Qualification System for "Consultancy Services"

Background and Objective of the Qualification System for Consultancy Services Background TenneT TSO GmbH (TTG) is one of the top 5 transmission system operators (TSO) in Europe. TenneT is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and further development of the electricity transmission grid, in particular the 220kV and 380kV voltage levels …

CPV: 79000000 Usługi biznesowe: prawnicze, marketingowe, konsultingowe, rekrutacji, drukowania i zabezpieczania, 79900000 Różne usługi branżowe i podobne
Miejsce wykonania:
Qualification System for "Consultancy Services"
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
TenneT TSO GmbH
Numer nagrody:
T124558

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

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

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Qualification System for "Consultancy Services"
Description : Background and Objective of the Qualification System for Consultancy Services  Background TenneT TSO GmbH (TTG) is one of the top 5 transmission system operators (TSO) in Europe. TenneT is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and further development of the electricity transmission grid, in particular the 220kV and 380kV voltage levels in large parts of Germany. The grid extends from the Danish border to the Alps and, at around 140,000 square kilometres, covers around 40 percent of Germany's surface area. TenneT is accountable for the efficient transmission of electricity over long distances via around 13,500 kilometres of high-voltage lines. This requires continuous investments in maintenance and grid development projects to reduce interference and outage as far as possible and thereby ensure quality and stability. TenneT is hence responsible for several grid development and maintenance projects with national and international reach and notice. For TenneT, security and a stable and high network availability have the highest priority. To achieve this, the organisation must be managed in an efficient and targeted manner. Objective of the qualification system In the frame of extensive transformation processes, which are currently realised in TenneT, and which are planned to be continued, TenneT faces numerous strategic tasks and challenges in the foreseeable mid- and long-term future. For these purposes external consultancy support will be required. In front of this background, TenneT intends to set-up a Qualification system for non- technical “Consultancy Services”. Within this qualification system TenneT aims to proceed tender below and above the actual valid EU-tender threshold for services. Main focus point of the qualification system is the non-technical consulting that is needed for internal management functions that ensures the security of supply and further development of TenneT. In general, the qualification system shall cover all consultancy services for TenneT and its affiliated companies in the field of non-technical consultancy services. This includes all departments and its respective consultancy needs. The focus areas listed below provide examples of the use of consulting service providers but are not exhaustive. They merely provide an overview of the focus areas of consulting demand within TenneT. The specific demand is then tendered and communicated within the pre-qualified suppliers. TenneT aims to award consulting assignments only to pre-qualified partner but reserves the right to award consulting contracts outside the qualification system. Further details on the procedure and the scope can be found in the tender documents for the qualification system.
Procedure identifier : 54e22882-bcde-4379-88d7-d46c3d183c8f
Internal identifier : T124558

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

2.1.2 Place of performance

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

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU
sektvo - SektVO

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

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

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Qualification System for "Consultancy Services"
Description : Background and Objective of the Qualification System for Consultancy Services  Background TenneT TSO GmbH (TTG) is one of the top 5 transmission system operators (TSO) in Europe. TenneT is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and further development of the electricity transmission grid, in particular the 220kV and 380kV voltage levels in large parts of Germany. The grid extends from the Danish border to the Alps and, at around 140,000 square kilometres, covers around 40 percent of Germany's surface area. TenneT is accountable for the efficient transmission of electricity over long distances via around 13,500 kilometres of high-voltage lines. This requires continuous investments in maintenance and grid development projects to reduce interference and outage as far as possible and thereby ensure quality and stability. TenneT is hence responsible for several grid development and maintenance projects with national and international reach and notice. For TenneT, security and a stable and high network availability have the highest priority. To achieve this, the organisation must be managed in an efficient and targeted manner. Objective of the qualification system In the frame of extensive transformation processes, which are currently realised in TenneT, and which are planned to be continued, TenneT faces numerous strategic tasks and challenges in the foreseeable mid- and long-term future. For these purposes external consultancy support will be required. In front of this background, TenneT intends to set-up a Qualification system for non- technical “Consultancy Services”. Within this qualification system TenneT aims to proceed tender below and above the actual valid EU-tender threshold for services. Main focus point of the qualification system is the non-technical consulting that is needed for internal management functions that ensures the security of supply and further development of TenneT. In general, the qualification system shall cover all consultancy services for TenneT and its affiliated companies in the field of non-technical consultancy services. This includes all departments and its respective consultancy needs. The focus areas listed below provide examples of the use of consulting service providers but are not exhaustive. They merely provide an overview of the focus areas of consulting demand within TenneT. The specific demand is then tendered and communicated within the pre-qualified suppliers. TenneT aims to award consulting assignments only to pre-qualified partner but reserves the right to award consulting contracts outside the qualification system. Further details on the procedure and the scope can be found in the tender documents for the qualification system.
Internal identifier : T124558

