Technical Support Services for Non-Domestic Retrofit covering 6 lots

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

This RFT invites proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish six multi-party framework agreements to assist in delivering technical support, research, analysis, development of technical guides, templates and tools, advice and recommendations across SEAI’s Business and Public Sector Programmes, but are expected to be heavily focussed on the Project Support Unit (Public Sector Retrofit) and Commercial Retrofit Programmes. Each framework agreement will cover a separate lot as listed below:
Lot 1: Insight in Energy Retrofit and Policy
Lot 2: Building Physics and Energy Modelling
Lot 3: Building Services and Renewable Technologies
Lot 4: Architectural Services
Lot 5: Programme Management and Quantity Surveying
Lot 6: Building Retrofit Advice
For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-10. The procurement was published on 2021-07-30.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-30 Contract notice
2022-02-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Reference number: Tech Srvs for Non-Domestic Retro
Short description:
“This RFT invites proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish six multi-party framework agreements to assist in delivering technical...”    Show more
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: Energy-efficiency consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Heating engineering services for buildings 📦
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
Contact
Internet address: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18082124 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194721&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194721&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-30 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-09-10 📅
Publication date: 2021-08-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 149-397343
OJ-S issue: 149
Additional information

“For further information about this multi-party framework, please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This RFT invites proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish six multi-party framework agreements to assist in delivering technical...”    Show more

“Lot 1: Insight in Energy Retrofit and Policy”
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“Lot 2: Building Physics and Energy Modelling”

“Lot 3: Building Services and Renewable Technologies”

“Lot 4: Architectural Services”

“Lot 5: Programme Management and Quantity Surveying”

“Lot 6: Building Retrofit Advice”

“For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Estimated total value: 12 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Insight in Energy Retrofit and Policy Input
Lot number: 1
Short description:
“Lot 1 – Insight in Energy Retrofit and Policy”

“SEAI will draw upon policy and research experts to undertake the following tasks:”
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“• Policy research into the retrofit and decarbonisation of non-domestic building stock.”

“• Provision of advice on existing and future EU and national policy related to retrofit and decarbonisation of non-domestic building stock.”

“• Development of tools for assessment of policy and regulatory requirements.”

“• Advising on project supports for the retrofit of buildings.”

“• Providing analysis and technical skills to support the evaluation of projects.”

“• Practical application of policy recommendations, tools and methodologies to retrofit projects.”

“Individual Competencies”

“• Qualification in relevant field, i.e. economics, policy, engineering or equivalent.”

“• Familiarity with government policy, regulation and legislation including the EPBD, EED, RED and Climate Action Plan.”

“• Experience in innovative policy assessment techniques.”

“• Experience in gathering and analysing data and assessing the impact of energy retrofits.”

“• Experience in the economic and financial analysis of non-domestic retrofit.”

“• Experience in energy modelling and assessment methodologies.”

“• Experience in the socio-economic assessment methodologies and techniques.”

“• Experience in the practical application of these tools, insights and methodologies on projects.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
“SEAI will initially award a framework agreement for a term of two year(s) (“the Term”) which subject to satisfactory performance, organisational needs and...”    Show more
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Erdf
Additional information:
“For further information about this multi-party framework, please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Title of the lot: Building Physics and Energy Modelling
Lot number: 2
Short description:
“Lot 2 – Building Physics and Energy Modelling”

“SEAI will draw upon building physics and energy modelling experts to undertake the following tasks:”
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“• Risk assessment of building fabric using heat transfer and hygrothermal analysis.”

“• Dynamic Thermal Modelling of indoor environmental quality (overheating/thermal comfort, air quality).”

“• Operational energy performance modelling of building fabric and services based on dynamic internal and external environmental conditions.”

“• Use of computational fluid dynamic analysis to assess building and environmental conditions.”

“• Provision of technical support to SEAI non-domestic retrofit programmes.”

“• Development of guidance documents and tools for construction sector.”

“• Development and delivery of training modules to the construction sector.”

“• Experience in Non-Domestic BER and DEC assessment and analysis.”

“• Qualification in a relevant field, e.g., architecture, engineering, or equivalent.”

“• Experience in Energy Efficient Design (EED).”

“• Analytical capabilities of building fabric, including curtain walling systems, using heat transfer and hygrothermal analysis.”

“• Experience in Dynamic Thermal Modelling of indoor environmental quality (overheating/thermal comfort, air quality).”

“• Experience in Dynamic Thermal Modelling of operational energy performance of building fabric and systems.”

“• Experience in providing technical analysis of the performance of energy efficiency measures.”

“• Experience in Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of building environments.”

“• Experience in developing and delivering CPD (Continuing Professional Development) training course modules, in conjunction with relevant professional...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 750 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Building Services and Renewable Technologies
Lot number: 3
Short description:
“Lot 3 – Building Services and Renewable Technologies”

“SEAI will draw upon building services and renewable technology experts to undertake the following tasks:”
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“• Provision of technical support to SEAI non-domestic retrofit programmes in relation to building services and renewable technologies.”

“• Development of guidance documents and tools for the construction sector.”

“• Qualification in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.”

“• Experience in the design and specification of energy efficient and low carbon building services for non-domestic buildings including heating systems,...”    Show more

“• Experience in the design and specification of renewable technologies in non-domestic buildings including heat pumps, solar PV, solar thermal, biomass,...”    Show more

“• Familiarity with the Building Regulations and Health and Safety requirements for non -domestic buildings.”

