Control Room of the Future

EirGrid plc

EirGrid is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and competent advisors to review our current control room operations in Dublin/Belfast and other jurisdictions in the energy and non-energy sectors from around the world to identify best practice in terms of tools, processes and systems. This is expected to include big data analytics promoting control and decision making in a dynamic environment to facilitate automation for our 2030 and beyond requirements taking the high level of planned renewable integration.
The successful tenderer will be required to:
— develop a vison of the control room of 2030 and beyond;
— identify activities and options which may facilitate best practice and operation;
— develop a prototype or virtual reality experience of the proposal; and
— develop an outline design and roadmap with proposed implementation programme.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-05-07. The procurement was published on 2020-04-02.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-04-02 Contract notice
2020-12-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-04-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Liam Maclaughlin
Phone: +353 12370000 📞
E-mail: liam.maclaughlin@eirgrid.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165242&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165242&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Control Room of the Future ENQEIR717
Products/services: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“EirGrid is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and competent advisors to review our current control room operations in Dublin/Belfast...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 💰

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Additional products/services: IP telephone services 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services 📦
Additional products/services: Telematics services 📦
Additional products/services: Public utilities 📦
Additional products/services: Electricity distribution 📦
Additional products/services: Operation of electrical installations 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin and Belfast.
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid Group operates and develops the electricity system in Ireland. Our 2020-25 strategy is shaped by climate change and the transition of the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Three to five subject to suitable number of candidates.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.”
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.”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-05-07 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”    Show more
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central Office of the High Courts (Appeals Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 069-165407 (2020-04-02)
Contract award notice (2020-12-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“EirGrid is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and competent advisors to review our current control room operations in Dublin/Belfast...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 425 150 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid Group operates and develops the electricity system in Ireland. Our 2020-2025 strategy is shaped by climate change and the transition of the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quantity, quality and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Price (weighting): 35

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 069-165407

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Control Room of the Future
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-14 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EPRI Europe DAC
National registration number: IE3606212VH
Postal address: 25-28 North Wall Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mfarrell@epri.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.epri.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 450 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 425 150 💰

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 247-615235 (2020-12-15)