Geotechnical surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes

RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for the development, implementation and operation of the connection of offshore wind farms to the French public power transmission system. In this context, RTE intends to carry out Geotechnical surveys for its future Submarine Cable Routes. The purpose of this Contract …

CPV: 71300000 Engineering services, 71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Place of execution:
Geotechnical surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes
Awarding body:
RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité
Award number:
24263 - Geotechnical surveys - Submarine Cable Routes

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting entity : Electricity-related activities

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Geotechnical surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes
Description : RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator, is responsible for the development, implementation and operation of the connection of offshore wind farms to the French public power transmission system. In this context, RTE intends to carry out Geotechnical surveys for its future Submarine Cable Routes. The purpose of this Contract notice is to introduce the 3 potential waves of call for tenders covering some Geotechnical survey needs in the coming years and in particular from 2025 to 2026. Estimated number of projects from 2025 to 2026: 3 projects. RTE reserves the right to cancel or add a project.
Procedure identifier : 5c16df04-e42e-4760-8b06-576a8e20607f
Internal identifier : 24263 - Geotechnical surveys - Submarine Cable Routes
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 :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : France
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Offshore, Nearshore waters : Channel sea, Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

2.1.5 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders : 3

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Purely national exclusion grounds : The candidate must provide a declaration on his honour, duly dated and signed, to prove that he does not fall into any cases of exclusion from the procedure for awarding contracts subject to public procurement, mentioned in articles L.2141-1 to L.2141-5 and L.2141-7 to L.2141-11. Such exclusions include, but are not limited to : 1.1) sentences handed down by a criminal court relating to corruption in the broadest sense, bribery, influence peddling, unlawful taking of interest, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, money laundering, participation in a criminal conspiracy, for acts of terrorism, for narcotics ; 1.2) failures to comply with social security or tax obligations, established either by a judge or by the authorities responsible for collecting taxes, social security contributions and levies, or by the labour inspectorates and similar bodies; 1.3) a state of compulsory liquidation, bankruptcy or receivership for which there is no authorisation to continue trading for the foreseeable duration of the performance of the public contract, or for which there is no receivership plan, recorded by the Commercial Court; 1.4) infringement of the rules on combating illegal employment, observed by the Labour Inspectorate and similar services or reported by the latter to the representatives of the State. 2) For companies with more than 20 employees: and that the company has complied with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the French Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers. 3) For applicants established OUTSIDE France: provide a declaration on honour of payment of the sums due in respect of fines for failure to declare seconded workers (R.2143-8 of the Public Procurement Code and R.1263-12 of the Labour Code). 4) not to be in one of the cases provided for in 1° of Article 5 duodecies of European Union Council Regulation No. 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures with regard to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : LOT 1
Description : Geotechnical surveys for Submarine Cable Routes - Envisaged Period : Spring 2025. The lot 1 corresponds to the first wave of call for tenders specific to the geotechnical surveys to be carried out. The specific call for tenders may include more than one project. The Contractor will be in charge of full geotechnical survey (including preliminary UXO survey and ALARP UXO certificate) covering the future location of Submarine Cable Routes, including : - Review or perform bibliographical studies - Review Employer data - Define the methodology of the Survey to be carried out with the appropriate tools - Produce Procedures (technical, QHSE, Management and operational) - Mobilize the correct means, in due time to meet the schedule constraints - Complete the Scope of Services as per Employer specification and schedule - Analyse data further to the operation and produce report to the Employer Organisation. Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and will be assessed during the call for tender process.
Internal identifier : 24263 - Geotechnical surveys - Submarine Cable Routes - Lot 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Options :
Description of the options : Option(s) will be described in the tender package.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : France
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Offshore, Nearshore waters : Channel sea, Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : Renewal option : 1 x 1 year

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : Validity period of the offer is 6 months RTE reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial offers without negotiation. To the extent permitted by law, RTE reserves the right to authorize candidates to submit variable offers (i.e offers grouped together for two or more projects).

