To support Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) Functions

EirGrid plc

The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who will be invited to tender for a service provider offering to help EirGrid meet the scope of their responsibilities for the Integrated Single Electricity Market (I-SEM). This PQQ covers a broad scope of functional roles and responsibilities for the I- SEM. The RAs are currently in the process of determining the roles and responsibilities for I-SEM, including designation of the Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO), in accordance with the provisions of the Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (CACM) Network Code. Until these roles and responsibilities are known with certainty, the scope offered in this PQQ, as it relates to EirGrid's final assigned roles and responsibilities, remains tentative. Indeed, EirGrid reserves the right to cancel this procurement process should the RAs not approve SONI & EirGrid's application for NEMO designation (decision expected in October 2015). The contract will be awarded for a period of six years with an option to extend annually for up to an additional 48 months, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the successful suppliers. While it is intended to use this contract for the procurement of services falling within its scope during its lifetime, EirGrid reserves the right to conduct a separate competition for the procurement of any services. Only one candidate will be awarded the final contract.
Following on from the assessment of Questionnaires, it is envisaged that up to 4 of the highest ranked Candidates will be invited to tender, provided a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates is available, and subject to the quality of those responses received. The selection of Candidates will be on the basis of the objective criteria and rules stated in Section 7 of this questionnaire.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-07-27. The procurement was published on 2015-06-26.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-06-26	Contract notice
2018-10-15	Contract award notice
2023-07-27	Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Contract notice (2015-06-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electronic marketplace retailing services
Quantity or scope:
“The initial contract period envisaged is 6 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory...”
Total value of the procurement: 12 000 000 💰
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: Electronic marketplace retailing services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: paul.valentine@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370200 📞
Fax: +353 16615375 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-06-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-07-27 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 124-228381
OJ-S issue: 124
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 6
Short description:
“The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who will be invited to tender...”

“Following on from the assessment of Questionnaires, it is envisaged that up to 4 of the highest ranked Candidates will be invited to tender, provided a...”
Quantity or scope:
“The initial contract period envisaged is 6 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory...”
Description of options:
“The initial contract period envisaged is 6 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory...”

“The estimated cost value included the possible extension of 4 years.”
Reference number: ENQEIR459
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Economic and financial standing:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Technical and professional ability:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Other particular conditions:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.”

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Paul Valentine
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89588&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2016-02-01 📅
End date: 2021-10-01 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2015/S 124-228381 (2015-06-26)

Contract award notice (2018-10-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial information systems
Short description:
“This tender process is closed. The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified...”
Total value of the procurement: 10 350 543 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Financial information systems 📦
Additional CPV: Software package utilities 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-10-15 📅
Publication date: 2018-10-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 201-457678
Refers to notice: 2015/S 124-228381
OJ-S issue: 201

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This tender process is closed.”

“The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who will be invited to tender...”

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“The objective of this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process is to produce the provisions of the capacity allocation and congestion management a...”

Description of options:
“The estimated cost value includes the possible extension of 4 years.”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Implementation
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Service Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Service Delivery Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-09-11 📅
Name: Epex spot
National registration number: FR10508010501
Postal address: 5 Boulevard Montmartre
Postal town: Paris
Country: France 🇫🇷
E-mail: a.deveron@epexspot.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.epexspot.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 10 350 543 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2018/S 201-457678 (2018-10-15)

Modification of a contract/concession during its term (2023-07-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 10 350 543 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Award criteria
Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-27 📅
Publication date: 2023-08-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 146-467694
Refers to notice: 2018/S 201-457678
OJ-S issue: 146

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: I-SEM Phase 2: To Support Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) Functions
Short description:
“The procurement required the tender to provide services to allow SEMOpx, as a designated NEMO, to operate the ex-ante day ahead and intraday markets in...”

“• operation of a service help desk to provide urgent operational support for ex-ante trading on a 24x7 basis and non-urgent member queries during office hours”

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“• providing material for updated operational procedures”

“• registration and providing access to trading systems for SEMOpx members”

“• management of trading systems including software updates and release notes”

“• management of trading sessions”

“o opening of order books”

“o reception of cross zonal capacities as required”

“o order collection”

“o closure of order books”

“o submission of information to the Market Coupling Operator as required”

“o matching , reception and validation of market results”

“o recording of transactions and data publication”

“o updating financial limits”

“• clearing and shipping services”

“o admission and termination of trading participants and clearing members”

“o customer service and clearing query management”

“o financial settlement of SEMOpx transactions”

“o nominations and physical settlement of transactions with the balancing market”

“o management and margining of collaterals”

“o management of trading limits”

“o management of currency conversion process”

“o operation and maintenance of clearing systems”

“o provision of settlement reports”

“o physical and financial settlement of interconnector flows”

“• member fee invoicing and settlement”

Duration: 120 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland”

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-11-04 📅
Name: European commodity clearing ag
Postal town: Leipzig
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 146-467694 (2023-07-27)

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