Cable Baskets Germany

TenneT is looking for a dedicated service provider with the intention to award a framework agreement for the provision of cable baskets, handling and optional storage for submarine cables for TenneT Germany. Future spare subsea HVAC and HVDC cables shall be stored in cable baskets at quayside at a suitable …

CPV: 63121100 Storage services, 44212320 Miscellaneous structures, 45223100 Assembly of metal structures, 45223210 Structural steelworks, 60182000 Hire of industrial vehicles with driver
Place of execution:
Cable Baskets Germany
Awarding body:
TenneT Offshore GmbH
Award number:
CB 2025

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : TenneT Offshore GmbH
Activity of the contracting entity : Electricity-related activities

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Cable Baskets Germany
Description : TenneT is looking for a dedicated service provider with the intention to award a framework agreement for the provision of cable baskets, handling and optional storage for submarine cables for TenneT Germany. Future spare subsea HVAC and HVDC cables shall be stored in cable baskets at quayside at a suitable location. The tendered services include the engineering, production and delivery of cable baskets as well as the services required to operate said cable baskets, meaning the provision of maintenance and cable and cable basket handling as well as providing a storage space. The storage scope may be replaced by a dedicated storage area in Germany or the Netherlands provided by TenneT. During the start of this tender a potential dedicated TenneT storage area is not yet available. The application for the call for competition must be submitted in due time via the e-Award platform Mercell Source-to-Contract. Individual extensions of time will not be granted. Submission of the request to participate (applications) by email, mail or fax are not permitted. A violation of this requirement will lead to disqualification of the applicant and exclusion from the tender process. In order to protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the client in the tender documents, it is mandatory to conclude a confidentiality Agreement as per "NDA" document provided for download via Mercell. Please send the signed and stamped copy to: claas.drechsler@tennet.eu . After sending the NDA and a plausibility check by the Client, the Client will grant the interested parties access to the tender by email. After registering for the tender at Mercell Source-to-Contract, you will find all tender documents for the call for competition phase as well as the offer phase under "Questionnaires", section "Call for Competition". The bidder can not deduce eligibility for participation only from signing and submitting the NDA. TenneT will only accept tenderers who successfully qualify during the call for competition phase to participate in the offer phase. * The application documents must be submitted in digital form (in a standardized data format, e.g. PDF and MS Office format) exclusively via the Mercell platform. Pre-submission of application documents by email, fax or mail is not permitted and will lead to disqualification of the applicant and exclusion from the tender process. * The application for the call for competition must be submitted in due time via the e-Award platform Mercell. Individual extensions of time will not be granted. * Requests to participate must be submitted in full by above deadline exclusively via Mercell in the sections provided for this purpose. Please use all forms provided on the Mercell online platform, which must be submitted with the tender application. Tender applications that are submitted late cannot be considered. Incomplete documents will lead to exclusion from the tender. * Number of candidates invited to participate in the negotiations: 3 The selection of the 3 candidates to be invited for negotiations after the submission of offers will be based on the above award criteria in accordance with Section 5.1.10 applied on the offer documents submitted by the bidders. The evaluation of the subsequently finalized bids for the contract award will also be based on the above award criteria. * In accordance with § 57 SektVO, the contracting authority is authorized to discontinue the award procedure at any time. * The estimated total maximum value of any call-offs under this framework agreement is EUR 10,000,000.00 (see section 2.1.3. “Value”). For the avoidance of misunderstandings, it is emphasized that this is merely an estimated value, taking into account all options and "worst-case" scenarios, which does not justify any claims against TenneT for call-offs up to the aforementioned maximum value. The value stated is purely indicative and must not be used as a commercial guideline when submitting an offer. * The award of the contract is subject to changes in the legal and/or regulatory framework, rules and regulations in force at the time of publication of this