Trusted Advisor Support Services Framework

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The objective of this CfT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified service providers to establish a multiple party framework (7 lots) of expert consultants to support SEAI in the delivery of the Community Enabling Framework of supports and also SEAIโ€™s functions in relation to Community Benefit Funds. Some of the Lots will be focused on providing support directly to communities while others will provide support to SEAI in the delivery of our programmes. The 7 Lots for this CfT are as follows: โ€ข Lot 1. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ€“ Grid Connections (Community Focused) โ€ข Lot 2. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ€“ Planning (Community Focused) โ€ข Lot 3. Trusted Advisor Support Services - Renewable Energy Consultancy (Community Focused) โ€ข Lot 4. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ€“ Financial and organisational guidance (Community Focused) โ€ข Lot 5. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ€“ Development and Infrastructure (SEAI Focused) โ€ข Lot 6. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ€“ Policy Finance and Route to Market (SEAI Focused) โ€ข Lot 7. Consultancy and Support Services - Community Benefit Funds (SEAI and Externally Focused) For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-19. The procurement was published on 2025-11-18.

Who? 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
2025-11-18 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-11-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Trusted Advisor Support Services Framework
Short description:
โ€œThe objective of this CfT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified service providers to establish a multiple party framework (7 lots) of expert...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 7

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Grid Connections (Community Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe objective of this CfT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified service providers to establish a multiple party framework (7 lots) of expert...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Energy-efficiency consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Architectural, engineering and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Financial consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Financial management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Stakeholders representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Urban planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Environmental planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Energy-management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Planning (Community Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Renewable Energy Consultancy (Community Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Financial and organisational guidance (Community Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Development and Infrastructure (SEAI Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Policy Finance and Route to Market (SEAI Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œnaโ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

7๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: Community Benefit Funds (SEAI and Externally Focused)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Energy-efficiency consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Engineering support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Architectural, engineering and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Financial consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Financial management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Stakeholders representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Urban planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Environmental planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Energy-management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-19 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-19 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7019489
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 2
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-19 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7019489โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-18 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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: patrick.pirkl@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=7019489 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7019489 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Department: 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
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 224-770331 (2025-11-18)