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Description : Candidates must send duly completed and signed forms DC1 and DC2 with their request to participate. These documents can be obtained from the following address: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/daj/formulaires-declaration-du-candidat 1) For applicants established "in France": - transmission of the unique identification number (SIREN) issued by INSEE, or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dated less than 3 months before the response deadline, or a receipt for the filing of a declaration with a centre for business formalities for legal entities or individuals in the process of registering. 2) For applicants established "outside France" : - a document from the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the entry in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register. -a document stating its identity and address or, where applicable, the details of its tax representative in France. - a declaration on honour of payment of the sums due in respect of fines for failure to declare seconded workers (R.2143-8 of the Public Order Code and R.1263-12 of the Labour Code). For all candidates : 1) For companies with more than 20 employees: and that it is in compliance with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers. 2) not to be in one of the cases provided for in 1° of Article 5 duodecies of Council of the European Union Regulation No. 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures with regard to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. 3) Candidate belonging to the EDF Group or the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) Group In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of articles L111-10 et seq. of the Energy Code, a candidate or a member of the consortium controlled directly or indirectly by a company belonging to EDF or the CDC must include in its application a statement giving details of the capital link with one of the aforementioned companies. This information, produced in French, must be provided by individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by any subcontractors presented. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Economic and financial standing
Description : Minimum turnover required is set out in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. Documents to be provided are the following: - the portions of the turnover associated to the type of services requested in the contract notice for the the last 3 years (2021, 2022, 2023) - a brief summary of Candidate's history and also an organizational chart detailing the Candidate organization (mentioning the number of employees) - a presentation of the Candidate entity from a legal point of view - the name of the direct parent company and the ultimate holding company of the Candidate - the shareholding diagram of the Candidate - In case the Candidate plans to subcontract a part of its activities related the contract notice, please provide the scope of work planned to be subcontracted and the subcontractor name if known at that time. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical and professional ability
Description : Technical criteria are defined in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
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 :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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

Access to certain procurement documents is restricted
Information about restricted documents is available at : https://rte-france.bravosolution.com

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Allowed
Description of the financial guarantee : The financial guarantee will be specified under the call for tender.
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 03/09/2024 17:00 +02:00
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 : Contractual conditions will be specified under the call for tender.
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : Confidentiality agreement is required and available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
Legal form that must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract : RTE reserves the right to request to the group of economic operators its transformation into a group where all members are jointly and severally liable at framework contract award, should this transformation be necessary to the good execution of the framework contract. In the case of an application by a group, all the documents requested in 9.1.5 must be supplied by each of its members. Except in the cases provided for in Article R. 2142-26 of the French Public Procurement Code, the composition of the group applying for a call for tenders may not be changed between the date of submission of applications and the date of signature of the contract".
Financial arrangement : Own resources financing. Payment conditions : 49 days from the issuance date of the invoice accepted by RTE.
Information about review deadlines : A claim in a pre-contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract. A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the contract award as stated in article 1441-3 of the Civil Procedure Code.

5.1.15 Techniques

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

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tribunal Judiciaire de Nanterre
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : LOT 2
Description : Geotechnical surveys for Submarine Cable Routes - Envisaged Period : Summer 2025. The lot 2 corresponds to the second wave of call for tenders specific to the geotechnical surveys to be carried out. The specific call for tenders may include more than one project. The Contractor will be in charge of full geotechnical survey (including preliminary UXO survey and ALARP UXO certificate) covering the future location of Submarine Cable Routes, including : - Review or perform bibliographical studies - Review Employer data - Define the methodology of the Survey to be carried out with the appropriate tools - Produce Procedures (technical, QHSE, Management and operational) - Mobilize the correct means, in due time to meet the schedule constraints - Complete the Scope of Services as per Employer specification and schedule - Analyse data further to the operation and produce report to the Employer Organisation. Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and will be assessed during the call for tender process.
Internal identifier : 24263 - Geotechnical surveys - Submarine Cable Routes - Lot 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Options :
Description of the options : Option(s) will be described in the tender package.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : France
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Offshore, Nearshore waters : Channel sea, Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : Renewal option : 1 x 1 year

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : Validity period of the offer is 6 months RTE reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial offers without negotiation. To the extent permitted by law, RTE reserves the right to authorize candidates to submit variable offers (i.e offers grouped together for two or more projects).

