Provision of RESS Auction Monitor and RESS Market Auditor

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (โ€œCRUโ€) is Irelandโ€™s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU was originally established as the Commission for Energy Regulation (โ€œCERโ€) in 1999. The CRUโ€™s mission is to protect the public interest in Water, Energy and Energy Safety. The work of the CRU impacts every Irish home and business. The sectors we regulate underpin Irish economic competitiveness, investment and growth, while also contribute to our international obligations to address climate change.
The Services comprise providing the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) with a RESS Auction Monitor and RESS Market Auditor to respectively monitor the RESS auctions process and conduct an audit of the RESS Terms and Conditions and Agreed Procedures for a multi-year period. A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Appendix 1 of the Request for Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-24. The procurement was published on 2022-12-15.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-12-15 Contract notice
2023-01-23 Additional information
2023-05-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-12-15)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: The Grain House, The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal town: Tallaght
Postal code: Dublin 24 D24 PXW0
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Katarina Holohan
Phone: +353 14000800 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kholohan@cru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.cru.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=230892&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=230892&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of RESS Auction Monitor and RESS Market Auditor 011-03-503
Products/services: Auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Commission for Regulation of Utilities (โ€œCRUโ€) is Irelandโ€™s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU was originally established as the Commission...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 122 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Technical analysis or consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Accounting and auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 24, D24 PXW0
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Commission for Regulation of Utilities (โ€œCRUโ€) is Irelandโ€™s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU was originally established as the Commission...โ€    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 1 122 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe contract will be awarded for a twenty-four (24) month period with the option to extend for a further twelve (12) month period with a maximum of 2 such...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-24 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-24 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 245-708134 (2022-12-15)
Additional information (2023-01-23)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 245-708134

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: 2023-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
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: 2023-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 020-054492 (2023-01-23)
Contract award notice (2023-05-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 122 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Delivery Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the Brief
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposed Individuals
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 245-708134

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of RESS Auction Monitor and RESS Market Auditor
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-03-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
Postal address: 29 Earlsfort Terrace
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www2.deloitte.com/ie/en.html ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 122 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 530000.00
Highest offer: 584000.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 105-328410 (2023-05-29)