Provision of Technical Consultancy Support for Gas Safety Framework

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

The CRU wishes to engage consultants to provide general technical assistance to the GSF Team to enable the CRU to operate the gas safety regulatory framework effectively and efficiently. The contractor is required to provide general technical assistance across the entirety of the gas safety regulatory framework (this excludes CRUโ€™s regulation of the gas safety supervisory body (separate team in CRU)). This includes but is not limited to supporting the CRUโ€™s safety regulation of the following activities: โ€ข operation of a gas transmission system; โ€ข operation of a gas distribution system; โ€ข operation of a natural gas storage facility; โ€ข operation of an LNG facility; โ€ข supply of natural gas (including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)); โ€ข shipping of natural gas; โ€ข renewable natural gas (RNG) (biomethane) and hydrogen injection facilities; and, โ€ข other activities that fall within the gas safety regulatory framework or remit of the GSF team.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-26. The procurement was published on 2023-04-21.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-21 Contract notice
2023-05-22 Additional information
2024-01-10 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Professional services for the gas industry
Reference number: 011-03-511
Short description:
โ€œThe CRU wishes to engage consultants to provide general technical assistance to the GSF Team to enable the CRU to operate the gas safety regulatory...โ€    Show more
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: Professional services for the gas industry ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Gas regulation equipment installation work 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 Regulation of Utilities
Postal address: The Grain House, The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal code: Dublin 24 D24 PXW0
Postal town: Tallaght
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cru.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: kholohan@cru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14000800 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240941&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240941&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-05-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-04-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 082-246922
OJ-S issue: 82
Additional information

โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
โ€œThe CRU is committed to playing its role to help deliver a secure, low carbon future at the least possible cost, while ensuring energy is supplied safely,...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of options:
โ€œThe contract will be awarded for a twenty-four (24) month period with the option to extend for a further twelve (12) month period with a maximum of 2 such...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin 24, D24 PXW0โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2023-05-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Katarina Holohan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240941&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2023/S 082-246922 (2023-04-21)
Additional information (2023-05-22)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-05-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 101-318773
Refers to notice: 2023/S 082-246922
OJ-S issue: 101
Source: OJS 2023/S 101-318773 (2023-05-22)
Contract award notice (2024-01-10)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2024-01-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2024-01-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2024/S 010-024571
OJ-S issue: 10

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Approach to Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 45
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit of Proposed Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-11-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: GL Industrial Services UK Limited
Postal address: Holywell Park, Ashby Road
Postal town: Leicestershire
Postal code: LE11 3GR
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Internet address: www.dnv.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2024/S 010-024571 (2024-01-10)