Provision of Economic Policy Analysis (Energy Efficiency) Services

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to appoint a service provider for the provision of expert analytical services to further support Ireland’s development of policy to comply with Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. Directive 2018/2002 (amending Directive 2012/27/EU) came into force on 24 December 2018. The services required are policy analysis, economic analysis, cost benefit analysis and modelling of potential scenarios which will enable Ireland to meet its Article 7 target. As well as support with the transposition of the new Energy Efficiency Directive requirements into national legislation. These services will be required to support the transposition of the EED, the provisional date for this is September 2021. For further information please view the tender published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-02-18. The procurement was published on 2021-01-18.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-01-18 Contract notice
2021-04-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-01-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 FX65
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Aisling Hall
Phone: +353 8082130 📞
E-mail: aisling.hall@seai.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Economic Policy Analysis (Energy Efficiency) Services Economic Policy Analysis (EE)”
Products/services: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to appoint a service provider for the provision of expert analytical services to further support Ireland’s...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 200 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Energy and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Energy-management services 📦
Additional products/services: Energy-efficiency consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical services 📦
Additional products/services: Analysis services 📦
Additional products/services: Systems analysis and programming services 📦
Additional products/services: Data analysis services 📦
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Survey analysis services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: General management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental services 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental management 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to appoint a service provider for the provision of expert analytical services to further support Ireland’s...”    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 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or period of up to 6 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions on the same...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to the RFT.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-02-18 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
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-02-18 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 015-032310 (2021-01-18)
Contract award notice (2021-04-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) was to appoint a service provider for the provision of expert analytical services to further support...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 197 160 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) was to appoint a service provider for the provision of expert analytical services to further support...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality and merit of the proposed service approach to be applied to the project.”
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name):
“The experience and qualifications of the individual resources to be applied to the project”
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrate an understanding of the subject area and availability to deliver the services”
Cost criterion (name): Cost of service
Cost criterion (weighting): 350

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 015-032310

Award of contract

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Title: Provision of Economic Policy Analysis (Energy Efficiency) Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-03-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Frontier Economics Ltd
National registration number: 908647
Postal address: 40 Leeson Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 197 160 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Smithfield
Postal code: Dublin 7
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The High Court, Four Courts Services, Inns Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Source: OJS 2021/S 074-189286 (2021-04-13)