mains up to 48 inch diameter operating up to 7 bar
pressure in Scotland.
Lot 2 -Transmission gas pipelines up to 48 inch diameter operating up to
85 bar pressure in Scotland.
Lot 3 -Distribution gas mains up to 48 inch diameter operating up to 7 bar
pressure in Southern England.
Lot 4 -Transmission gas mains up to 48 inch diameter operating up to 85
bar pressure in Southern England.
Tenderers can express an interest for lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, or any
combination thereof. The supplier is required to provide an on demand, 24
hour, 365 days a year service in both Scotland and Southern England. The
contract requires the supplier to be on site within 6 hours (Distribution)
or 12 hours (Transmission) of receiving the emergency call from SGN.
The supplier must have specialist plant and equipment, along with a
competent and experienced work force, readily available to undertake
emergency repairs, replacement of short sections and emergency flow
stopping of the nominated asset groups. Additionally, the supplier is
required to own or purchase and hold in stock, at their own facilities, a
pre defined and extensive range of emergency pipe and fittings in order to
support the potential on demand emergency activities for the nominated
asset group.
The tenderer will be required to:
1) Indicate which lots are of interest.
2) Demonstrate experience of working on mains & pipelines carrying a
pressurised substance, for example: provide details of similar work
experience including industry, contract value, contract period and any
added value your company bought to the contract.
3) Demonstrate capability to deliver an on demand emergency service to a
major Utility, for example: available resources,technical ability and any
other relevant information.
4)Please provide details of:
a)Number of employees
b)Annual turnover from 2005,2006 and 2007
c)Pre-Tax profit for 2005,2006 and 2007
d)What QA standards your company is certified to
e)Your documented Health and Safety Policy
f)Your documented Environmental Policy
g)Any RIDDOR incidents you have had in 2005,2006 and 2007
h)Indicate if they are willing to register on the Achilles Verify Scheme
within the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB). (for information please visit
www.achilles.com).
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 60 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE Distribution gas mains Scotland
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 - Distribution gas mains up to 48 inch
diameter operating up to 7 bar pressure in Scotland.
Details as II.2.1.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 65200000, 65210000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the
contract).
LOT NO 2
TITLE Transmission gas mains Scotland
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Lot 2 - Transmission gas pipelines up to 48 inch
diameter operating up to 85 bar pressure in Scotland.
Details as II.2.1.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 65200000, 65210000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the
contract).
LOT NO 3
TITLE Distribution gas mains Southern England
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 - Distribution gas mains up to 48 inch
diameter operating up to 7 bar pressure in Southern England.
Details as II.2.1.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 65200000, 65210000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the
contract).
LOT NO 4
TITLE Transmission gas mains Southern England
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 - Transmission gas mains up to 48 inch
diameter operating up to 85 bar pressure in Southern England.
Details as II.2.1.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 65200000, 65210000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the
contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
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: The tenderer
will be required to:
1) Indicate which lots are of interest.
2) Demonstrate experience of working on mains & pipelines carrying a
pressurised substance, for example: provide details of similar work
experience including industry, contract value, contract period and any
added value your company bought to the contract.
3) Demonstrate capability to deliver an on demand emergency service to a
major Utility, for example: available resources,technical ability and any
other relevant information.
4)Please provide details of:
a)Number of employees
b)Annual turnover from 2005,2006 and 2007
c)Pre-Tax profit for 2005,2006 and 2007
d)What QA standards your company is certified to
e)Your documented Health and Safety Policy
f)Your documented Environmental Policy
g)Any RIDDOR incidents you have had in 2005,2006 and 2007
h)Indicate if they are willing to register on the Achilles Verify Scheme
within the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB). (for information please visit
www.achilles.com).
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal persons should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
891.14.
IV.3.2) Previous publication 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: 29.8.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
29.8.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Body responsible for
mediation procedures:
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 5.8.2008.

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