Panel for Regulation and Economic Advisory Services, Strategy and Mgmnt Consultancy and PM Services

Bord Gais Eireann

A multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of advisory services in relation to three lots, namely Lot 1 Regulation and Economic Advisory Services; Lot 2 Strategy and Management Consultancy Services and.
Lot 3 Project Management Services. Lot 1 and Lot 2 have been each divided into two separate sub-lots – Lot 1(a) and Lot 2(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 1 and Lot 2 respectively whereas Lot 1(b) and Lot 2(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.
In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie.
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=480552.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-29. The procurement was published on 2012-08-08.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who?

• Bord Gais Eireann

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-08-08	Contract notice
2016-12-22	Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Contract notice (2012-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: business and management consultancy services
Quantity or scope: Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.
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: Business and management consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: Third Floor, City Quarter, Lapps Quay
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214907284 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-08-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-08-29 📅
Publication date: 2012-08-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 153-256072
OJ-S issue: 153
Additional information

A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie. The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. BGE will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers. For further details on the procedure for this competition please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire. (ET Ref:480552).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 11
Short description:

Lot 3 Project Management Services. Lot 1 and Lot 2 have been each divided into two separate sub-lots – Lot 1(a) and Lot 2(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 1 and Lot 2 respectively whereas Lot 1(b) and Lot 2(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie.

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=480552.

Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Project Management Services
Short description: Provision of project management and PMO services.
Quantity or scope: See response to Section 1 above.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Regulation and Economic Advisory Services
Short description:

Provision of specialist consultancy services regarding regulation and economic issues to BGE as required including but not limited to the following business advisory service:

— Economic and regulatory advisory services,

— Market analysis and assessment; and,

— Development of regulatory strategy relating to the following areas of speciality,

— Energy retain markets on the island of Ireland,

— Power generation in SEM and UK markets,

— Gas networks (Transmission and Distribution) on the island of Ireland and in the UK,

— Water utilities; and,

— EU energy policy.

Lot 1 has been each divided into two separate sub-lots – Lot 1(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 1 whereas Lot 1(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

Quantity or scope: See Section 1 above.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Strategy and Management Consultancy Services
Short description:

Provision of specialist services and advice to BGE in relation to Strategy / Management Consultancy matters, including but not limited to the following areas:

— Organisational design,

— Governance,

— Building capabilities,

— Performance improvement,

— Strategy development; and,

— Strategy execution.

Lot 2 has been each divided into two separate sub-lots – Lot 2(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 2 whereas Lot 2(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

Quantity or scope: See response to section 1 above.
Description of options: Framework duration of 3 years with an option to extend once by 2 years.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 24 months
Reference number: RT12_021
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Applicants must confirm that none of the circumstances listed in paragraphs 1 or 2 of Article 45 of EU Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 31.3.2004, (as amended by Directive 2005/51/EC dated 7.9.2005 and Directive 2005/75/EC dated 16.11.2005) or paragraphs 1 or 4 of Regulation 53 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 329 of 2006) apply to the Applicant and any third parties involved. Applicants must confirm whether they are aware of any conflict of interest either with current clients or prospective clients in the public or private sectors, which might have an impact on their ability to provide the services being procured. A full description of the Conditions for Participation are set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Economic and financial standing:

Applicants must submit with their pre-qualification submission evidence that they have an unmodified audit opinion with respect to the basis of going concern in the preparation of its financial statement for the most recent financial year. Where the Applicant is unable, for a valid reason, to provide the specified documentation set out above, the Applicant must inform BGE of that valid reason as to why the documentation cannot be supplied, and provide other suitable alternative documentation to BGE to prove, to the satisfaction of BGE, their economic and financial standing. Confirmation that relevant insurances can be provided if the Applicant is ultimately successful is also required. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire for further information on economic and financial capacity information and formalities.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required: Applicants for Lot 1(a) and for Lot 3 must provide evidence that the Applicant has achieved a minimum turnover level of €5 million in each of the previous three (3) financial years. Applicants for Lot 2(a) must provide evidence that the Applicant has achieved a minimum turnover level of €15 million in each of the previous three (3) financial years. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Technical and professional ability:

Applicants must provide a brief profile of their company/entity including the range of relevant services offered with particular reference to BGE’s service requirements including a percentage breakdown of the total business that each of those services represent. Applicants must detail their current organisational structure to cover specifically the relevant services. Applicants must also provide 6 CVs of proposed key staff to be involved in e provision of services, outlining their qualifications and experience. Applicants must provide details of their approach and process for managing client relationships, communication and reporting and quality assurance measures. Applicants are required to demonstrate they have an acceptable level of experience in delivering previous contracts of similar capacity by providing a list of past and similar projects identifying scope, contract duration and start and end dates together with contact references of the employer/client including names, addresses and email address / fax numbers. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required: Applicants must achieve a minimum.

Pass mark of 60 % in each of the Resources / Technical Capability and Previous Experience and Project/Contract examples. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire for further information.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Qualification Submissions may be submitted by single entities or by a consortium/joint venture. Where the Qualification Submission is from a consortium/joint venture, a prime service provider must be nominated. All communication should be from the prime service provider only. The prime service provider is responsible for ensuring that all parties to the consortium comply with this PQQ. BGE will not act as an arbitrator between members of a project consortium/joint venture. A consortium/joint venture will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a Qualification Submission, but may be required to do so prior to award of the Contract or Contracts.

Other particular conditions: Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 40
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaeilge.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Energy Procurement
The Group and Energy Procurement Manager
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01428 🌏
Name: Bord Gáis Éireann
URL for further information: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Source: OJS 2012/S 153-256072 (2012-08-08)

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2016-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business and management consultancy services
Reference number: 12/021
Short description:

Ervia (formerly Bord Gais Eireann) advertised in 2012 for a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of advisory services using the negotiated procedure. The framework was divided into three lots; Lot1 Regulation and Economic Advisory Services; Lot 2 Strategy and Management Consultancy Services and Lot 3 Project Management Services. Lot 1 and Lot 2 were each divided into two separate sub-lots. Lot 1(a) and Lot 2(a) encompass all the requirements of Lot 1 and Lot 2 respectively whereas Lot 1(b) and Lot 2(b) separate each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allowed applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Economic research services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: V: Contract award without prior publication
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Not specified

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Ervia (formerly Bord Gais Eireann)
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: hugh.carson@ervia.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-12-22 📅
Publication date: 2016-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 249-459149
Refers to notice: 2012/S 153-256072
OJ-S issue: 249

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Lot 1 (Regulation and Economic Advisory Services) covers the provision of specialist consultancy services regarding regulation and economic issues to Ervia (formerly BGE) as required including but not limited to the following business advisory service:

Lot 1 was divided into two separate sub-lots — Lot 1(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 1 whereas Lot 1(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

Lot No: 2 Strategy and Management Consultancy Services covers the provision of specialist services and advice to Ervia (formerly BGE) in relation to Strategy / Management Consultancy matters, including but not limited to the following areas:-

Lot 2 has been each divided into two separate sub-lots — Lot 2(a) encompasses all requirements of Lot 2 where as Lot 2(b) separates each of the respective requirements into individual areas of speciality and allows Applicants to apply for each of the different areas independently.

Lot 3 covers the provision of project management and PMO services to Ervia (formerly BGE). Five suppliers were appointed to the Lot 3 framework agreement in 2013.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-01-01 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2016/S 249-459149 (2016-12-22)

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