ENQEIR992 - DS3 System Services โ Volume Uncapped โ Gate 14
EirGrid plc
This Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a response and subsequently qualify for award of Contract for provision of DS3 System Services. Gate 14 covers all 12 services outlined in the Qualification System Briefing Document. The services are split into a number of Lots for the TSO. Lots 1IE โ 12IE relate to the System Services required by EirGrid. It is intended that the start date of each of the Contracts awarded under Gate 14 is 1st April 2026.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-15. The procurement was published on 2025-12-10.
Who?- โข EirGrid plc
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR992 - DS3 System Services โ Volume Uncapped โ Gate 14
Short description:
โThis Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a response and subsequently qualify for award of...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 12
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Primary Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThis Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a response and subsequently qualify for award of...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Maximum renewals: 0
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Secondary Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Tertiary 1 Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Tertiary 2 Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Replacement Reserve (De-Synchronised)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Replacement Reserve (Synchronised)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006
7๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: Steady State Reactive Power
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007
8๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 8
Title: Synchronous Inertial Response
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008
9๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 9
Title: Ramping Margin 1 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009
1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 10
Title: Ramping Margin 3 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0010
1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 11
Title: Ramping Margin 8 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0011
1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 12
Title: Fast Frequency Response
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0012
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-15 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-15 00:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7168696
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-15 00:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7168696โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-19 00:00:00 ๐
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โNAโ
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โrefer to procurement docsโ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: 338522
Postal address: 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com ๐ง
Phone: 01 677 1700 ๐
URL: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Electricity
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7168696 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7168696 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2025/S 240-828557 (2025-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR992 - DS3 System Services โ Volume Uncapped โ Gate 14
Short description:
โThis Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a response and subsequently qualify for award of...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 12
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Primary Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThis Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a response and subsequently qualify for award of...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Maximum renewals: 0
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Secondary Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Tertiary 1 Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Tertiary 2 Operating Reserve
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Replacement Reserve (De-Synchronised)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Replacement Reserve (Synchronised)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006
7๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: Steady State Reactive Power
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007
8๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 8
Title: Synchronous Inertial Response
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008
9๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 9
Title: Ramping Margin 1 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009
1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 10
Title: Ramping Margin 3 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0010
1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 11
Title: Ramping Margin 8 Hour
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0011
1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 12
Title: Fast Frequency Response
Estimated value excluding VAT: 177 660 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0012
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-15 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-15 00:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7168696
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-15 00:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7168696โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-19 00:00:00 ๐
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โNAโ
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โrefer to procurement docsโ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: 338522
Postal address: 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com ๐ง
Phone: 01 677 1700 ๐
URL: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Electricity
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7168696 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7168696 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2025/S 240-828557 (2025-12-10)
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