Balancing Gas Contracts – Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s requirement for Balancing Gas (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period 1st October 2020 until 1st October 2021.
United Kingdom-Belfast: Natural gas
2020/S 092-221176
Contract notice – utilities
Supplies
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Mutual Energy Limited, 85 Ormeau Road
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UKN0
Postal code: BT7 1SH
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: ciara.brennan@mutual-energy.com
I.3)Communication
I.6)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Balancing Gas 2020 21
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Northern Ireland’s requirement for Balancing Gas (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period 1st October 2020 until 1st October 2021 on behalf of PTL, BGTL, GNI(UK) and WTL (the NI Network Operators).
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This Lot (Lot 1) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the purchase of gas by the NI NetworkOperators. For this Lot 1, there are two types of contracts (for Balancing Gas Buy Contracts) being: 1A NIBP Primary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical delivery via the Moffat IP); and 1B Locational (Moffat) Primary Balancing Gas Buy. The total max daily requirement has been estimated for the purchase of Balancing Gas, which may be met from this Lot 1 or Lot 2, has been estimated at 8 667 000 kWh. There maybe more than one Balancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each Balancing Gas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity of 5 000 000 kWh.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
While it is envisaged that the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas BuyContract (Primary Buy) will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1st October 2021, PTL shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Buy Contracts – Primary Buy) to 5:00 on 1st October 2022, by serving notice on each Framework Member at any time prior to 1st October 2021, if PTL’s tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the purchase of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1st October 2021 to 1st October 2022 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successful bidders. PTL intends to award places on the Framework Agreements until the relevant quantity requirement (for buy or sell of gas, of 8,667,000 kWh in all cases) has been met. In addition PTL may, for the purposes of operational resilience, choose to offer further places on the Framework Agreements. Since each Tenderer must offer a minimum quantity in their tenders, it is on this basis that the potential maximum number of participants to the framework agreement has been envisaged as 3. However PTL reserves the right to place additional participants on the Framework Agreements if it considers that appropriate.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
As PTL has reserved the option to further extend the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Primary Balancing Gas Buy Contracts, in certain circumstances these arrangements have potential to continue for a period of up to 2 years. As such, the estimated value in II.2.6 and duration in II.2.7 have been completed on the basis these arrangements continue for the full 2 year period.
II.2.1)Title:
Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This Lot (Lot 2) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the (secondary) purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators (NIBP SECONDARY BALANCING GAS BUY CONTRACT (WITH PHYSICAL DELIVERY VIA THE SOUTH NORTH INTERCONNECTION POINT)). For this Lot 2, there is one contract type (for Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contract) being: NIBP Secondary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical delivery via South North IP). The total max daily requirement has been estimated at 8 667 000 kWh. It is envisaged that the max daily requirement will be provided for through the Balancing Gas Primary Buy Contracts, awarded under Lot 1, unless certain conditions prevail, as outlined in the ITT and Framework Agreements. It is envisaged there will be a maximum of one contract in Lot 2 awarded with a minimum quantity requirement of 5 000 000 kWh.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
While it is envisaged that the Lot 2 Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contracts will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1 October 2021, GNI(UK) shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 2 Secondary Buy Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contracts) to 5:00 on 1 October 2022, by serving notice to the Framework Member at any time prior to 1 October 2021, if PTL and GNI(UK)’s tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the (primary or secondary buy) purchase of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1 October 2021 to 1 October 2022 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint a successful bidder.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
As GNI(UK) has reserved the option to further extend the Lot 2 Secondary Buy Framework Agreement & Secondary Balancing Gas Buy Contracts, in certain circumstances these arrangements have potential to continue for a period of up to 2 years. As such, the estimated value in II.2.6 and duration in II.2.7 have been completed on the basis these arrangements continue for the full 2 year period.
II.2.1)Title:
Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This Lot (Lot 3) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the sale of gas by the NI Network Operators (“Balancing Gas Sell Contracts”). For this Lot 3, there is one contract type (for Balancing Gas Sell Contract) being: 3: Non-Locational Balancing Gas Sell. The total daily max requirement has been estimated at 8 667 000kWh. There may be more than one Balancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each Balancing Gas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity requirement of 3 000 000 kWh.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
While it is envisaged that the Lot 3 Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1 October 2021, PTL and GNI(UK) shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 3 Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Sell Contracts) to 5:00 on 1 October 2022, by serving notice on each Framework Member at any time prior to 1 October 2021, if PTL and GNI (UK)’s tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the sale of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1 October 2021 to1 October 2022 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successful bidders.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation
As contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.7)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As contained in the procurement documents.
III.1.8)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if PTL considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Premier Transmission Limited also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Premier Transmission Limited considers appropriate.
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
As stated in the procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Mutual Energy Offices – via electronic procurement system, In-Tend.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Procured every 12 months
VI.4.1)Review body
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: