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title: "Communication & Instrumentation Panel Service Provider(\"CIPSP\") Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0497c5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "INTERCONNECTOR SERVICES LIMITED (PART OF THE MUTUAL ENERGY GROUP)"
published: "2024-09-03"
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# Communication & Instrumentation Panel Service Provider("CIPSP") Contract

Buyer: INTERCONNECTOR SERVICES LIMITED (PART OF THE MUTUAL ENERGY GROUP)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0497c5

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## Summary

Interconnector Services Limited (part of the Mutual Energy Group) is seeking to expand its existing Communication & Instrumentation Panel Service Provider (CIPSP) contract with Cetix Limited. Initially tendered in 2017, the contract now needs to accommodate an immediate and complex upgrade to the metering systems at several gas sites, driven by new technical and regulatory requirements. This project falls under the 'services' category within the professional services for the gas industry (CPV code: 76100000), focusing on the Belfast, Northern Ireland region. The current contract, active until March 2026, will be extended to September 2027 to complete the upgrade works, with key stages including ongoing active contract and scheduled completion by September 2027.

This tender provides a significant growth opportunity for businesses specialising in gas industry services, especially those with capabilities in metering systems and instrumentation. While Cetix Limited will lead the design and execution due to their existing knowledge, up to £1.7 million of the additional £2.3 million project value will be opened to competitive bidding. This scenario creates opportunities for subcontractors and suppliers who can provide the necessary technical expertise. Businesses with experience in flow computer systems, chromatographs, and metering elements will find this contract particularly advantageous, allowing them to establish or strengthen relationships with major industry stakeholders such as Interconnector Services Limited.

### Lot Information

Communication & Instrumentation Panel Service Provider("CIPSP") Contract

In 2017, after a competitive tender, Interconnector Services Limited ("ISL") entered into a contract for a Communication & Instrumentation Panel Service Provider ("CIPSP") with Cetix Limited ("Cetix") for an initial mobilisation period of 1 year, followed by a term of 6 years and 3 months, with an option to extend by a maximum of two years. ISL exercised that option and the CIPSP contract is now due to expire on 31st March 2026. We have a current requirement to upgrade the metering systems on a number of gas sites which will be a complex and substantial piece of work that the CIPSP provider is best placed to deliver. A number of technical and regulatory drivers are now expediting the requirement to deliver these upgrade works. Whilst the CIPSP contract covers metering flow computers and Chromatograph services, and because the metering upgrades have been expedited, a meter system change out was not envisaged at the time of the original tender, so is not explicitly mentioned in the contract services. It is anticipated that all replacement works would be completed by September 2027 at the latest. For this reason we are varying the current contract in order for the required work to be carried out and completed. We believe that the variation benefits from the exemption in Reg. 88(1)(b) UCR and a VEAT notice was published to this effect on 1st August 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028158-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,565,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INTERCONNECTOR SERVICES LIMITED (PART OF THE MUTUAL ENERGY GROUP) |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT7 1SH |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CETIX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

### Codes

- 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2024 at 13:52 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028158-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:084896-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.mutual-energy.com/

## Provenance

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