Smart Metering Programme: Programme Manager, Design Authority, Market Systems Subject Matter Expert

Commission for Energy Regulation

The CER currently wishes to engage specialist consultancy support services to deliver the programme management and programme design authority functions required for successful delivery of Phase 2 (Requirements Definition and Solution Procurement) and potentially also Phase 3 (Build and Test) of the National Smart Metering Programme (NSMP). Given that smart metering is a relatively new energy policy area which leans heavily on evolving information and communications technology the CER will require consultancy expertise that combines both technical and regulatory policy related understanding of smart metering as well as experience of delivering large scale projects/programmes, specifically smart metering implementations and related initiatives. The objective is that this consultancy support will be used to ensure that the CER can successfully programme manage and deliver Phases 2 and potentially 3 of the NSMP within the agreed time, scope, budget and quality parameters.
In addition the CER wishes to engage specialist consultancy support services to act as Market Systems (Retail Electricity and Gas) Subject Matter Expert (SME) on behalf of the CER during Phase 2 of the NSMP.
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=527792.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-12-12. The procurement was published on 2012-11-02.

Suppliers

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

• DNV Kema Limited
• Pricewaterhousecoopers

Who?

• Commission for Energy Regulation

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-11-02	Contract notice
2013-04-12	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2012-11-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: project management 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: Project management consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more 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 town: Dublin 24
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-11-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-12-12 📅
Publication date: 2012-11-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 214-353972
OJ-S issue: 214
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 email to procurement@cer.ie by 27.11.2012 in order to provide ample time for response. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made available to all potential tenderers via the online contract notice 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:527792).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

In addition the CER wishes to engage specialist consultancy support services to act as Market Systems (Retail Electricity and Gas) Subject Matter Expert (SME) on behalf of the CER during Phase 2 of the NSMP.

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=527792.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Programme Manager
Short description:

The CER requires an individual to carry out a Programme Management function for Phase 2 and potentially Phase 3 of the NSMP.

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.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Programme Design Authority
Short description:

The Programme Design Authority will be responsible for providing technical governance and oversight of the end-to-end smart metering solution to be delivered by various stakeholder projects under the National Smart Metering Programme so as to ensure that the design and implementation is consistent with the regulatory policy (including consumer services) requirements defined by the CER.

Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Market Systems Subject Matter Expert
Short description:

The CER requires an individual to act as Market Systems (Retail Electricity and Gas) Subject Matter Expert (SME) on behalf of the CER during Phase 2 of the NSMP.

Reference number: 011-03-265
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 Appendix 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
Tender validity period: 5 months
Tender opening date: 2012-12-12 📅
Place of opening: CER, The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland.
Place: CER, The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Breda Coss, CER.

Karen Kavanagh, CER.

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: 011-03-265
Additional information

2. All enquiries regarding this tender should be submitted via email to procurement@cer.ie by 27.11.2012 in order to provide ample time for response. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made available to all potential tenderers via the online contract notice 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:527792).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2012/S 214-353972 (2012-11-02)

Contract award notice (2013-04-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Project management consultancy services
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-04-12 📅
Publication date: 2013-04-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 074-123250
Refers to notice: 2012/S 214-353972
OJ-S issue: 74

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality and technical merit of proposals for providing service detailed in Section 2 of the RFT (20)
2. Technical Merit of the Human Resources Proposed (40)
3. Approach to Knowledge Transfer (10)
4. Ultimate Cost (30)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-02-26 📅
Name: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣

3️⃣
Name: DNV Kema Limited
Postal address: Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street
Postal town: London
Postal code: SE1 9DE
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
2
3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2013/S 074-123250 (2013-04-12)

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