ComReg T09941. RFT to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Professional Services (non-legal) to the Commission for Communications Regulation

Commission for Communications Regulation

Request for Tenders (RFT) to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of Professional Services (non-legal) to the Commission for Communications Regulation. ComReg reference T09941. The Commission invites Tenders from Tenderers, in particular from operators with the necessary experience and expertise, for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services. For full details and in order to complete a tender application(s) please refer to Procurement Documentation uploaded to this Contract Notice. Please register your interest in order to receive updates. In summary, the Services comprise of the provision of various forms of professional services assistance to ComReg, if required. This public procurement competition (โ€œthe Competitionโ€) is divided into three Lots. Each Lot will result in a separate Framework Agreement. The Lots are: โ€ข Lot 1 โ€“ Economics and Statistics Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 2 - Engineering and Technical Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 3 - Financial Professional Consultancy Services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-01. The procurement was published on 2023-10-02.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-10-02 Contract notice
2024-03-07 Contract award notice
2024-03-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-10-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Short description:
Request for Tenders (RFT) to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of Professional Services (non-legal) to the Commission for Communications Regulation. ComReg reference T09941. The Commission invites Tenders from Tenderers, in particular from operators with the necessary experience and expertise, for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services. For full details and in order to complete a tender application(s) please refer to Procurement Documentation uploaded to this Contract Notice. Please register your interest in order to receive updates. In summary, the Services comprise of the provision of various forms of professional services assistance to ComReg, if required. This public procurement competition (โ€œthe Competitionโ€) is divided into three Lots. Each Lot will result in a separate Framework Agreement. The Lots are: โ€ข Lot 1 โ€“ Economics and Statistics Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 2 - Engineering and Technical Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 3 - Financial Professional Consultancy Services.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Postal and telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Communications Regulation
Postal address: ComReg One Dockland Central, Guild Street.
Postal code: D01 E4X0
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-10-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-11-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-10-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 193-600928
OJ-S issue: 193
Additional information
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 6 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Maximum number of lots awarded to one tenderer: 3
Title of the lot: Lot One Economics and Statistics Professional Consultancy Services
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application
Title of the lot: Lot Two Engineering and Technical Professional Consultancy Services
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot Three Financial Professional Consultancy Services
Lot number: 3
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 60
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2023-11-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:30

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Please refer to procurement documentation uploaded to the Contract Notice on CfT 2490533 on https://www.etenders.gov.ie in order to complete a tender application.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Information about review deadlines: Please refer to your own legal advice
Source: OJS 2023/S 193-600928 (2023-10-02)
Contract award notice (2024-03-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ComReg T09941. RFT to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Professional Services (non-legal) to the Commission for Communications Regulation
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 8 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…

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Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot One Economics and Statistics Professional Consultancy Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Request for Tenders (RFT) to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of Professional Services (non-legal) to the Commission for Communications Regulation. ComReg reference T09941. The Commission invites Tenders from Tenderers, in particular from operators with the necessary experience and expertise, for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services. For full details and in order to complete a tender application(s) please refer to Procurement Documentation uploaded to this Contract Notice. Please register your interest in order to receive updates. In summary, the Services comprise of the provision of various forms of professional services assistance to ComReg, if required. This public procurement competition (โ€œthe Competitionโ€) is divided into three Lots. Each Lot will result in a separate Framework Agreement. The Lots are: โ€ข Lot 1 โ€“ Economics and Statistics Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 2 - Engineering and Technical Professional Consultancy Services โ€ข Lot 3 - Financial Professional Consultancy Services.
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Additional information:
Members of Lot One are Analysys Mason Limited ( UK) Aspire Technology ( Nec Aspire Technolgy Limited) Axon Partners Group Consulting SLU Cartesian Limited CEPA Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Limited DotEcon Ltd ( Sub-Contractor Ibex Consultants Ltd ) DT Economics LLP ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTANTS Frontier Economics Ltd Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited. KPMG NERA UK Ltd Oxera Consulting LLP Peira Consulting Limited PLUM CONSULTING PARIS SAS PwC Real Wireless Limited TERA Consultants WIK-Consult GmbH
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Additional products/services: Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Approach and Service Methodology max score 22 with min of 70 percent required Quality of Contract Management Methodology max score 22 with min of 70 percent required Quality, Quantity and Balance of proposed Designated Team max score 22 with min 70 required Delivering Social Value /Green undertaking by Tenderer max score 4 with 0 minimum required Cost 30
Cost criterion (name): cost at 30
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

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Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot Two Engineering and Technical Professional Consultancy Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Additional information:
Members of Lot 2 are Alan J Oโ€™Connor & Associates Ltd. Analysys Mason Limited ( UK) Aspire Technology ATDI Cartesian Limited Compliance Engineering Ireland Ltd Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited. Peira Consulting Limited PLUM CONSULTING PARIS SAS PwC Ranlytics Limited t/a Ranlytics Scandinavia ApS Real Wireless Limited TERA Consultants WIK-Consult GmbH
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Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Lot Three Financial Professional Consultancy Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Additional information:
Members of Lot Three are Analysys Mason Limited ( UK) Artemis Consulting Ltd Aspire Technology Axon Partners Group Consulting SLU Cartesian Limited DT Economics LLP ERNST & YOUNG BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES Frontier Economics Ltd Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited. KPMG Oxera Consulting LLP PwC TERA Consultants WIK-Consult GmbH
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Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost at 30
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator โœ…

