Climate and Energy Modelling services to Ireland's Climate Action Modelling Group

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The successful tenderer will be expected to develop and maintain an energy systems optimisation model that will support the assessment of least-cost pathways to meeting emissions targets and Ireland’s climate ambition out to 2030. The tenderer will also be required to assess the role of policy measures in meeting energy and climate action targets and assessing implication of these measures on electricity and gas infrastructure.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-09-23. The procurement was published on 2022-08-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-08-23 Contract notice
2023-01-18 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-08-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
National registration number: Na
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Ciara Diggins
Phone: +353 16782000 📞
E-mail: ciara.diggins@decc.gov.ie 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.decc.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/326 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Climate and Energy Modelling services to Ireland's Climate Action Modelling Group Energy and Climate Modelling”
Products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“The successful tenderer will be expected to develop and maintain an energy systems optimisation model that will support the assessment of least-cost...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 015 000 💰

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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 analysis or consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Data analysis services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 2
Description of the procurement:
“The successful tenderer will be expected to develop and maintain an energy systems optimisation model that will support the assessment of least-cost...”    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 4 015 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 84
Additional information:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #220040).”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #220040).”
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #220040).”
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
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 092-208909
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-09-23 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-10-12 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-10-07 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Additional information

“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #220040).”
Review body
Name: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02X285
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16782000 📞
URL: www.decc.gov.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2022/S 164-466018 (2022-08-23)
Contract award notice (2023-01-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 016 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstration of understanding of the project’s requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Quality, technical merit and feasibility of the proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of proposed team including management structure and resources applied as well as proposal to manage the client relationship”
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 200

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 164-466018

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Climate and Energy Modelling services to Ireland's Climate Action Modelling Group”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-12-07 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork
National registration number: IE0006286E
Postal address: Western Road
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 214205121 📞
E-mail: uccresearch@ucc.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ucc.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 016 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4014762.67 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 016-043137 (2023-01-18)