Economic Consultancy Support — Energy Markets and Regulation Policy
Commission for Energy Regulation
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland's independent energy and water regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and now has a wide range of economic, customer protection and safety responsibilities in energy. The CER is also the regulator of Ireland's public water and wastewater system.
The CER currently wishes to engage a specialist or expert economic assistance and advice on an on-going basis in relation to energy market and regulation policy. Particular emphasis will be on issues that relate to the CER's economic decision making in the area of electricity markets, economic analysis of issues relating to the development of the wholesale electricity market, capacity remuneration mechanism and market power including the SEM and I-SEM.
Advice will also be required on the economic analysis of market implications of meeting Ireland's renewable energy targets, interconnection, locational issues and wider European market design including implications for Ireland of market changes in Great Britain, as well as networks regulation issues and retail market competition as required A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-08-18. The procurement was published on 2015-07-06.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Analysis services › Technical analysis or consultancy services
- • Survey services › Economic research services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2015-07-06 | Contract notice |
| 2015-10-23 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2015-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Economic research services
Quantity or scope:
“It is proposed to place a contract for a period of two years with an option for renewal for up to a further two years on an annual basis and subject to...”
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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: Economic research 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 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-07-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-08-18 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 131-240979
OJ-S issue: 131
Additional information
“All information relating to this contract notice, including clarifications and changes will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Portal...”
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland's independent energy and water regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and now has a wide range of...”
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“The CER currently wishes to engage a specialist or expert economic assistance and advice on an on-going basis in relation to energy market and regulation...”
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“Advice will also be required on the economic analysis of market implications of meeting Ireland's renewable energy targets, interconnection, locational...”
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Number of possible renewals: 2
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 12 months
Reference number: 011-03-313
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Tallaght.”
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 Invitation for Tender).”
Economic and financial standing:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”
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Technical and professional ability:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”
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Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“The support will be delivered on a draw down basis, at agreed fixed charge per person per hour and per day.”
“CER does not guarantee a minimum number of days to be drawn down.”
“Prior to the commencement of each deliverable, the CER Manager will outline the deliverables required and successful tenderer must provide a brief response...”
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“The successful tenderer will provide the CER Manager with a report of monthly updates of actual days support incurred and plans for month ahead. Invoices...”
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“In addition to this invoicing information, CER shall be entitled to establish such monitoring and budgetary arrangements in relation to the operation of the...”
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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
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy RegulationN/A
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-313
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 2015/S 131-240979 (2015-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Economic research services
Quantity or scope:
“It is proposed to place a contract for a period of two years with an option for renewal for up to a further two years on an annual basis and subject to...”
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: Economic research 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 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-07-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-08-18 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 131-240979
OJ-S issue: 131
Additional information
“All information relating to this contract notice, including clarifications and changes will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Portal...”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland's independent energy and water regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and now has a wide range of...”
“The CER currently wishes to engage a specialist or expert economic assistance and advice on an on-going basis in relation to energy market and regulation...”
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“Advice will also be required on the economic analysis of market implications of meeting Ireland's renewable energy targets, interconnection, locational...”
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 12 months
Reference number: 011-03-313
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Tallaght.”
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 Invitation for Tender).”
Economic and financial standing:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”
Technical and professional ability:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“The support will be delivered on a draw down basis, at agreed fixed charge per person per hour and per day.”
“CER does not guarantee a minimum number of days to be drawn down.”
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“Prior to the commencement of each deliverable, the CER Manager will outline the deliverables required and successful tenderer must provide a brief response...”
“The successful tenderer will provide the CER Manager with a report of monthly updates of actual days support incurred and plans for month ahead. Invoices...”
“In addition to this invoicing information, CER shall be entitled to establish such monitoring and budgetary arrangements in relation to the operation of the...”
“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
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy RegulationN/A
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-313
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 2015/S 131-240979 (2015-07-06)
Contract award notice (2015-10-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-10-23 📅
Publication date: 2015-10-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 209-380249
Refers to notice: 2015/S 131-240979
OJ-S issue: 209
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 💰
174 625 💰
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality and technical merit of proposals for providing service detailed in Section 2 of the ITT (30)
2. Technical merit of the human resources proposed (35)
3. Ultimate cost of providing the service (35)
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-10-09 📅
Name: Easter Bay Consultants Ltd
Postal address: 48-6 Evelyn Gardens
Postal town: London
Postal code: SW7 3BH
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 997129368
Source: OJS 2015/S 209-380249 (2015-10-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-10-23 📅
Publication date: 2015-10-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 209-380249
Refers to notice: 2015/S 131-240979
OJ-S issue: 209
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 💰
174 625 💰
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality and technical merit of proposals for providing service detailed in Section 2 of the ITT (30)
2. Technical merit of the human resources proposed (35)
3. Ultimate cost of providing the service (35)
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-10-09 📅
Name: Easter Bay Consultants Ltd
Postal address: 48-6 Evelyn Gardens
Postal town: London
Postal code: SW7 3BH
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 997129368
Source: OJS 2015/S 209-380249 (2015-10-23)
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