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:

• Frontier Economics Ltd

Who?

• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-01-18	Contract notice
2021-04-13	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-01-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical analysis or consultancy services
Reference number: Economic Policy Analysis (EE)
Short description:

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: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Energy and related services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Postal address: Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street
Postal code: D02 FX65
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
E-mail: aisling.hall@seai.ie 📧
Phone: +353 8082130 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-02-18 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 015-032310
OJ-S issue: 15

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 200 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

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. This may require additional analysis or modelling based on the outcome of the ongoing public consultation process. These services will be required to support the transposition of the EED, the provisional date for this is September 2021. It is intended that these services would be delivered primarily through collaboration with the EEOS team in SEAI.

For further information please view the tender published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
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 terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority's obligations at law.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the RFT.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-02-18 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Aisling Hall
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
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 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

Total value of the procurement: 197 160 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-13 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 074-189286
Refers to notice: 2021/S 015-032310
OJ-S issue: 74

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Procedure
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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-25 📅
Name: Frontier Economics Ltd
National registration number: 908647
Postal address: 40 Leeson Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 197 160 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Smithfield
Postal code: Dublin 7
Information about review deadlines: The High Court, Four Courts Services, Inns Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Source: OJS 2021/S 074-189286 (2021-04-13)

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