011-03-273 - Project Management Services for the SEM Market Integration Project

The RAs c/o Commission for Energy Regulation

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (or Utility Regulator), known as the Regulatory Authorities (or RAs) have developed an all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) which came into operation on 1st November 2007. European Heads of State and Governments have pledged to create an internal market for electricity by 2014. Throughout the European Union, national electricity markets are being reviewed to align with a common European ‘Target Model' for cross border capacity allocation and congestion management upon which the Internal Electricity Market is to be founded. Detailed rules that give legal effect to this Target Model will be binding on all EU internal borders by 2014.
The Single Electricity Market (SEM) operating in Ireland and Northern Ireland will require significant modifications to implement the Target Model.
The SEM Committee is committed to implementing these changes and integrating the island of Ireland into the Internal Electricity Market. The magnitude of change required for the SEM to achieve this is considered to be greater than for most other markets in Europe owing to its centralised, gross mandatory pool design which differs in a number of key respects from the prevailing market design in most other European Member States.
The RAs require Project Manager expertise to successfully deliver the European Market Integration Project. The Project Manager will report to the Market Integration Project Board and a designated manager within the RAs. The experienced Project Manager will be responsible for working with the key stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the overall programme to the agreed timeline and scope.
The initial contract will be for a two year period with an option to extend for, up to, a further two years on an annual basis subject to written agreement between the successful tenderer and RAs.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-05-03. The procurement was published on 2013-03-22.

Who?

• The RAs c/o Commission for Energy Regulation

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-03-22	Contract notice
2013-10-03	Additional information

Contract notice (2013-03-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Project management consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

The Project Manager will be responsible for project management activities across the entire market integration project. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to;1. Management of Project Plans and Schedules.Drawing up of project initiation documentation and project timelines.Development and management of project management structures.Development of detailed project plans and schedules.Supporting business planning in SEM RAs on issues relating to the market integration project.Coordination of project plans with other key stakeholders including Government departments, Transmission System operators and wider market participants.2. Oversight of Project Resources and Costs.Management of project resources including external consultants.Development and management of project budgets.3. Management of Stakeholder Engagement.Key stakeholder management including chairing of meetings when required.Key interface between RAs and SEMO/TSOs in terms of ensuring all project milestones are met and key dependencies identified.Key interface between RAs and other stakeholders in terms of ensuring all project milestones are met and key dependencies identified.Manage RAs reporting requirements to stakeholders and groups set out in the SEM Project Governance Arrangements Document.Progress reporting to Project Board, SEM Committee and wider stakeholders as required.Issue and risk identification and management.The project manager will liaise on a day to day basis with a SEM manager and report into the project steering committee.The initial contract will be for a two year period with an option to extend for, up to, a further two years on an annual basis subject to written agreement between the successful tenderer and RAs.

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 all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: The RAs c/o Commission for Energy Regulation
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal town: Tallaght
Contact
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-03-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-05-03 📅
Publication date: 2013-03-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 060-100607
OJ-S issue: 60
Additional information

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=64160&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The Single Electricity Market (SEM) operating in Ireland and Northern Ireland will require significant modifications to implement the Target Model.

The SEM Committee is committed to implementing these changes and integrating the island of Ireland into the Internal Electricity Market. The magnitude of change required for the SEM to achieve this is considered to be greater than for most other markets in Europe owing to its centralised, gross mandatory pool design which differs in a number of key respects from the prevailing market design in most other European Member States.

The RAs require Project Manager expertise to successfully deliver the European Market Integration Project. The Project Manager will report to the Market Integration Project Board and a designated manager within the RAs. The experienced Project Manager will be responsible for working with the key stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the overall programme to the agreed timeline and scope.

The initial contract will be for a two year period with an option to extend for, up to, a further two years on an annual basis subject to written agreement between the successful tenderer and RAs.

Quantity or scope:

The Project Manager will be responsible for project management activities across the entire market integration project. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to;

1. Management of Project Plans and Schedules.

Drawing up of project initiation documentation and project timelines.

Development and management of project management structures.

Development of detailed project plans and schedules.

Supporting business planning in SEM RAs on issues relating to the market integration project.

Coordination of project plans with other key stakeholders including Government departments, Transmission System operators and wider market participants.

2. Oversight of Project Resources and Costs.

Management of project resources including external consultants.

Development and management of project budgets.

3. Management of Stakeholder Engagement.

Key stakeholder management including chairing of meetings when required.

Key interface between RAs and SEMO/TSOs in terms of ensuring all project milestones are met and key dependencies identified.

Key interface between RAs and other stakeholders in terms of ensuring all project milestones are met and key dependencies identified.

Manage RAs reporting requirements to stakeholders and groups set out in the SEM Project Governance Arrangements Document.

Progress reporting to Project Board, SEM Committee and wider stakeholders as required.

Issue and risk identification and management.

The project manager will liaise on a day to day basis with a SEM manager and report into the project steering committee.

The initial contract will be for a two year period with an option to extend for, up to, a further two years on an annual basis subject to written agreement between the successful tenderer and RAs.

Duration: 48 months
Reference number: 011-03-273.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Belfast.

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 2001/1/EC (See Appendix B of Request for Tender).

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:

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Tender prices must be submitted in both EUR and GBP.

Rates quoted in Euro will be used for the comparison between the applicants. Tenderers should note that the CER or UR will bear the costs of the consultancy in the proportions: 50 % to the CER and 50 % to the UR. All fees and expenses shall have to be invoiced separately to the CER and UR in these proportions.

All invoices issued to the CER will be in Euro and subject to Irish VAT and Withholding Tax.

All invoices issued to UR will be in Sterling and subject to Northern Ireland VAT. The rates quoted in the tender will be the rate used throughout the life of the contract. The CER or UR will not be liable for any exposure resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The liability of the CER and UR for the payment of all fees and expenses shall be severable, not joint and severable. On no account will either the CER or UR be accountable for any fees and expenses incurred by the other.

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 severable liability.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 160 days
Tender opening date: 2013-05-03 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-273.

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: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2013/S 060-100607 (2013-03-22)

Additional information (2013-10-03)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-10-03 📅
Publication date: 2013-10-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 195-336575
Refers to notice: 2013/S 60-100607
OJ-S issue: 195
Source: OJS 2013/S 195-336575 (2013-10-03)

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