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 SEAIโs 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: โข Lot 1. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ Grid Connections (Community Focused) โข Lot 2. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ Planning (Community Focused) โข Lot 3. Trusted Advisor Support Services - Renewable Energy Consultancy (Community Focused) โข Lot 4. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ Financial and organisational guidance (Community Focused) โข Lot 5. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ Development and Infrastructure (SEAI Focused) โข Lot 6. Trusted Advisor Support Services โ Policy Finance and Route to Market (SEAI Focused) โข 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.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-19. The procurement was published on 2025-11-18.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข BioXL Limited
- โข COWI UK Ltd
- โข Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
- โข Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions_104985
- โข Infranua
- โข Kpmg
- โข MCO Projects Limited
- โข Plan Energy Consulting Ltd
- โข QMPF LLP
- โข Tipperary Energy Agency Ltd
- โข Architectural and related services โบ Architectural, engineering and planning services
- โข Business and management consultancy services โบ Financial management consultancy services
- โข Consultative engineering and construction services โบ Advisory and consultative engineering services
- โข Energy and related services โบ Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- โข Energy and related services โบ Energy-management services
- โข Engineering services โบ Engineering design services
- โข Environmental management โบ Environmental planning
- โข Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services โบ Financial consultancy services
- โข Legal representation services โบ Stakeholders representation services
- โข Miscellaneous engineering services โบ Engineering support services
- โข Production management consultancy services โบ Design consultancy services
- โข Systems and technical consultancy services โบ Project management consultancy services
- โข Urban planning and landscape architectural services โบ Urban planning services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-29 | Contract award notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Trusted Advisor Support Services Framework
Short description:
Products/services: Energy and related services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 7
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Grid Connections (Community Focused)
Additional products/services:
+ 11 more
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Planning (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Renewable Energy Consultancy (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Financial and organisational guidance (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
5
Title: Development and Infrastructure (SEAI Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
6
Title: Policy Finance and Route to Market (SEAI Focused)
Main site or place of performance: na
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
7๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
7
Title: Community Benefit Funds (SEAI and Externally Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0007
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-19 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-19 12:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 2
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-19 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7019489
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-18 12:00:00 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie ๐ง
Phone: 018082100 ๐
URL: https://www.seai.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.seai.ie/ ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7019489 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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 224-770331 (2025-11-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 520 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1 520 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality, level and detail of demonstrated relevant experience of the personnel to deliver this contract
Quality criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated understanding of the Approach and Methodology of the requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Green Procurement
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Price โ
Price (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (weighting): 210
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Services
Quality criterion (name): Quality, level and detail of demonstrated relevant experience of the personnel to deliver this contract
Demonstrated understanding of the Approach and Methodology of the requirements
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (points, exact)
Fixed-number type: Fixed value (total)
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
453712
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-06-08 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 270 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 270 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152812
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Plan Energy Consulting Ltd
National registration number:
493041
Postal address: Innovation Centre, Ash Lane, Sligo
Postal code: F91 WY50
Postal town: Sligo
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: accounts@planenergy.com ๐ง
Phone: +353860451011 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Tender identifier:
000152329
Name: Tipperary Energy Agency Ltd
National registration number:
280878
Postal address: Tipperary Energy Agency
Postal code: E45 AD65
Postal town: Nenagh
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@tea.ie ๐ง
Phone: 052 7443090 ๐
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 80 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 80 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152774
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions_104985
National registration number:
489711
Postal address: Unit A2 Nutgrove Office Park Rathfarnham
Postal code: D14 X627
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
E-mail: proposals@venterra-group.com ๐ง
Phone: +35312636694 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Tender identifier:
000152810
Name: Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
National registration number:
IE180497
Postal address: Core House, Pouladuff Road
Postal code: T12D773
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: tenders@ftco.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0214964133 ๐
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 310 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 310 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152790
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0004
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Qmpf llp
National registration number:
SO304024
Postal address: Exchange Place 3, Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL
Postal code: EH3 8BL
Postal town: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: ternders@qmpf.co.uk ๐ง
Phone: 1312222600 ๐
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 340 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 340 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152452
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0005
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BioXL Limited
National registration number:
444162
Postal address: 28 Rivervale, Ashtown
Postal code: D15E094
E-mail: tom.bruton@bioxl.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0879381882 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Tender identifier:
000152751
Name: COWI UK Ltd
National registration number:
2962837
Postal address: Bevis Marks House, 24 Bevis Marks, London,
Postal code: EC3A 7JB
Postal town: London
E-mail: bids_uk@cowi.com ๐ง
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7940 7600 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152799
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0006
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Infranua
National registration number:
762132
Postal address: 16 The Priory, Oldchapel
Postal code: P72DH02
Postal town: Bandon
E-mail: patrick@infranua.com ๐ง
Phone: 00353877830010 ๐
Tender identifier:
000152828
Name: Kpmg
National registration number:
na
Postal address: 1 Stokes Pl, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Postal code: D02 DE03
E-mail: iefmdublincftenders@kpmg.ie ๐ง
Phone: 353014101000 ๐
7๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0007
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152779
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0007
Name and address of the contractor
Name: MCO Projects Limited
National registration number:
177219
Postal address: 43 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Postal code: D02 FY81
E-mail: cgreene@mco.ie ๐ง
Phone: 01 8870630 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 124-451463 (2026-06-29)
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