announcement. * The exercise of any call-offs under this framework agreement is subject to the proviso that the necessary approvals for the realization of the projects have been obtained or the corresponding projects in the network development plan have been finally confirmed. * Companies affiliated with the contracting authority within the meaning of §§ 15 ff. AktG (even if they are only founded after conclusion of the framework agreement). Call-offs under this agreement are made in particular by the contracting authority (TenneT Offshore GmbH) and/or one of its affiliated companies, this is further described in the tender documentation. * The Principal is authorized to transfer the rights and obligations of the subject matter of the contract as a whole to a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle/NewCo), irrespective of whether third parties have already participated as shareholders in this project company or will only participate in such a company after any transfer of this Framework Agreement. * Technical questions regarding the use of Mercell can be addressed directly to the Mercell ServiceDesk: E-mail: support-nl@mercell.com Telephone: +31 (0)85-001 4593 Availability: 9:00 to 17:00
Procedure identifier : ff8b362b-dc59-41e6-a882-3f557f89bd81
Internal identifier : CB 2025
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : Methodology for the general evaluation of offers and BAFO offers For each criterion - except for the evaluation criterion "price", which will be dealt with separately - a comparative evaluation will be carried out and the bidders will be ranked according to their performance within this criterion. The ranking is then multiplied by the weighting of the respective criterion. The weighted rankings of all criteria are added together. The bidder with the best overall ranking is deemed to be the most economically favourable bidder and will be awarded with the first place. Price: The price criterion is based on the following evaluation of the bids/offers: The bid with the lowest bid price will be ranked at 1.00. Any bid that exceeds 2 times the lowest bid price will be awarded the last rank, which always corresponds to the number of bids submitted and evaluated. The evaluation of the bid prices which lie in between is carried out by means of linear interpolation with up to two decimal digits. This applies to both, the selection of candidates to conduct the negotiations with (evaluation based on the initial offer documents) as well as the later awarding of the contract to the winning candidate (evaluation based on BAFO documents). Contractual conditions: The negotiation results within the framework of the award procedure are evaluated with regard to the final distribution of contractual risks to the disadvantage of the TenneT in comparison to TenneT's draft. If there are no specifications from TenneT, the results of the negotiations are assessed comparatively. Technical Ability & Availability: The results of the negotiations within the framework of the award procedure are evaluated with regard to the final concept submitted by the bidders in terms of the overall service design in all areas required by TenneT. The results of the negotiations are evaluated comparatively. * Note on Review Procedure: Applicants/bidders must complain about violations of procurement law in compliance with the provisions of Section 160 (3) ARC - Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB – Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschraenkung). An application for review is inadmissible pursuant to Section 160 (3) ARC if 1. the applicant has recognised the alleged violation of procurement law before filing the application for review and has not notified the contracting authority within a period of ten calendar days; the expiry of the time limit pursuant to Section 134 (2) ARC remains unaffected, 2. infringements of procurement law which are apparent from the EU notice are not notified to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the time limit for application or submission of tenders stated in the notice, 3. infringements of procurement law which are only apparent in the tender documents are not notified to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the time limit for application or submission of tenders, 4. more than 15 calendar days have elapsed after receipt of the contracting authority's notification that it does not intend to remedy a complaint.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 63121100 Storage services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44212320 Miscellaneous structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223100 Assembly of metal structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223210 Structural steelworks
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60182000 Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Germany
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : See documentation

