Provision of Capacity Auction Monitor

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (also known as the Utility Regulator (UR)) , together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities (RAs), have jointly regulated the all-island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Ireland and Northern Ireland respectfully. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC).
The role of the Capacity Auction Monitor (CAM) is to provide independent assurance to the SEM Committee, Regulatory Authorities and other internal and external stakeholders that the System Operatorsโ€™ are correctly carrying out all of their obligations under the CMC. This includes the SOs conduct during the Provisional Qualification Process as well as the SOs conduct before, during and after running all Capacity Auctions.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-11. The procurement was published on 2022-06-07.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-07 Contract notice
2022-10-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Accounting and auditing services
Reference number: 011-03-454
Short description:
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (also known as the Utility Regulator (UR)) , together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities (RAs), have jointly regulated the all-island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Ireland and Northern Ireland respectfully. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC). The role of the Capacity Auction Monitor (CAM) is to provide independent assurance to the SEM Committee, Regulatory Authorities and other internal and external stakeholders that the System Operatorsโ€™ are correctly carrying out all of their obligations under the CMC. This includes the SOs conduct during the Provisional Qualification Process as well as the SOs conduct before, during and after running all Capacity Auctions.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Accounting and auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Postal address: The Grain House, The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal code: Dublin 24 D24 PXW0
Postal town: Tallaght
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cru.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: kholohan@cru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14000800 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215990&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215990&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-06-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 111-312487
OJ-S issue: 111
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 215855.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (also known as the Utility Regulator (UR)) , together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities (RAs), have jointly regulated the all-island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Ireland and Northern Ireland respectfully. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC).
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The role of the Capacity Auction Monitor (CAM) is to provide independent assurance to the SEM Committee, Regulatory Authorities and other internal and external stakeholders that the System Operatorsโ€™ are correctly carrying out all of their obligations under the CMC. This includes the SOs conduct during the Provisional Qualification Process as well as the SOs conduct before, during and after running all Capacity Auctions.
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Estimated total value: 450 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM) is a system of auctions for the procurement of multiple MWs of electricity generating capacity from multiple bidders for different delivery timeframes. This is a key feature of ensuring electricity security of supply across the Single Electricity Market (SEM).
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The RAs administration of the CRM is led by the CRM Team on behalf of the SEM Committee. This includes the administration of the rules, known as the Capacity Market Code (CMC), execution of relevant auctions processes as defined within the CMC (including Exceptions Applications) and the setting of parameters that form inputs to each auction process (including where relevant, input in the policy positions relating to the methodologies that are used to set parameters).
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authorities will have the right under any Services Contract to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to a total of 12 Months on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authoritiesโ€™ obligations at law.
Description of options:
The contract will be awarded for a term of thirty-six (36) months with the option to extend for a further twelve (12) month period with a maximum of one (1) such extension.
Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 215855.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 24, D24 PXW0

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 215855.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Applicable procurement law: Irish Procurement Regulations & Northern Irish Procurement Regulations
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2022-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Postal address: 14 Queens Street
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 6ED
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Contact
Contact point: Katarina Holohan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Katarina Holohan
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215990&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 111-312487 (2022-06-07)
Contract award notice (2022-10-03)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-10-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 194-549662
Refers to notice: 2022/S 111-312487
OJ-S issue: 194

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Delivery Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of Brief
Quality of Contract and Relationship Management Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposed Individuals
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-09-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA)
Postal address: 55-56 Lincolnโ€™s Inn Fields
Postal town: London
Postal code: WC2A 3LJ
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Internet address: https://www.cepa.co.uk/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2022/S 194-549662 (2022-10-03)