Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision in five lots of Offshore Renewable Energy and Renewable Energy Consultancy

The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communication

To assist in meeting Irelandโ€™s national and legally binding renewable energy targets, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC; the Department) requires the assistance of high quality, expert support services to help shape the policies which will contribute to achieving targets, as well as to maximise the potential of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) beyond 2030.
For this purpose, the Department is establishing a support services procurement framework, with the aim that successful bidders will provide services between 2023-2025 inclusive. The support services will complement existing expertise within the Department, ensuring evidence-based decision making informed by relevant and up to date environmental, economic, legal, hydrogen and biomethane, and technical expertise

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-29. The procurement was published on 2023-02-24.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-24 Contract notice
2023-05-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Advisory and consultative engineering services
Reference number: PROJ000008232
Short description:
To assist in meeting Irelandโ€™s national and legally binding renewable energy targets, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC; the Department) requires the assistance of high quality, expert support services to help shape the policies which will contribute to achieving targets, as well as to maximise the potential of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) beyond 2030. For this purpose, the Department is establishing a support services procurement framework, with the aim that successful bidders will provide services between 2023-2025 inclusive. The support services will complement existing expertise within the Department, ensuring evidence-based decision making informed by relevant and up to date environmental, economic, legal, hydrogen and biomethane, and technical expertise
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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: Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Energy-efficiency 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communication
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road,
Postal code: Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: sarah.o'hara@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 0761008363 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234534&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234534&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-03-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 043-126308
OJ-S issue: 43

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
To assist in meeting Irelandโ€™s national and legally binding renewable energy targets, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC; the Department) requires the assistance of high quality, expert support services to help shape the policies which will contribute to achieving targets, as well as to maximise the potential of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) beyond 2030.
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For this purpose, the Department is establishing a support services procurement framework, with the aim that successful bidders will provide services between 2023-2025 inclusive. The support services will complement existing expertise within the Department, ensuring evidence-based decision making informed by relevant and up to date environmental, economic, legal, hydrogen and biomethane, and technical expertise
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Estimated total value: 18 225 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: 1. Technical Advisory Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Lot 1: Technical Advisory Services
The typical types of services that may be required of Framework Clients under this Lot are set out below. This is a non-exhaustive list to illustrate the type of services that may be procured.
๏‚ท Preparation, capture and sharing of ORE data
๏‚ท Analysis of spatial planning options and policy guidance
๏‚ท Analysis of port infrastructure
๏‚ท Support for design and implementation of Designated Marine Area Plans
๏‚ท Advices on technology options, including smart grid and private wires
๏‚ท Advices on planning, regulatory or permitting (technical aspects)
๏‚ท Advices in wind guidelines, including noise
๏‚ท Advices on proposed construction methodologies
๏‚ท Advices on grid connections and distribution network
๏‚ท Advices on design and operation of small-scale generation schemes
๏‚ท Advices on development of private wires
๏‚ท Securing EU co-financing support
๏‚ท Sustainability
๏‚ท Communications (including stakeholder engagement)
๏‚ท Supply chain and logistics
๏‚ท Skills Gap Assessments
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 602 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period of up to 12 months with a maximum of 1 such extension on the same terms and 6
conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
Title of the lot: 2. Economic and Financial Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Lot 2: Economic and Financial Services
๏‚ท Business case development
๏‚ท Economic and financial appraisals
๏‚ท Finance and Banking
๏‚ท Energy project Funding
๏‚ท Sectoral Risk and Opportunity Assessments
๏‚ท Modelling
๏‚ท Forecasting and analyses
๏‚ท Risk assessment
๏‚ท Compliance with Public Spending Code
๏‚ท Route to market design
๏‚ท Energy sector financing
๏‚ท Policy reviews
๏‚ท General research
๏‚ท Pricing
๏‚ท Taxation
๏‚ท Design of regulatory models
๏‚ท Regulatory compliance (economic)
๏‚ท Inputs to Climate Action Plan
๏‚ท Skills needs
๏‚ท Schemes design
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 838 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of options:
conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate
Title of the lot: 3. Environmental and Climate Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:
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Lot 3: Environmental and Climate Services
๏‚ท Preparation or review of:
- Appropriate Assessments
- Strategic Environmental Assessments
- Environmental Impact Statements
๏‚ท Feasibility studies
๏‚ท Spatial planning
๏‚ท Carbon proofing of infrastructure
๏‚ท Analysis of elements of OREDP II
๏‚ท ORE permitting
๏‚ท Project level consenting
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 397 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: 4. Hydrogen and Biomethane Services
Lot number: 4
Short description:
Lot 4: Hydrogen and Biomethane Services
๏‚ท Policy guidance
๏‚ท Regulatory framework
๏‚ท Technology assessments
๏‚ท Storage options
๏‚ท Energy integration
๏‚ท Market engagement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 387 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT#233409)
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT#233409)

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 80
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Sarah O'Hara
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234534&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18866000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2023/S 043-126308 (2023-02-24)
Contract award notice (2023-05-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 18 225 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-05-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 094-290874
Refers to notice: 2023/S 043-126308
OJ-S issue: 94

