Consultancy Support for Gas Transmission Tariff Design

Commission for Energy Regulation

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is the independent body responsible for regulating the natural gas and electricity markets in Ireland.The CER has recently published a decision CER/12/087 which deals with the Regulatory Treatment of the Bord Gais Eireann owned interconnectors (the “ICs”) to Great Britain in light of new sources of gas coming on stream. It also provides for a general reform of the current transmission tariffing regime. The decision follows on from a comprehensive public consultation exercise which began in January 2011. The current transmission entry tariffing regime needs reform. Otherwise the reduced throughput across the ICs consequent on new sources coming on stream will increase the unit IC entry tariff required to finance these investments, and potentially significantly so. This higher IC entry tariff is likely to pull up the wholesale price for gas in Ireland from all sources on a scale which is inefficient and damaging to both consumer interests and Ireland’s energy competitiveness.
The CER currently requires consultancy support to develop a Long Run Marginal Cost (LRMC) tariff for entry points to the Irish gas transmission system, and also to attend an industry Networks Tariff Liaison Group to be chaired by the CER.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=464973. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=464973. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-22. The procurement was published on 2012-07-13.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-07-13 Contract notice
2013-07-26 Additional information
Contract notice (2012-07-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: technical analysis or consultancy services
Quantity or scope:
Please refer to Section 2 of the Request for Tender document, available to download from the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie, for a detailed scope of requirements.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy Regulation
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-08-22 📅
Publication date: 2012-07-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 136-227194
OJ-S issue: 136
Additional information
1. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the Request for Tender document is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible. 2. All enquiries regarding this tender should be submitted via the online ‘Questions and Answers’ facility with the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie by 10.8.2012 in order to provide ample time for response. Should a tenderer have any difficulties using this facility, please call Millstream (eTenders support) on +353 16177944. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made available to all potential tenderers via the online ‘Questions and Answers’ facility. 3. All responses to this Request for Tenders will be treated in confidence and no information contained therein will be communicated to any third party without the written permission of the tenderer except insofar as is specifically required for the consideration and evaluation of the response or as may be required under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003, EU and Irish Government Procurement Procedures or in response to questions, debates or other parliamentary procedures in or of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). 4. The Commission for Energy Regulation will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates whether or not the final contract is awarded. Please refer to the Request for Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for all additional information. (ET Ref:464973).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is the independent body responsible for regulating the natural gas and electricity markets in Ireland.The CER has recently published a decision CER/12/087 which deals with the Regulatory Treatment of the Bord Gais Eireann owned interconnectors (the “ICs”) to Great Britain in light of new sources of gas coming on stream. It also provides for a general reform of the current transmission tariffing regime. The decision follows on from a comprehensive public consultation exercise which began in January 2011. The current transmission entry tariffing regime needs reform. Otherwise the reduced throughput across the ICs consequent on new sources coming on stream will increase the unit IC entry tariff required to finance these investments, and potentially significantly so. This higher IC entry tariff is likely to pull up the wholesale price for gas in Ireland from all sources on a scale which is inefficient and damaging to both consumer interests and Ireland’s energy competitiveness.
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The CER currently requires consultancy support to develop a Long Run Marginal Cost (LRMC) tariff for entry points to the Irish gas transmission system, and also to attend an industry Networks Tariff Liaison Group to be chaired by the CER.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=464973.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=464973.
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Duration: 24 months
Reference number: 011-03-257
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
All tenderers are required to complete a Declaration of Bona Fides pursuant to Article 45 EU Directive 2004/18/EC (see Annex B of Request for Tender document).
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Request for Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Request for Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie, for relevant details with respect to the Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
After contract award an indicative schedule of payments (highlighting milestones) will be agreed with the successful tenderers.
The Commission for Energy Regulation operates in accordance with the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and several liability.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Breda Coss
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01831 🌏
Name: Commission for Energy Regulation
URL for further information: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.cer.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-257
Additional information
1. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the Request for Tender document is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.
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2. All enquiries regarding this tender should be submitted via the online ‘Questions and Answers’ facility with the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie by 10.8.2012 in order to provide ample time for response. Should a tenderer have any difficulties using this facility, please call Millstream (eTenders support) on +353 16177944. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made available to all potential tenderers via the online ‘Questions and Answers’ facility.
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3. All responses to this Request for Tenders will be treated in confidence and no information contained therein will be communicated to any third party without the written permission of the tenderer except insofar as is specifically required for the consideration and evaluation of the response or as may be required under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003, EU and Irish Government Procurement Procedures or in response to questions, debates or other parliamentary procedures in or of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).
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4. The Commission for Energy Regulation will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates whether or not the final contract is awarded.
Please refer to the Request for Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for all additional information.
(ET Ref:464973).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2012/S 136-227194 (2012-07-13)
Additional information (2013-07-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical analysis or consultancy services
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-07-26 📅
Publication date: 2013-07-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 147-255737
Refers to notice: 2012/S 136-227194
OJ-S issue: 147
Source: OJS 2013/S 147-255737 (2013-07-26)
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