A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives
To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit DECC to updating Ireland’s existing interconnector policy. Action 110 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 further requires that this update must take place by Q4 2022.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-30.
The procurement was published on 2022-05-25.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives
052022”
Title
A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives
052022
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Products/services: Research services📦
Short description:
“To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit...”
Short description
To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit DECC to updating Ireland’s existing interconnector policy. Action 110 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 further requires that this update must take place by Q4 2022.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 150 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Economic research services📦
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit...”
Description of the procurement
To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit DECC to updating Ireland’s existing interconnector policy. Action 110 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 further requires that this update must take place by Q4 2022.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
The scope of the proposed study includes an assessment of:
• The impact, including economic and climate rationale, for developing further interconnection beyond the proposed Celtic and Greenlink interconnectors, on achieving Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives.
• The extent to which clear signalling by Government on delivery of future interconnection capacity would impact delivery of 80% renewable electricity, including 5 GW of ORE, by 2030, and the longer-term objective of achieving net zero by 2050.
• To include consideration of the impact of further interconnection on de-risking renewables development, system operation and security of supply, in the context of Ireland’s energy and climate objectives.
• The extent to which further interconnection can contribute to the decarbonisation of Irish power generation and electricity consumed in Ireland, by replacing domestic fossil fuel generation.
• The impact of further interconnection on total power system costs.
• Consideration of the optimal countries/markets for Ireland to interconnect with, and whether priority should be placed on developing further interconnection with Great Britain or the EU IEM.
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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 150 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 4
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 contract for a period of up to one month with a maximum of one extension.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information 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: 2022-06-30
16:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-08-01 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-06-30
16:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 103-289577 (2022-05-25)
Additional information (2022-07-05)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 103-289577
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2022-06-30 📅
Time: 16:00
New value
Date: 2022-07-11 📅
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2022-06-30 📅
Time: 16:00
New value
Date: 2022-07-11 📅
Time: 17:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 130-371233 (2022-07-05)
Contract award notice (2022-09-16) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 144 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical and Professional Ability
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality and technical merit of the proposal including Service delivery methodology and understanding of the brief”
Quality criterion (name): Contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 103-289577
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅ Name and address of the contractor
Name: DNV Netherlands
Postal town: Arnhem
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Region: Arnhem/Nijmegen 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Postal town: Arnhrm
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 150 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 140 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 182-515943 (2022-09-16)