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1. Quality of Approach and Service Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): 2. Quality of Contract Management Methodology
Cost criterion (name): 3. Cost (Maximum Daily Rates)
Cost criterion (weighting): 400

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-05-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Arup
National registration number: IE8F53787S
Postal address: 50 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 12334455 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: irl_marketing@arup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.arup.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 7 602 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Atkins
National registration number: GB20986253
Postal address: Atkins House, 150 Airside Business Park
Postal code: Swords
Phone: +353 18108000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lorraine.brophy@atkinsglobal.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.atkinsireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: BVG Associates
National registration number: GB 900 3932 58
Postal address: 38-42 Newport Street
Postal town: Swindon
Postal code: SN1 3DR
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1793752308 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sgm@bvgassociates.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://https://bvgassociates.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Name: Ernst & Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Phone: +353 4794074 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.ey.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Kpmg
National registration number: GB256136366
Postal address: The Soloist Building
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: 1 Lanyon Place
Phone: +44 02890893804 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ie-fm-belfasttenders@kpmg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.kpmg.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: Mace Consultancy Ireland Limited
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: The Masonry,151 Thomas Street
Postal code: D08 KT6F
Phone: +353 19619410 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: bid.team@macegroup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.macegroup.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Offshore Wind Consultants Ireland Limited
National registration number: 3814981JH
Postal address: Building 1000
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: City Gate Mahon
Phone: +353 212409060 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: katherine.phillips@owcltd.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.owcltd.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Name: RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
National registration number: 6561581I
Postal address: West Pier Business Campus
Postal code: Dun Laoghaire
Phone: +353 14882965 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: clionnaidh.kelly@rpsgroup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Name: Siemens PLC
Postal address: Sir William Siemens House
Postal town: Manchester
Postal code: Princess Parkway
Phone: +44 1614465745 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: victor.sellwood@siemens.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.siemens.com/power-technologies ๐ŸŒ
Name: AFRY Management Consulting Limited / (AFRY MC)
National registration number: GB 717 9001 42
Postal address: King Charles House
Postal town: Oxford
Postal code: Park End Street
Phone: +44 1865812236 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: david.cox@afry.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.afry.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 4 838 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA)
Postal address: Queen's House
Postal town: London
Postal code: 55-56 Lincoln's Inn
Phone: +44 02072690210 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: procurement@cepa.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Name: Cra international (uk) limited
National registration number: GB 761 253 149
Postal address: 8 Finsbury Circus
Postal code: EC2M 7EA
Phone: +44 2079591550 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sede@crai.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.crai.co.uk/ ๐ŸŒ
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
National registration number: 03536140KH
Postal address: Deloitte & Touche
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Phone: +353 14172200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Name: Economic Consulting Associates Ltd
National registration number: 696862662
Postal address: 41 Lonsdale Road
Postal code: London
Phone: +44 2076044546 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sarah.hellett@eca-uk.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.eca-uk.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Europe Economics
National registration number: 3477100
Postal address: 5 Chancery Lane, EC4A 1BL
Phone: +44 2078314717 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: proposals.coordinator@europe-economics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.europe-economics.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Exceedence Ltd.
National registration number: 549240
Postal address: Environmental Research Institute, Lee Road, T23 XE10
Postal code: Co Cork
Phone: +353 851340137 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@exceedence.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.exceedence.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Frontier Economics Ltd
National registration number: 732 0813 64
Postal address: 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6DA
Phone: +44 2070317000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: rhona.taaffe@frontier-economics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.frontier-economics.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: NERA UK Ltd
National registration number: GB244251779
Postal address: Marble Arch House, 66 Seymour Street
Phone: +44 2076598752 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: james.grayburn@nera.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.nera.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: PwC
National registration number: IE9526897O
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal town: dublin
Phone: +353 17926416 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: florence.curley@pwc.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.pwc.com/ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: ABPmer
National registration number: GB232425103
Postal address: Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay
Postal town: Southampton
Postal code: Hampshire
Phone: +44 02380711844 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: hroberts@abpmer.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.abpmer.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 4 397 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Metoc Ltd, t/a Intertek EWCS
National registration number: 672763996
Postal address: Exchange House, Station Road
Postal town: Liphook
Phone: +44 1382598503 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eric.houston@intertek.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.intertek.com/energy-water/ ๐ŸŒ
Name: SLR Consulting Limited
National registration number: 3880506
Postal address: 7, Dundrum Business Park, Dundrum Road, Windy Arbour
Postal town: D14 N2Y7
Postal code: Dublin 14
Phone: +44 1912611966 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: bidsupport@slrconsulting.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.slrconsulting.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 1 387 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Long O'Donnell Technical Services
National registration number: 9720833S
Postal address: The Glasshouses GH2, 92 George Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire
Postal town: Damastown
Phone: +44 1606359200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: bidteam@long-odonnell.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.long-odonnell.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: RINA Consulting S.p.A.
National registration number: 03476550102
Postal address: Via A. Cecchi 6
Postal town: Genoa
Postal code: Italy - 16129
Country: Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Phone: +39 01031961 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders.rinaconsulting@rina.org ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 25

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: OGP Support
Source: OJS 2023/S 094-290874 (2023-05-11)