The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS) in the fully open Irish Retail Electricity Market in the Republic of Ireland. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope): Retail market assurance services for changes to the retail market including the delivery of the V14.00.00 Market Release which will deliver further Smart Metering services to customers, an enduring microgeneration solution for customers and other changes to support a low carbon future. 1. New entrant suppliers require retail market assurance services to allow CRU to judge their suitability for retail market entry into the ROI electricity market. 2. Retail market assurance services for ongoing updates to IT platforms and systems such as Tibco and Market Participants EMMAs
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-12-13.
The procurement was published on 2021-11-05.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services
SS/CON/6095
Products/services: Electricity distribution and related services📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market...”
Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS) in the fully open Irish Retail Electricity Market in the Republic of Ireland. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope): Retail market assurance services for changes to the retail market including the delivery of the V14.00.00 Market Release which will deliver further Smart Metering services to customers, an enduring microgeneration solution for customers and other changes to support a low carbon future. 1. New entrant suppliers require retail market assurance services to allow CRU to judge their suitability for retail market entry into the ROI electricity market. 2. Retail market assurance services for ongoing updates to IT platforms and systems such as Tibco and Market Participants EMMAs
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS) in the fully open Irish Retail Electricity Market in the Republic of Ireland.
Electricity Retail Market Assurance in the Irish Electricity Retail Market is the process by which the CRU and Market Participants obtain assurance that the operation of the market will not be adversely affected by a change to the market processes or systems, the entry of a new Market Participant or the entry of an existing Market Participant into a new sector of the Market.
It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
Retail market assurance services for changes to the retail market including the delivery of the V14.00.00 Market Release which will deliver further Smart Metering services to customers, an enduring microgeneration solution for customers and other changes to support a low carbon future
1. New entrant suppliers require retail market assurance services to allow CRU to judge their suitability for retail market entry into the ROI electricity market
2. Retail market assurance services for ongoing updates to IT platforms and systems such as Tibco and Market Participants EMMAs
The framework agreement will allow RMDS/ESB Networks DAC. to draw down requirements as and when required.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documents available from www.etenders.gov .ie using RFT ID 202145” Description
Additional information:
“Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145” 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:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145”
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145” Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-12-13
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 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145” Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 218-575308 (2021-11-05)
Contract award notice (2022-12-07) Object Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Approach to Consultant Service Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 600
Quality criterion (name): Application of Industry & Systems Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Project Team
Cost criterion (name): Maintenance of Assurance Documents
Cost criterion (weighting): 200
Cost criterion (name): Assurance Process 1
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Cost criterion (name): Assurance Process 2
Cost criterion (name): Assurance Process 3
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 218-575308
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-11-14 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Version 1
National registration number: 257302
Postal address: Millennium House, Millennium Walkway
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18657800📞
E-mail: tendernotices@version1.com📧
Fax: +353 18657801 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.version1.com🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2022/S 239-690003 (2022-12-07)