Provision of an Offshore Technical Advisory Team

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

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 technical services required relate specifically to the offshore wind team in the CRU. The offshore wind team sits within the Decarbonisation division in the CRU. Offshore wind is a new, complex, and multi-faceted area of policy for the CRU driven by the national policy statements on offshore grid development. Government Policy Statements have established a new Offshore Transmission Asset Owner (EirGrid) as well as detailing how offshore wind generation projects will be connected to the grid in two distinct policy phases over the next decade, moving from decentralised to centralised grid development (i.e., from developer to TAO/TSO planned). The latest Policy Statement (“Future Framework” – post 2030) continues the theme of a centralised plan led model and introduces new Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs). The very large scale and technical complexity of the planning, development, construction and operation of the new offshore grid (and associated deep reinforcements of the onshore grid) will result in significant challenges to ensure efficiency of cost for offshore wind generation projects bidding into support auctions (based on EirGrid standards and technical specifications). The CRU therefore requires significant internationally experienced offshore technical assistance in this new area for Ireland to ultimately ensure the best outcomes for the electricity consumer and the ability for Ireland to meet its climate action goals. The CRU offshore team is seeking an expert Offshore technical advisory team to support the offshore team on two key activities over the coming years: - 2030 Readiness – Offshore Technical Advisory team to support and monitor progress of delivery of Phase 1 offshore wind projects. - Operational matters – ongoing operational offshore technical advice. See Associated Documents for further information relating to this competition CFT 3771500. Note to EO's - The CRU recommends that all interested EOs associate with this CFT to ensure they received updates and notifications when issued. Additionally, we recommend that EOs Zip files on submission to ensure the naming convention does not alter.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-07-15. The procurement was published on 2024-06-12.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-06-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-06-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of an Offshore Technical Advisory Team
Reference number: 011-03-556
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 technical services required relate specifically to the offshore wind team in the CRU. The offshore wind team sits within the Decarbonisation division in the CRU. Offshore wind is a new, complex, and multi-faceted area of policy for the CRU driven by the national policy statements on offshore grid development. Government Policy Statements have established a new Offshore Transmission Asset Owner (EirGrid) as well as detailing how offshore wind generation projects will be connected to the grid in two distinct policy phases over the next decade, moving from decentralised to centralised grid development (i.e., from developer to TAO/TSO planned). The latest Policy Statement (“Future Framework” – post 2030) continues the theme of a centralised plan led model and introduces new Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs). The very large scale and technical complexity of the planning, development, construction and operation of the new offshore grid (and associated deep reinforcements of the onshore grid) will result in significant challenges to ensure efficiency of cost for offshore wind generation projects bidding into support auctions (based on EirGrid standards and technical specifications). The CRU therefore requires significant internationally experienced offshore technical assistance in this new area for Ireland to ultimately ensure the best outcomes for the electricity consumer and the ability for Ireland to meet its climate action goals. The CRU offshore team is seeking an expert Offshore technical advisory team to support the offshore team on two key activities over the coming years: - 2030 Readiness – Offshore Technical Advisory team to support and monitor progress of delivery of Phase 1 offshore wind projects. - Operational matters – ongoing operational offshore technical advice. See Associated Documents for further information relating to this competition CFT 3771500. Note to EO's - The CRU recommends that all interested EOs associate with this CFT to ensure they received updates and notifications when issued. Additionally, we recommend that EOs Zip files on submission to ensure the naming convention does not alter.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Civil engineering consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 011-03-556
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional information: See associated documents - CFT 3771500
Additional products/services:
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Main site or place of performance: See associated documents - CFT 3771500
Postal address: The Grain House
Belgard Square North
Tallaght
Postcode: D24 PXW0
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 48 months
Duration
Start date: 2024-09-02 📅
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: See associated documents - CFT 3771500
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-07-15 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-07-15 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3771500
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-07-15 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3771500
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Process justification description: See associated documents - CFT 3771500

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See associated documents - CFT 3771500
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: See associated documents - CFT 3771500

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
National registration number: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Sq North, Tallaght
Postal code: D24 PXW0
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Katarina Holohan
E-mail: procurement@cru.ie 📧
Phone: +35314000800 📞
URL: www.cru.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.cru.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3771500 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3771500 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Additional information
See associated documents - CFT 3771500
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: 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 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 115-353397 (2024-06-12)
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