Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

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 โ€“ 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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-11-05 Contract notice
2022-12-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-11-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electricity distribution and related services
Reference number: SS/CON/6095
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 โ€“ 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
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electricity distribution and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Electricity distribution and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: conor.molloy@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17026543 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201406&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201406&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-12-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-11-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 218-575308
OJ-S issue: 218
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Object
Scope of the procurement
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.
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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.
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It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list โ€“ 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
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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.
Duration: 36 months
Additional information:
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
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:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145
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
Contract execution
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
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
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
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Conor Molloy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201406&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2021/S 218-575308 (2021-11-05)
Contract award notice (2022-12-07)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-12-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 239-690003
Refers to notice: 2021/S 218-575308
OJ-S issue: 239

Procedure
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
Assurance Process 3

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-11-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Version 1
National registration number: 257302
Postal address: Millennium House, Millennium Walkway
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18657800 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tendernotices@version1.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.version1.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2022/S 239-690003 (2022-12-07)