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Description : Candidates must send duly completed and signed forms DC1 and DC2 with their request to participate. These documents can be obtained from the following address: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/daj/formulaires-declaration-du-candidat 1) For applicants established "in France": - transmission of the unique identification number (SIREN) issued by INSEE, or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dated less than 3 months before the response deadline, or a receipt for the filing of a declaration with a centre for business formalities for legal entities or individuals in the process of registering. 2) For applicants established "outside France" : - a document from the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the entry in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register. -a document stating its identity and address or, where applicable, the details of its tax representative in France. - a declaration on honour of payment of the sums due in respect of fines for failure to declare seconded workers (R.2143-8 of the Public Order Code and R.1263-12 of the Labour Code). For all candidates : 1) For companies with more than 20 employees: and that it is in compliance with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers. 2) not to be in one of the cases provided for in 1° of Article 5 duodecies of Council of the European Union Regulation No. 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures with regard to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. 3) Candidate belonging to the EDF Group or the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) Group In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of articles L111-10 et seq. of the Energy Code, a candidate or a member of the consortium controlled directly or indirectly by a company belonging to EDF or the CDC must include in its application a statement giving details of the capital link with one of the aforementioned companies. This information, produced in French, must be provided by individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by any subcontractors presented. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Economic and financial standing
Description : Minimum turnover required is set out in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. Documents to be provided are the following: - the portions of the turnover associated to the type of services requested in the contract notice for the the last 3 years (2021, 2022, 2023) - a brief summary of Candidate's history and also an organizational chart detailing the Candidate organization (mentioning the number of employees) - a presentation of the Candidate entity from a legal point of view - the name of the direct parent company and the ultimate holding company of the Candidate - the shareholding diagram of the Candidate - In case the Candidate plans to subcontract a part of its activities related the contract notice, please provide the scope of work planned to be subcontracted and the subcontractor name if known at that time. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical and professional ability
Description : Technical criteria are defined in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
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 :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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

Access to certain procurement documents is restricted
Information about restricted documents is available at : https://rte-france.bravosolution.com

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Allowed
Description of the financial guarantee : The financial guarantee will be specified under the call for tender.
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 03/09/2024 17:00 +02:00
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 : Contractual conditions will be specified under the call for tender.
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : Confidentiality agreement is required and available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
Legal form that must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract : RTE reserves the right to request to the group of economic operators its transformation into a group where all members are jointly and severally liable at framework contract award, should this transformation be necessary to the good execution of the framework contract. In the case of an application by a group, all the documents requested in 5.1.9 must be supplied by each of its members. Except in the cases provided for in Article R. 2142-26 of the French Public Procurement Code, the composition of the group applying for a call for tenders may not be changed between the date of submission of applications and the date of signature of the contract".
Financial arrangement : Own resources financing. Payment conditions : 49 days from the issuance date of the invoice accepted by RTE.
Information about review deadlines : A claim in a pre-contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract. A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the contract award as stated in article 1441-3 of the Civil Procedure Code.

5.1.15 Techniques

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

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tribunal Judiciaire de Nanterre
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0003

Title : LOT 3
Description : Geotechnical surveys for Submarine Cable Routes - Envisaged Period : 2026. The lot 3 corresponds to the third wave of call for tenders specific to the geotechnical surveys to be carried out. The specific call for tenders may include more than one project. The Contractor will be in charge of full geotechnical survey (including preliminary UXO survey and ALARP UXO certificate) covering the future location of Submarine Cable Routes, including : - Review or perform bibliographical studies - Review Employer data - Define the methodology of the Survey to be carried out with the appropriate tools - Produce Procedures (technical, QHSE, Management and operational) - Mobilize the correct means, in due time to meet the schedule constraints - Complete the Scope of Services as per Employer specification and schedule - Analyse data further to the operation and produce report to the Employer Organisation. Ability to work on several projects at once and ability to communicate efficiently are important and will be assessed during the call for tender process.
Internal identifier : 24263 - Geotechnical surveys - Submarine Cable Routes - Lot 3

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Options :
Description of the options : Option(s) will be described in the tender package.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : France
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Offshore, Nearshore waters : Channel sea, Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : Renewal option : 1 x 1 year

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : Validity period of the offer is 6 months RTE reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial offers without negotiation. To the extent permitted by law, RTE reserves the right to authorize candidates to submit variable offers (i.e offers grouped together for two or more projects).