“• Experience in the Life Cycle Assessment of buildings looking at GHG emissions, embodied carbon and Material Life Cycle and Life Cycle Costs.”

“• Experience in quality management processes, guidelines, and standards such as ISO 9001 for the construction industry.”

“• Experience in environmental management systems, e.g. ISO 14001, and/or energy management systems, e.g. ISO 50001 or equivalent processes and procedures.”
Title of the lot: Architectural Services
Lot number: 4
Short description:
“Lot 4 – Architectural Services”

“SEAI will draw upon architectural experts to undertake the following tasks:”
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“• Provision of technical support to SEAI non-domestic retrofit programmes in relation to architectural services.”

“• Qualification in a relevant architectural field, or equivalent.”

“• Experience in the design and specification of energy efficient and high-performance retrofitted building envelope systems including retrofit of external...”    Show more

“• Experience in the design and specification of air tightness and thermal bridging solutions.”

“• Familiarity with the Building Regulations and Health and Safety requirements for non-domestic buildings.”

“• Familiarity with Fire Safety strategies in compliance with regulations.”

“• Advising on contracting structures and forms of contract.”
Title of the lot: Programme Management and Quantity Surveying
Lot number: 5
Short description:
“Lot 5 - Programme Management and Quantity Surveying”

“SEAI will draw upon programme management and quantity surveying experts to undertake the following tasks:”
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“• Provision of programme management and quantity surveying support to SEAI non-domestic retrofit programmes.”

“• Develop and deliver training modules to the construction sector.”

“• Qualification in the relevant field, e.g., quantity surveying or architecture, engineering or equivalent.”

“• Project management experience and/or qualifications in project management”

“• Experience managing and delivering energy-related projects.”

“• Advising on specific project coordination roles, including EED and Health and Safety roles.”

“• Providing advice around best practice project management during the entire project lifecycle.”

“• Management and coordination of design teams, contractors, engineers, and architects.”

“• Pricing of projects.”

“• Cost and quality control of contractors.”

“• Providing energy project procurement and contracting advice.”

“• Advising on incorporating pay-for-performance into contracts.”

“• Identifying project risks at early stages and advising on mitigation measures.”

“• Project tracking/monitoring during development process and reporting against key milestones.”

“• Developing robust business cases for capital/energy projects and providing financial appraisal of same.”

“• Experience in quality management processes, guidelines, and standards such as ISO 9001 for the construction industry or equivalent.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Building Retrofit Advice
Lot number: 6
Short description:
“Lot 6 – Building Retrofit Advice”

“SEAI will draw upon this lot to provide support to public bodies to develop decarbonisation pathways for public sector buildings to meet 2030 goals. SEAI...”    Show more
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“• Assessing an existing building in terms of BER and operational performance.”

“• Publishing any BERs completed in the course of works (unless explicitly directed otherwise).”

“• Identifying and defining a pathway to 2030 targets for the building(s).”

“• Identifying barriers that could hinder progress to achieving 2030 targets.”

“• Reporting to the public body and SEAI.”

“• Registered Non-Domestic BER assessor.”

“• In-depth knowledge and experience in the construction industry.”

“• Experience in the retrofit of buildings.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 750 000 EUR 💰
Description of renewals:
“SEAI will initially award a framework agreement for a term of two year(s) (“the Term”) which subject to satisfactory performance, organisational needs and...”    Show more
Additional information:
“For further information on this multi-party framework please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
“For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 54
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2021-09-10 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9607090 O
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Pirkl
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=194721&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

“For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: High Court, Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 149-397343 (2021-07-30)
Contract award notice (2022-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This RFT invited proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish six multi-party framework agreements to assist in delivering technical...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Mixed

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-02-23 📅
Publication date: 2022-02-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 041-107070
Refers to notice: 2021/S 149-397343
OJ-S issue: 41

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This RFT invited proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish six multi-party framework agreements to assist in delivering technical...”    Show more

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated understanding of the subject area and SEAI requirements.
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the approach and methodology to ensure effective delivery of the services required.
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Quality and level of proposed resources, including the range and depth of previous relevant experience which is applicable to this contract.
Price (weighting): 35
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Services
Cost criterion (weighting): 35

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-01-20 📅
Name: IES R&D Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Name: Krystyna Rawicz & Associates
Postal town: Ashford
Total value of the procurement: 2 750 000 EUR 💰
Name: Rogerson Reddan & Associates Ltd
Total value of the procurement: 750 000 EUR 💰
1 750 000 GBP 💰
1 750 000 EUR 💰
Name: Archimedes Design Limited t/a Overy + Associates
Postal town: Clonmel
Name: Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency T/A 3CEA 3 Counties Energy Agency
Postal town: Kilkenny
Name: Tipperary Energy Agency
Postal town: Cahir
Name: Ethos Limited, t/a Energy-Wise
Postal town: Coonagh
Name: AECOM Ireland Limited
Turner & Townsend Ltd
KSN Construction Consultants
Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency t/a 3CEA 3 Counties Energy Agency
PowerTherm Solutions
Postal town: Blackrock
Name: IN2 Engineering Design Partnership
Ethos Engineering
IERC, Tyndall National Institute
Postal town: Cork
Name: Byrne Ó Cléirigh
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
9
10
5

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
“For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Source: OJS 2022/S 041-107070 (2022-02-23)