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:

Who? What? Where?
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)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Auditing services
Reference number: 011-03-503
Short description:
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
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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: Auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Technical analysis or consultancy 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=230892&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=230892&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-12-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 245-708134
OJ-S issue: 245
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 229990.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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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
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Estimated total value: 1 122 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The CRU is committed to playing its role to help deliver a secure, low carbon future at the least possible cost, while ensuring energy is supplied safely, empowered and protected customers pay reasonable prices and we deliver a sustainable, reliable and efficient future for energy and water.
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The CRU is guided by four strategic priorities that sit alongside the core activities we undertake to deliver on the public interest. These are to:
โ€ข Ensure security of supply
โ€ข Drive a low carbon future
โ€ข Empower and protect customers
โ€ข Enable or people and organisational capacity
Further information on the CRUโ€™s role and relevant legislation can be found on the CRUโ€™s website at www.cru.ie. The CRU privacy notice is available at https://www.cru.ie
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 122 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of options:
The 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 extensions.
Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 229990.
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 the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 229990.
Economic and financial standing:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 229990.
Technical and professional ability:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 229990.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
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: 2023-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Katarina Holohan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=230892&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 245-708134 (2022-12-15)
Additional information (2023-01-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-01-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 020-054492
Refers to notice: 2022/S 245-708134
OJ-S issue: 20
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: 1 122 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-06-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 105-328410
OJ-S issue: 105

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Delivery Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the Brief
Quality of Proposed Individuals
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-03-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
Postal address: 29 Earlsfort Terrace
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: https://www2.deloitte.com/ie/en.html ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 105-328410 (2023-05-29)