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

5.1.2 Place of performance

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

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Other duration : Unlimited

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 0

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Self-declarations (Annex C03)
Description : The self-declarations (Annex C03) must be submitted by the bidder and comprise the following fields: - Information on the Applicant/Member of the Bidding Consortium - Declaration on grounds for exclusion and measures for self-cleaning and restoration of reliability in accordance with § 126b BGB - Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers (including trade register excerpt that meets the requirements in the appendix) - Economic and financial standing (insurance) - Economic and financial standing (total revenue) and number of employees
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Self-declaration on Bidding Consortium (Annex C07)
Description : Please complete if applicable.
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Self-declaration - Sanction package Russia (Annex C09)
Description : Template to be filled out by the applicant and submitted with the application. The signed sanction package Russia (Annex C09) conducted with the participating company is valid for all contracts that are conducted with the tenderer in course of the qualification system, as well as for the qualification system itself.
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Non-disclosure agreement (Annex C08)
Description : The confidentiality agreement (Annex C08) conducted with the participating company is valid for all contracts that are conducted with the tenderer in course of the qualification system, as well as for the qualification system itself. If the client is not TenneT TSO GmbH, but an affiliated company, a separate confidentiality agreement will be conducted with the respective company in the tendering project. The content of the document remains unchanged. Only in case of high-risk projects a separate and more concrete confidentiality agreement will be conducted in the respective tender project. This will be announced explicitly in the tender documents. Only confidentiality agreements will be accepted by the client, which will be signed unchanged by the contractor. Restrictions or changes of any kind will not be accepted.
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Self-declarations (Annex C03)
Description : The self-declarations (Annex C03) must be submitted by the bidder and comprise the following fields: - Information on the Applicant/Member of the Bidding Consortium - Declaration on grounds for exclusion and measures for self-cleaning and restoration of reliability in accordance with § 126b BGB - Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers (including trade register excerpt that meets the requirements in the appendix) - Economic and financial standing (insurance) - Economic and financial standing (total revenue) and number of employees
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Company presentation of the bidder (Annex C04)
Description : The bidder's company presentation shall be submitted by the bidder with the application for participation via Mercell (please use Annex C04) and shall not exceed 15 pages. The information must contain the following components (Minimum Criteria): - Basic Data - Organization and Business activities - Contact Details – The person mentioned in this section shall act as Key account manager or SPOC (Single Point of contact) for all questions in regard to the qualification system - Contact Details for future tender – the person mentioned in this section will be the contact person in the Mercell platform and will receive all future tender and project requests (also in case of a Consortium or when companies have listed affiliated companies. Additional documents can be provided, but for the qualification only Annex 04 will be evaluated. If the C04 attachment is missing, prequalification cannot be carried out and this may lead to exclusion.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Self-declaration on Technical and professional ability – References (Annex C05)
Description : The bidder's self-declaration on references must be submitted via Mercell together with the application for participation (please use Annex C05). The bidder may provide at least five (5) of up to seven (7) references, which provide information on their previous experience and which are related to the subject of the qualification system. Each reference must address at least one of the seven (7) focus areas outlined in the Service definition Annex C01. So, within the minimum five (5) references five (5) different focus areas must be assigned (minimum criteria). References six (6) and seven (7) offer the opportunity to cover further focus areas from the list or revisit the ones already covered. The reference projects should be performed within the last 5 years (completed projects or projects which are in process for more than 3 years), calculated retroactively from the date of publication of this competition. In the references, please describe in detail, systematically and comprehensively the methods and systems used and comparability with or differences to the services requested. The responsible project manager of the mentioned references must be still in the company, the date of submitting the request for qualification is decisive. TenneT reserves the right to ask questions on the references submitted. In addition, at least two (2) of the references shall be available for a reference customer telephone call. The individual reference should not exceed a maximum of five (5) pages. Any pages more than this will not be evaluated.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Statement of Reference to Qualification of Third Parties (Borrowing Qualification(s)) (Annex C06)
Description : Please complete if applicable.

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/124558

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Allowed
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
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 : Please see also Annex C02 Form of Awarding
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : Please see Annex C08 - NDA. The NDA needs to be submitted signed and unchanged.
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Mediation organisation : Vergabekammer Nordbayern
Review organisation : Vergabekammer Nordbayern
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : TenneT TSO GmbH
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : TenneT TSO GmbH
TED eSender : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : TenneT TSO GmbH
Registration number : HRB 4923
Postal address : Bernecker Straße 70
Town : Bayreuth
Postcode : 95448
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE242 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : Ulrike Dotzler
Telephone : +4915118879844
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

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
Mediation 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 : f12efd59-cf41-4ef4-ab95-ab79bfa0d82c - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Notice on the existence of a qualification system
Notice dispatch date : 08/01/2025 10:02 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 08/01/2025 10:31 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00014904-2025
OJ S issue number : 7/2025
Publication date : 10/01/2025