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.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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
2026-06-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2025-11-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Trusted Advisor Support Services Framework
Short description:
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.
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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)
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Planning (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Renewable Energy Consultancy (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Financial and organisational guidance (Community Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Development and Infrastructure (SEAI Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
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๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: Community Benefit Funds (SEAI and Externally Focused)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007

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 months
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: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7019489
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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 224-770331 (2025-11-18)
Contract award notice (2026-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 520 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1 520 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 โœ…
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๏ธโƒฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 453712
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-06-08 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 270 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: accounts@planenergy.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353860451011 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: info@tea.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 052 7443090 ๐Ÿ“ž

2๏ธโƒฃ
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 80 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: proposals@venterra-group.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35312636694 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: tenders@ftco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0214964133 ๐Ÿ“ž

3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 310 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 310 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: ternders@qmpf.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 1312222600 ๐Ÿ“ž

5๏ธโƒฃ
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 340 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0879381882 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7940 7600 ๐Ÿ“ž
Size of the economic operator: Large

6๏ธโƒฃ
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 100 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 00353877830010 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 353014101000 ๐Ÿ“ž

7๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 8870630 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2026/S 124-451463 (2026-06-29)