Submarine Survey Services 2022

Tender description

Interconnector Services Ltd, on behalf of its parent company Mutual Energy, wish to procure a contract for the delivery of Submarine Survey Services during 2022, for the assets of its affiliated companies, namely the Moyle Interconnector electricity cable system, and gas assets - the Scotland to Northern Ireland Pipeline, Belfast Lough Crossing and Larne Lough Crossing. The surveys are likely to include end to end condition / depth of burial surveys, including visual, bathymetry and cathodic protection fitness for purpose and subsequent delivery of associated reports, charts and data as appropriate. This is not the commencement of the Procurement Process. A Contract Notice will be published, along with the associated procurement documentation December 2021. The procurement documents will include a Project Information Memorandum (PIM) and a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). We expect the formal procurement process to commence December 2021 Lot 1: It is envisaged the procurement will follow a Negotiated Procedure (with call for competition) starting December 2021. There will be a Request to Participate stage, after which a select number of Economic Operators will advance to the Invitation to Negotiate stage. It is anticipated that the contract will be a lump sum price for the works, but that price will not be the only factor in the award decision. A Contract Notice will be published in December 2021, indicating the beginning of the procurement process and confirming the specific details of such.