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : see documentation

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 750 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 4 750 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : #Besonders auch geeignet für:selbst#
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU
sektvo -

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Corruption : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Participation in a criminal organisation : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Fraud : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Insolvency : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Assets being administered by liquidator : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Payment of social security contributions : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Business activities are suspended : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Payment of taxes : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : § 123 and §124 Restraint of Competition Act (“GWB”) apply.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Cable Baskets Germany
Description : TenneT is looking for a dedicated service provider with the intention to award a framework agreement for the provision of cable baskets, handling and optional storage for submarine cables for TenneT Germany. Future spare subsea HVAC and HVDC cables shall be stored in cable baskets at quayside at a suitable location. The tendered services include the engineering, production and delivery of cable baskets as well as the services required to operate said cable baskets, meaning the provision of maintenance and cable and cable basket handling as well as providing a storage space. The storage scope may be replaced by a dedicated storage area in Germany or the Netherlands provided by TenneT. During the start of this tender a potential dedicated TenneT storage area is not yet available. The application for the call for competition must be submitted in due time via the e-Award platform Mercell Source-to-Contract. Individual extensions of time will not be granted. Submission of the request to participate (applications) by email, mail or fax are not permitted. A violation of this requirement will lead to disqualification of the applicant and exclusion from the tender process. In order to protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the client in the tender documents, it is mandatory to conclude a confidentiality Agreement as per "NDA" document provided for download via Mercell. Please send the signed and stamped copy to: claas.drechsler@tennet.eu . After sending the NDA and a plausibility check by the Client, the Client will grant the interested parties access to the tender by email. After registering for the tender at Mercell Source-to-Contract, you will find all tender documents for the call for competition phase as well as the offer phase under "Questionnaires", section "Call for Competition". The bidder can not deduce eligibility for participation only from signing and submitting the NDA. TenneT will only accept tenderers who successfully qualify during the call for competition phase to participate in the offer phase. * The application documents must be submitted in digital form (in a standardized data format, e.g. PDF and MS Office format) exclusively via the Mercell platform. Pre-submission of application documents by email, fax or mail is not permitted and will lead to disqualification of the applicant and exclusion from the tender process. * The application for the call for competition must be submitted in due time via the e-Award platform Mercell. Individual extensions of time will not be granted. * Requests to participate must be submitted in full by above deadline exclusively via Mercell in the sections provided for this purpose. Please use all forms provided on the Mercell online platform, which must be submitted with the tender application. Tender applications that are submitted late cannot be considered. Incomplete documents will lead to exclusion from the tender. * Number of candidates invited to participate in the negotiations: 3 The selection of the 3 candidates to be invited for negotiations after the submission of offers will be based on the above award criteria in accordance with Section 5.1.10 applied on the offer documents submitted by the bidders. The evaluation of the subsequently finalized bids for the contract award will also be based on the above award criteria. * In accordance with § 57 SektVO, the contracting authority is authorized to discontinue the award procedure at any time. * The estimated total maximum value of any call-offs under this framework agreement is EUR 10,000,000.00 (see section 2.1.3. “Value”). For the avoidance of misunderstandings, it is emphasized that this is merely an estimated value, taking into account all options and "worst-case" scenarios, which does not justify any claims against TenneT for call-offs up to the aforementioned maximum value. The value stated is purely indicative and must not be used as a commercial guideline when submitting an offer. * The award of the contract is subject to changes in the legal and/or regulatory framework, rules and regulations in force at the time of publication of this announcement. * The exercise of any call-offs under this framework agreement is subject to the proviso that the necessary approvals for the realization of the projects have been obtained or the corresponding projects in the network development plan have been finally confirmed. * Companies affiliated with the contracting authority within the meaning of §§ 15 ff. AktG (even if they are only founded after conclusion of the framework agreement). Call-offs under this agreement are made in particular by the contracting authority (TenneT Offshore GmbH) and/or one of its affiliated companies, this is further described in the tender documentation. * The Principal is authorized to transfer the rights and obligations of the subject matter of the contract as a whole to a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle/NewCo), irrespective of whether third parties have already participated as shareholders in this project company or will only participate in such a company after any transfer of this Framework Agreement. * Technical questions regarding the use of Mercell can be addressed directly to the Mercell ServiceDesk: E-mail: support-nl@mercell.com Telephone: +31 (0)85-001 4593 Availability: 9:00 to 17:00
Internal identifier : CB 2025

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 63121100 Storage services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44212320 Miscellaneous structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223100 Assembly of metal structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223210 Structural steelworks
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60182000 Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Germany
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : See documentation

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : see documentation

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 02/05/2025
Duration end date : 13/03/2030

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 3
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : TenneT may extend the term of the Agreement by three (3) periods of one (1) year, resulting in a maximum overall contract duration of eight (8) years.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 750 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 4 750 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Additional information : #Besonders auch geeignet für:selbst#

