The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. Our work impacts Irish homes and businesses ensuring safe, secure and sustainable energy and water supplies for all customers. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest in Water, Energy and Energy Safety. The CRU is guided by four strategic priorities that sit alongside the core activities we undertake to deliver on the public interest. These are: • Ensure security of supply • Drive a low carbon future • Empower and protect customers • Enable our people and organisational capacity The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is responsible for licensing and regulating the electricity networks companies under the Electricity Regulation Act, as amended, 1999 (“the Act”). The CRU is required under Section 35 of the Act to review and approve charges for the use of the transmission and distribution system, including costs directly or indirectly occurred by the companies in carrying out their statutory duties and the appropriate reasonable rate of return on the capital employed by the companies. The CRU has responsibility for the economic regulation of the electricity sector, including setting the amount of revenue that the Transmission System Operator (TSO), Transmission Asset Owner (TAO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) can earn through imposing tariffs on their customers. The revenues allowed to the TSO, TAO and DSO must be sufficient to maintain and develop the network, while delivering on the plans to achieve national and European policy for 2030, and protecting the interests of consumers. The national policy recognises the need to facilitate a large-scale deployment of renewables that will be critical to decarbonising the power sector as well as enabling the electrification of other technologies. This project comes at an important time for the development of the electricity networks in Ireland, with the changing operation of the system (more distributed generation), the renewable electricity targets set out in the Renewable Electricity Directive and security of supply issues. While the CRU aims to set a fit for purpose Price Review, we will also seek to ensure that: 1. there is a systematic focus on increasing efficiency in the operation of the network companies while continuing to meet the needs of the network and protecting the long and short-term customer interest; 2. the Price Review 6 facilitates Ireland’s transition to a low carbon energy future as Ireland aims to meet the 2030 renewable energy targets; 3. PR6 considers how best to integrate the Offshore Regulatory Framework determination to accelerate the delivery of at least 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030; and 4. PR6 facilitates the accelerated delivery of grid reinforcement and interconnection, which will reduce the level of constraints on the transmission and distribution systems, a measure which will enhance security of supply, promote decarbonisation and reduce constraint payments to generators.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-01-24.
The procurement was published on 2023-12-15.
Contract notice (2023-12-15) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Economic and Technical Consultancy Support for Electricity Networks Price Review 6 (PR6)
Reference number: 011-03-537
Short description:
“The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. Our work impacts Irish homes and businesses ensuring...”
Short description
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. Our work impacts Irish homes and businesses ensuring safe, secure and sustainable energy and water supplies for all customers. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest in Water, Energy and Energy Safety. The CRU is guided by four strategic priorities that sit alongside the core activities we undertake to deliver on the public interest. These are: • Ensure security of supply • Drive a low carbon future • Empower and protect customers • Enable our people and organisational capacity The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is responsible for licensing and regulating the electricity networks companies under the Electricity Regulation Act, as amended, 1999 (“the Act”). The CRU is required under Section 35 of the Act to review and approve charges for the use of the transmission and distribution system, including costs directly or indirectly occurred by the companies in carrying out their statutory duties and the appropriate reasonable rate of return on the capital employed by the companies. The CRU has responsibility for the economic regulation of the electricity sector, including setting the amount of revenue that the Transmission System Operator (TSO), Transmission Asset Owner (TAO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) can earn through imposing tariffs on their customers. The revenues allowed to the TSO, TAO and DSO must be sufficient to maintain and develop the network, while delivering on the plans to achieve national and European policy for 2030, and protecting the interests of consumers. The national policy recognises the need to facilitate a large-scale deployment of renewables that will be critical to decarbonising the power sector as well as enabling the electrification of other technologies. This project comes at an important time for the development of the electricity networks in Ireland, with the changing operation of the system (more distributed generation), the renewable electricity targets set out in the Renewable Electricity Directive and security of supply issues. While the CRU aims to set a fit for purpose Price Review, we will also seek to ensure that: 1. there is a systematic focus on increasing efficiency in the operation of the network companies while continuing to meet the needs of the network and protecting the long and short-term customer interest; 2. the Price Review 6 facilitates Ireland’s transition to a low carbon energy future as Ireland aims to meet the 2030 renewable energy targets; 3. PR6 considers how best to integrate the Offshore Regulatory Framework determination to accelerate the delivery of at least 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030; and 4. PR6 facilitates the accelerated delivery of grid reinforcement and interconnection, which will reduce the level of constraints on the transmission and distribution systems, a measure which will enhance security of supply, promote decarbonisation and reduce constraint payments to generators.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Business and management consultancy services📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 900 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. Our work impacts Irish homes and businesses ensuring...”
Description of the procurement
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. Our work impacts Irish homes and businesses ensuring safe, secure and sustainable energy and water supplies for all customers. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest in Water, Energy and Energy Safety. The CRU is guided by four strategic priorities that sit alongside the core activities we undertake to deliver on the public interest. These are: • Ensure security of supply • Drive a low carbon future • Empower and protect customers • Enable our people and organisational capacity The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is responsible for licensing and regulating the electricity networks companies under the Electricity Regulation Act, as amended, 1999 (“the Act”). The CRU is required under Section 35 of the Act to review and approve charges for the use of the transmission and distribution system, including costs directly or indirectly occurred by the companies in carrying out their statutory duties and the appropriate reasonable rate of return on the capital employed by the companies. The CRU has responsibility for the economic regulation of the electricity sector, including setting the amount of revenue that the Transmission System Operator (TSO), Transmission Asset Owner (TAO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) can earn through imposing tariffs on their customers. The revenues allowed to the TSO, TAO and DSO must be sufficient to maintain and develop the network, while delivering on the plans to achieve national and European policy for 2030, and protecting the interests of consumers. The national policy recognises the need to facilitate a large-scale deployment of renewables that will be critical to decarbonising the power sector as well as enabling the electrification of other technologies. This project comes at an important time for the development of the electricity networks in Ireland, with the changing operation of the system (more distributed generation), the renewable electricity targets set out in the Renewable Electricity Directive and security of supply issues. While the CRU aims to set a fit for purpose Price Review, we will also seek to ensure that: 1. there is a systematic focus on increasing efficiency in the operation of the network companies while continuing to meet the needs of the network and protecting the long and short-term customer interest; 2. the Price Review 6 facilitates Ireland’s transition to a low carbon energy future as Ireland aims to meet the 2030 renewable energy targets; 3. PR6 considers how best to integrate the Offshore Regulatory Framework determination to accelerate the delivery of at least 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030; and 4. PR6 facilitates the accelerated delivery of grid reinforcement and interconnection, which will reduce the level of constraints on the transmission and distribution systems, a measure which will enhance security of supply, promote decarbonisation and reduce constraint payments to generators.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-01-24 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-01-24 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2854857
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
“See associated documents CFT 2854857”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“See associated documents CFT 2854857”
“See associated documents - CFT 2854857” Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏 Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2023/S 243-765561 (2023-12-15)
Contract notice (2024-01-10) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 900 000 EUR 💰
Changes Other additional information
“Change to the deadline for receipt of tender proposals.
5.1.12 Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
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Deadline for receipt of tenders:...”
Change to the deadline for receipt of tender proposals.
5.1.12 Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
INSTEAD OF:
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 2024-01-24Z 12:00:00Z
Information about public opening:
Date/time: 2024-01-24Z 12:30:00Z
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Deadline for receipt of tenders: 2024-01-31Z 12:00:00Z
Information about public opening:
Date/time: 2024-01-31Z 12:30:00Z
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Source: OJS 2024/S 008-018765 (2024-01-10)