Provision of Environmental Consultancy Services

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (โ€œCRUโ€) is Irelandโ€™s independent energy and water regulator.
The CRU currently wishes to contract for consultancy support to provide independent environmental advice and assistance particularly in regard to its consenting functions. Specifically, the successful tenderer will assess whether applicants applying for Section 39A gas pipeline consents have adequately addressed all of the relevant environmental requirements as well as reviewing environmental assessments submitted with some applications for consent under section 48 and section 49 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, as amended to construct electricity lines/cables, primarily grid connections.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-29. The procurement was published on 2023-02-22.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-22 Contract notice
2023-05-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-22)
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=234761&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234761&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Environmental Consultancy Services 011-03-510
Products/services: Environmental engineering consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Commission for Regulation of Utilities (โ€œCRUโ€) is Irelandโ€™s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU currently wishes to contract for consultancy...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 307 705 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Environmental improvement works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental management ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental standards other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental institution building or planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental issues consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental auditing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental quality control services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental security control services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental protection ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Work environment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 24
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 307 705 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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
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
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:
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-29 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-29 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 2023/S 041-121261 (2023-02-22)
Contract award notice (2023-05-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 307 705 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: 2023/S 041-121261

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Environmental Consultancy Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-05-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Roughan & O'Donovan Limited
Postal address: Arena House, Arena Road
Postal town: Sandyford
Postal code: D18 V8P6
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.rod.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 307 705 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 219840.00
Highest offer: 260820.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 105-329250 (2023-05-29)