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement
Description : Not applicable.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Minimum annual turnover & annual reports
Description : Evidence of economic and financial capacity shall be provided by the submission of annual reports of the past 3 years. In particular, proof of a minimum of an annual turnover of EUR 1,000,000.00 must be provided for the past three years. In the case of a bidder consortium the aforementioned sales are based on the cumulative turnover of the consortium partners.
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Insurance requirements
Description : Please provide proof of existing insurance coverage for the following or provide a statement to take such insurance in case of contract award: Transport liability insurance with an insured sum of at least EUR 2,000,000.00 per event; Public liability insurance for personal injury, property damage and consequential financial losses resulting from this, with a limit of at least EUR 20,000,000.00 per event and EUR 20,000,000.00 in the aggregate per year;
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Borrowing qualifications (optional)
Description : An applicant, also as a member of a bidding consortium, may use the abilities of third parties (such as subcontractors and other external capacities) to prove the applicant's performance and expertise, regardless of the legal nature between the applicant and these third parties.In case the applicant needs to borrow/lend financial and economical ability from other economic entities, even in the own Company group, the applicant has to complete the respective form (Eignungsleihe).
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Extract of commercial register
Description : Please provide an up-to-date proof of registration in a commercial register of the relevant authority of the country in which the company is established (e.g. Kamer van Koophandel (NL), Handelsregister (DE), Companies house (UK)) which must be issued in 2024. TenneT is not asking for a certificate of incorporation or similar but for an up-to-date proof of your company's existence. For bidding consortia each member must provide the respective document.
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Russia Sanctions
Description : The self declaration on the implementation of Article 5k (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of the Council of April 8, 2022 - Russia Sanctions is to be to be signed by a duly authorized person of the Candidate.
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Company presentation
Description : Please provide a comprehensive company presentation including information about company structure/organization, ownership, main customers, offered services and organizational chart including all company locations and showing the total number of FTE (full-time employees). In case of a consortium the structure of the consortium is to be presented, not the structure of each individual company.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : References / Track records
Description : Please provide proof of experience in form of minimum two references / track records in the area of the services for the last three years which by type and difficulty are comparable to the service to be awarded. Please complete the form separately for references for cable handling services and references for the provision of cable baskets. The applicant or the bidding consortium as well as the third party (in case of borrowing qualifications) must comply with the respective minimum conditions.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Borrowing qualifications (optional)
Description : An applicant, also as a member of a bidding consortium, may use the abilities of third parties (such as subcontractors and other external capacities) to prove the applicant's performance and expertise, regardless of the legal nature between the applicant and these third parties.In case the applicant needs to borrow/lend technical and professional ability from other economic entities, even in the own Company group, the applicant has to complete the respective form (Eignungsleihe).
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Pricing for cable baskets, cable handling, provision of cable handling equipment and storage area based on forecasted spare cable lengths to be spooled and stored on cable baskets.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 35
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Technical concepts & availability
Description : Basic design of cable baskets, load-out procedure, storage and logistics concept, schedule, availability of quayside, flexibility, risk assessment, HSE plan and HSE aspects.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 35
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Contractual conditions
Description : Contractual conditions
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Address of the procurement documents : https://s2c.mercell.com/today/84721

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Allowed
Address for submission : https://s2c.mercell.com/today/84721
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 29/11/2024 10:00 +00:00
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline :
At the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional information : As stated in the Procedure Guidelines under section 3.4, the contracting authority (TenneT) may, in compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment, request that the applicants submit, complete or correct missing, incomplete or incorrect business-related documents, in particular self-declarations, statements, certificates or other evidence (§ 51 (2) SektVO). If requested by TenneT, the corresponding documents must be submitted by the applicants within a (reasonable) timeframe specified by TenneT. The decision to request further information is at the sole discretion of TenneT. Requests to participate that do not contain the required documents will be excluded from the tender procedure.
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : See tender documentation.
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : In order to protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the awarding authority (TenneT) in the tender documents, it is mandatory to conclude a confidentiality Agreement (NDA) provided for download via Mercell Source-to-Contract tender main page (see section 5.1.11 of this EU notice or: https://s2c.mercell.com/today/84721). Please send the signed and stamped copy to: claas.drechsler@tennet.eu . After submitting the NDA and a plausibility check by TenneT, TenneT will grant the interested parties access to the tender by email. After registering for the tender at Mercell, applicants will find all tender documents under "Questionnaires", section "Call for Competition".
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes
Financial arrangement : See tender documentation. Financial arrangements are part of the contract and the negotiation procedure and therefore cannot be specified at this point.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 1
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Vergabekammer Nordbayern
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : TenneT Offshore GmbH
TED eSender : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : TenneT Offshore GmbH
Registration number : HRB 4516
Postal address : Bernecker Straße 70
Town : Bayreuth
Postcode : 95448
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE242 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : Claas Drechsler
Telephone : +49 15140267049
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Vergabekammer Nordbayern
Registration number : DE 811 335 517
Postal address : Postfach 606
Town : Ansbach
Postcode : 91511
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE242 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 981531277
Fax : +49 981531837
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)
Registration number : 0204:994-DOEVD-83
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53119
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49228996100
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 524ed36b-1186-428b-81e2-2d3a22422aec - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 24/10/2024 10:43 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 24/10/2024 14:50 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00654122-2024
OJ S issue number : 210/2024
Publication date : 28/10/2024