Environmental planning

Tender description

SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the development of the electricity transmission network. This requires SONI to complete all the relevant activities (“pre-construction”) to enable Northern Ireland Electricity Networks, the Transmission Asset Owner (TAO), to carry out the construction and connection to the grid. SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development. SONI (System Operator Northern Ireland) has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the development of the electricity transmission network. This requires SONI to complete all the relevant activities (“pre-construction”) to enable Northern Ireland Electricity Networks, the Transmission Asset Owner (TAO), to carry out the construction and connection to the grid. SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development Services to be provided include, but are not limited to: — planning services, — ecology services, — environmental services. It is expected that the highest standards of quality management will be applied to this contract. It will be the Account Manager’s responsibility to ensure that standards are applied fully and consistently over the duration of the contract. This will include adherence to agreed service levels, timescales, processes, costs, etc. The scope of services shall be carried out at various locations throughout Northern Ireland. SONI intends to establish a single supplier framework for an initial duration of 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier. Candidates are invited to submit a qualification application for inclusion on the tender list in accordance with this PQQ. SONI envisages qualifying up to 5 candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses received. Candidates who successfully qualify will be invited to submit a tender proposal.