Integrated Programme and Project Management Service Provider to the Regulatory Authorities for the DS3 and I-SEM Projects

The Regulatory Authorities c/o CER

The all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) is regulated jointly by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in Dublin and the Northern Ireland
Authority for Utility Regulation (or Utility Regulator) in Belfast, known as the
Regulatory Authorities or RAs. The decision making body which governs the
market is the SEM Committee (SEMC), consisting of the CER, the Utility
Regulator as well as an independent member (who also has a deputy), with each
entity having one vote.
The RAs now invites tenders for Integrated Programme and Project Management Services to the Regulatory Authorities for the Integrated SEM (I-SEM) and DS3
System Services projects. This includes the provision of a centralised programme
management office to support the delivery and governance of both the I-SEM and DS3 projects in accordance with recognised project management standards
(PMBOK, Prince2 or equivalent) and the existing governance arrangements for
the projects. This includes schedule, scope, quality, change, risk, issue, project
stakeholder engagement and communication management and project
governance. To ensure policy/scope consistency across both project and work
streams under each project, the tender also includes the provision of a
Centralised Design Authority.
The support required for the above service has been divided into 2 separate
elements or Lots. Specifically, parties are invited to tender separately for: —
Lot 1 — Centralised Programme Management Function, and Lot 2 — Centralised
Design Authority Function.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-04-06. The procurement was published on 2016-02-23.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-02-23 Contract notice
2016-08-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2016-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Project-management services other than for construction work
Quantity or scope: Refer to attached Request for Tender document.
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 services other than for construction work 📦

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: The Regulatory Authorities C/O CER
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
E-mail: tmetcalfe@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-02-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-04-06 📅
Publication date: 2016-02-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 040-065449
OJ-S issue: 40

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) is regulated jointly by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in Dublin and the Northern Ireland
Authority for Utility Regulation (or Utility Regulator) in Belfast, known as the
Regulatory Authorities or RAs. The decision making body which governs the
market is the SEM Committee (SEMC), consisting of the CER, the Utility
Regulator as well as an independent member (who also has a deputy), with each
entity having one vote.
The RAs now invites tenders for Integrated Programme and Project Management Services to the Regulatory Authorities for the Integrated SEM (I-SEM) and DS3
System Services projects. This includes the provision of a centralised programme
management office to support the delivery and governance of both the I-SEM and DS3 projects in accordance with recognised project management standards
(PMBOK, Prince2 or equivalent) and the existing governance arrangements for
the projects. This includes schedule, scope, quality, change, risk, issue, project
stakeholder engagement and communication management and project
governance. To ensure policy/scope consistency across both project and work
streams under each project, the tender also includes the provision of a
Centralised Design Authority.
The support required for the above service has been divided into 2 separate
elements or Lots. Specifically, parties are invited to tender separately for: —
Lot 1 — Centralised Programme Management Function, and Lot 2 — Centralised
Design Authority Function.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Centralised Programme Management Function
Short description:
Refer to short description of contract plus details in section 2.1.1 of the attached Request for Tender document.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Centralised Design Authority Function
Short description:
Refer to short description of contract plus details in section 2.1.2 of the attached Request for Tender document.
Additional information about the lots:
It should be noted that this Request for Tenders (RFT) has been divided into two Lots. Tenderers can submit proposals…
… for:a. only Lot 1;b. only Lot 2;or c. both Lot 1 and Lot 2;
… for:
a. only Lot 1;
b. only Lot 2;
or c. both Lot 1 and Lot 2;
Reference number: 011-03-339
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin and 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council (See Appendix B of Request 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 Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.
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 Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.
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 Pound Sterling.
Rates quoted in Euro will be used for the comparison between the applicants.
Applicants should note that the Commission and the Authority will bear the costs of the consultancy in the proportions: 50 % to the Commission and 50 % to the Authority.
All fees and expenses shall have to be invoiced separately to the Commission and the Authority in these proportions.
All invoices issued to the Commission will be in Euro and subject to Irish VAT and Withholding Tax.
All invoices issued to the Authority will be in Sterling and subject to Northern Ireland VAT.
The liability of the Commission and the Authority for the payment of all fees and expenses shall be severable, not joint and severable. On no account will either the Commission or the Authority be accountable for any fees and expenses incurred by the other.
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Milestone Payment Schedule: A milestone payment schedule will be agreed between the RAs and the successful tenderer for each of Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will be finalised in the Services Agreement signed with the preferred tenderer(s).
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 🗣️
Other languages: Irish.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Postal address: Queens House, 14 Queen Street
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 6ED
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Contact
Contact point: Theresa Metcalfe
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=96787&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96787&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2016-05-01 📅
End date: 2017-12-31 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-339

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 2016/S 040-065449 (2016-02-23)
Contract award notice (2016-08-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) is regulated jointly by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in Dublin and the Utility Regulator in Belfast. The decision making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC), consisting of the CER, the Utility Regulator as well as an independent member (who also has a deputy). The RAs invited tenders for Integrated Programme and Project Management Services to the Regulatory Authorities for the Integrated SEM (I-SEM) and DS3 System Services projects. This includes the provision of a centralised programme management office to support the delivery and governance of both the I-SEM and DS3 projects in accordance with recognised project management standards and the existing governance arrangements for the projects. The support required for the above service has been divided into 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 — Centralised Programme Management Function, and Lot 2 — Centralised Design Authority Function.
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Total value of the procurement: 1 916 779 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Systems analysis and programming services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: United Kingdom 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-08-04 📅
Publication date: 2016-08-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 152-275438
Refers to notice: 2016/S 040-065449
OJ-S issue: 152
Additional information
It should be noted that this Request for Tenders (RFT) has been divided into 2 Lots. Tenderers can submit proposals for: a. Only Lot 1; b. Only Lot 2; or c. Both Lot 1 and Lot 2;

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Refer to short description of contract plus details in section…
… 2.1.1) of the attached Request for Tender document.
… 2.1.2) of the attached Request for Tender document.
Additional information:
It should be noted that this Request for Tenders (RFT) has been divided into 2 Lots. Tenderers can submit proposals for:
a. Only Lot 1;
b. Only Lot 2; or
c. Both Lot 1 and Lot 2;

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the issues, quality and technical merit of proposals for providing service detailed in Section 2 of the ITT
Quality criterion (weighting): 35 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of the human resources proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Price weighting: 35 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-05-24 📅

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ian Campbell
Phone: +44 2890311575 📞
E-mail: info@uregni.gov.uk 📧
Internet address: www.uregni.gov.uk 🌏
Source: OJS 2016/S 152-275438 (2016-08-04)
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