EIDAC owns the East West Interconnector which links the electricity grids of the island of Ireland and Great Britain via submarine cables running between converter stations in Ireland and Wales. EIDAC manages the commercial exposure associated with physical unavailability on this link. Imbalance charges will arise under a forced outage as capacity on the East West Interconnector, EWIC, normally utilised by the market can no longer be delivered as the interconnector is unavailable. In order to effectively manage imbalance exposure in the event of a forced outage and reduce EIDACโs overall exposure, it is necessary for EirGrid to engage an energy trader on behalf of EIDAC. The trading agent will carry out trading (buy and sell energy) in the GB electricity markets on behalf of EIDAC to reconcile the market position of EWIC in GB and where possible the Single Electricity Market (SEM).
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-20.
The procurement was published on 2025-06-17.
Contract notice (2025-06-17) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR964 - EIDAC Trading Services
Short description:
โEIDAC owns the East West Interconnector which links the electricity grids of the island of Ireland and Great Britain via submarine cables running between...โ
Short description
EIDAC owns the East West Interconnector which links the electricity grids of the island of Ireland and Great Britain via submarine cables running between converter stations in Ireland and Wales. EIDAC manages the commercial exposure associated with physical unavailability on this link. Imbalance charges will arise under a forced outage as capacity on the East West Interconnector, EWIC, normally utilised by the market can no longer be delivered as the interconnector is unavailable. In order to effectively manage imbalance exposure in the event of a forced outage and reduce EIDACโs overall exposure, it is necessary for EirGrid to engage an energy trader on behalf of EIDAC. The trading agent will carry out trading (buy and sell energy) in the GB electricity markets on behalf of EIDAC to reconcile the market position of EWIC in GB and where possible the Single Electricity Market (SEM).
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Type of contract: services
Products/services: Energy and related services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 070 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โEIDAC owns the East West Interconnector which links the electricity grids of the island of Ireland and Great Britain via submarine cables running between...โ
Description of the procurement
EIDAC owns the East West Interconnector which links the electricity grids of the island of Ireland and Great Britain via submarine cables running between converter stations in Ireland and Wales. EIDAC manages the commercial exposure associated with physical unavailability on this link. Imbalance charges will arise under a forced outage as capacity on the East West Interconnector, EWIC, normally utilised by the market can no longer be delivered as the interconnector is unavailable. In order to effectively manage imbalance exposure in the event of a forced outage and reduce EIDACโs overall exposure, it is necessary for EirGrid to engage an energy trader on behalf of EIDAC. The trading agent will carry out trading (buy and sell energy) in the GB electricity markets on behalf of EIDAC to reconcile the market position of EWIC in GB and where possible the Single Electricity Market (SEM).
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Additional products/services: Electricity๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Electricity distribution and related services๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin๐๏ธ
Duration: 3 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Duration
Start date: 2025-11-28 ๐
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
โ2 YEARS - 1 YEAR OPTIONโ Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-20 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
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Deposits and guarantees required:
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Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
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Contract performance conditions:
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Complementary information 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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: 338522
Postal address: 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com๐ง
Phone: 0879048029๐
URL: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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Source: OJS 2025/S 116-397873 (2025-06-17)