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Description : Candidates must send duly completed and signed forms DC1 and DC2 with their request to participate. These documents can be obtained from the following address: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/daj/formulaires-declaration-du-candidat 1) For applicants established "in France": - transmission of the unique identification number (SIREN) issued by INSEE, or an identification card proving registration in the trade register (original or copy) dated less than 3 months before the response deadline, or a receipt for the filing of a declaration with a centre for business formalities for legal entities or individuals in the process of registering. 2) For applicants established "outside France" : - a document from the authorities holding the professional register or an equivalent document certifying this registration or, for companies in the process of being set up, a document dated less than 3 months from the authority authorised to receive the entry in the professional register and certifying the application for registration in the said register. -a document stating its identity and address or, where applicable, the details of its tax representative in France. - a declaration on honour of payment of the sums due in respect of fines for failure to declare seconded workers (R.2143-8 of the Public Order Code and R.1263-12 of the Labour Code). For all candidates : 1) For companies with more than 20 employees: and that it is in compliance with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code concerning the employment of disabled workers. 2) not to be in one of the cases provided for in 1° of Article 5 duodecies of Council of the European Union Regulation No. 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures with regard to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. 3) Candidate belonging to the EDF Group or the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) Group In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of articles L111-10 et seq. of the Energy Code, a candidate or a member of the consortium controlled directly or indirectly by a company belonging to EDF or the CDC must include in its application a statement giving details of the capital link with one of the aforementioned companies. This information, produced in French, must be provided by individual candidates, by each member of a candidate group and, where applicable, by any subcontractors presented. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Economic and financial standing
Description : Minimum turnover required is set out in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. Documents to be provided are the following: - the portions of the turnover associated to the type of services requested in the contract notice for the the last 3 years (2021, 2022, 2023) - a brief summary of Candidate's history and also an organizational chart detailing the Candidate organization (mentioning the number of employees) - a presentation of the Candidate entity from a legal point of view - the name of the direct parent company and the ultimate holding company of the Candidate - the shareholding diagram of the Candidate - In case the Candidate plans to subcontract a part of its activities related the contract notice, please provide the scope of work planned to be subcontracted and the subcontractor name if known at that time. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical and professional ability
Description : Technical criteria are defined in the excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" enclosed in the dossier "RFI-24263 : Geotechnical Surveys for installation engineering of Submarine Cable Routes" available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com. The excel file "24263-PQQ_Rev.0" shall be filled in by each candidate and submitted in the RFI under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
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 :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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

Access to certain procurement documents is restricted
Information about restricted documents is available at : https://rte-france.bravosolution.com

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Allowed
Description of the financial guarantee : The financial guarantee will be specified under the call for tender.
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 : Contractual conditions will be specified under the call for tender.
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : Confidentiality agreement is required and available under the link https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
Legal form that must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract : RTE reserves the right to request to the group of economic operators its transformation into a group where all members are jointly and severally liable at framework contract award, should this transformation be necessary to the good execution of the framework contract. In the case of an application by a group, all the documents requested in 5.1.9 must be supplied by each of its members. Except in the cases provided for in Article R. 2142-26 of the French Public Procurement Code, the composition of the group applying for a call for tenders may not be changed between the date of submission of applications and the date of signature of the contract".
Financial arrangement : Own resources financing. Payment conditions : 49 days from the issuance date of the invoice accepted by RTE.
Information about review deadlines : A claim in a pre-contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract. A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order NO.2009-515 of 7 May of 2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The appeal must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the contract award as stated in article 1441-3 of the Civil Procedure Code.

5.1.15 Techniques

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

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tribunal Judiciaire de Nanterre
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : RTE Réseau Transport d'Electricité
Registration number : 444 619 258 02482
Department : Direction des Achats
Postal address : 7C Place du Dome
Town : Puteaux
Postcode : 92073
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hauts-de-Seine ( FR105 )
Country : France
Contact point : Nathalie MACLET
Telephone : 00337000000000
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Tribunal Judiciaire de Nanterre
Registration number : 123456
Department : Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Postal address : 179-191 avenue Joliot-Curie
Town : Nanterre
Postcode : 92020
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hauts-de-Seine ( FR105 )
Country : France
Contact point : Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Telephone : +33 140971010
Fax : +33 147243161
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 44ccb4b3-51be-4f11-98c7-3adfcb2bb158 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 23/07/2024 15:01 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00446058-2024
OJ S issue number : 144/2024
Publication date : 25/07/2024