Award of contract

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A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 399413
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-02-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender identifier: 000030172
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: TERA Consultants
National registration number: T0013282K
Postal town: Paris
Country: France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
E-mail: dumoulin@tera.fr ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +33 1 55 048710 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000041217
Name: PwC_4371 PwC Ireland
National registration number: 00345803
Postal address: One Spencer DockNorth Wall QuayDublin 1D01 X9R7
Postal code: D01 X9R7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: carmelisa.fitzgerald@pwc.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353879422551 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://pwc.ie ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030296
Name: Oxera Consulting LLP
National registration number: OC392464
Postal address: Park Central, 40/41 Park End Street
Postal code: OX1 1JD
Postal town: Oxford
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: business.development@oxera.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 1865253000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030277
Name: Peira Consulting Limited
National registration number: Peira Consulting Limited
Postal address: 31 Wellington Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 7ED
Postal code: CW5 7ED
Postal town: Nantwich
E-mail: driancorden@gmail.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 7834591240 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://peiraconsulting.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030309
Name: KPMG_3970
National registration number: 0540429G
E-mail: ogptenders@kpmg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 4101000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030269
Name: DotEcon Ltd
National registration number: 03783016
Postal address: 17 Welbeck Street
Postal code: W1G 9XJ
Postal town: London
E-mail: tenders@dotecon.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +442074672070 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030299
Name: Grant Thornton_21346
National registration number: 79546
Postal address: 13-18 City Quay, Dublin 2
Postal code: D02ED70
E-mail: padraig.ryan@ie.gt.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35315008122 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030300
Name: NEC Aspire Technology
National registration number: Aspire Technology ULC
Postal address: Unit 111 Q-House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford
Postal code: D18 WYHO
E-mail: finance@aspiretechnology.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 9022376 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.aspiretechnology.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030314
Name: Ernst and Young_86592
National registration number: 9570921I
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 4794074 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000029062
Name: Axon Partners Group Consulting SLU
National registration number: T8919296UH
Postal address: Calle Sagasta, 18
Postal code: 28004
Postal town: Madrid
Country: Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
E-mail: dimitri.kallinis@axonpartnersgroup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +34 91 310 2894 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000041218
Name: Real Wireless Limited
National registration number: T8919328HH
E-mail: bidding@real-wireless.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 207117 8514 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030019
Name: WIK-Consult GmbH
National registration number: T8927822LH
Postal town: Bad Honnef
Region: A Coruรฑa ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: r.schwab@wik-consult.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +49 2224 9225 92 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030313
Name: Cepa llp
National registration number: OC326074
Postal address: Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Postal code: WC2A 3LJ
E-mail: procurement@cepa.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 2072690210 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.cepa.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030292
Name: NERA UK Ltd
National registration number: T0000929N
E-mail: james.grayburn@nera.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 07545 420812 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030228
Name: Frontier Economics Ltd
National registration number: 908647
Postal address: 4th Floor
Postal code: D02 KC57
E-mail: rhona.taaffe@frontier-economics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16874131 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.frontier-economics.com/uk/en/home/ ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030235
Name: Plum Consulting Paris SAS
National registration number: T8918366KH
E-mail: aude.schoentgen@plumconsulting.eu ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 7904971056 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030308
Name: DT Economics LLP
National registration number: OC434017
Postal address: 2 Carlton Drive, London, England, SW15 2DH
Postal code: SW15 2DH
E-mail: sean.kennedy@dteconomics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 7799616115 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030319
Name: Analysys Mason_3390
National registration number: T0013138D
E-mail: pat.kidney@analysysmason.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 602 4755 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030170
Name: Cartesian Limited
National registration number: T08900181VH
E-mail: michael.dargue@cartesian.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 7815 315 552 ๐Ÿ“ž

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Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Tender identifier: 000030266
Name: Alan J O'Connor and Associates Ltd. (AJOC Consulting Engineers)
National registration number: 6366787Q
Postal town: Greystones
E-mail: alan.oconnor@ajoc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353872848935 ๐Ÿ“ž
Tender identifier: 000030279
Name: Compliance Engineering Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 270151
Postal address: Clonross
Postal code: A85XN59
Postal town: Dunshaughlin
E-mail: john.mcauley@cei.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 872807580 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://cei.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030164
Name: Ranlytics Limited
National registration number: 40001298
Postal address: C/O Revisionscentret 5R Esbjerg ApS Frodesgade 109, 1
Postal code: 6700
Postal town: Esbjerg
Country: Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
E-mail: adam.stott@ranlytics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +45 61404004114 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ranlytics.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Tender identifier: 000030290
Name: Atdi
National registration number: 381 829 969
Postal address: 11 BOULEVARD MALESHERBES
Postal code: 75008
E-mail: ph.missud@atdi-group.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +33153308141 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +33153308149 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: https://adti.com/ ๐ŸŒ

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Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Tender identifier: 000029783
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0003
Name: artemis consulting ltd
National registration number: 6429820J
Postal town: Bray
E-mail: moira.creedon@gmail.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 87 4169100 ๐Ÿ“ž

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation
National registration number: 09616063M
Postal address: ComReg One Dockland Central, Guild Street.
Postal code: D01 E4X0
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18049600 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Identifier of the previous notice: 600928-2023

Complementary information
Review body
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
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2024/S 049-141795 (2024-03-07)
Contract award notice (2024-03-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 8 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2024/S 049-144523 (2024-03-07)