Open Energy System Model of Ireland, Focusing on Electric Power with Multi-Energy Carrier Extensibility

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The Services comprise of the delivery of an automated energy modelling workflow that builds, solves and interrogates a configurable energy system optimisation model, using publicly available datasets, all under Open Licenses. Herein, the term โ€˜Energy System Modelโ€™ refers to all parts of the open energy modelling workflow, including all data, methodologies, assumptions, formulation, software, documentation, metadata, and related deliverables. Upon completion of the deliverables, SEAIโ€™s intention is to release the Energy System Model on public repositories, so that peers in research, teaching and industry, who have an interest in modelling and studying the energy system of Ireland, can use and contribute under the relevant Open Licenses and contributor agreements and guidelines. The Energy System Model must employ an energy system optimisation modelling (ESOM) framework, i.e., one that can endogenously model multi-energy carrier systems and sector coupling, that is fully open source, e.g. Calliope, PyPSA, SpineOpt or Tulipa, amongst others. The sectoral scope in this CfT is the electric power system and the major national infrastructure required to enable deep or full electric power system decarbonisation, e.g. networks for hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and therefore the preference is for those ESOM frameworks whose use cases have demonstrated best practice for electric power system modelling.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-23. The procurement was published on 2025-12-04.

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What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-12-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-12-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Open Energy System Model of Ireland, Focusing on Electric Power with Multi-Energy Carrier Extensibility
Short description:
โ€œThe Services comprise of the delivery of an automated energy modelling workflow that builds, solves and interrogates a configurable energy system...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 650 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Services comprise of the delivery of an automated energy modelling workflow that builds, solves and interrogates a configurable energy system...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Technical services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data analysis services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Economic research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Duration: 15 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-23 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-23 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7008808
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
National registration number: 231664
Postal address: Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2
Postal code: D02FX65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@seai.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 018082100 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.seai.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.seai.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7008808 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7008808 ๐ŸŒ

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: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 235-809824 (2025-12-04)