Provision of Wholesale Electricity Market Forecasting Software

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Since 1st November 2007 the Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities or RAs, have jointly regulated the all-Island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC).
The Contracting Authorities require modelling software that has an ability to forecast wholesale electricity prices and generator schedules which range from scenario analysis to directly setting forward contracts prices and volumes. The modelling software output can be vital for informing policy decisions through detailed analysis.
Please refer to the RFT for further details.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-18. The procurement was published on 2023-04-13.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-13 Contract notice
2023-05-16 Additional information
2023-12-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services
Reference number: 011-03-493
Short description:
Since 1st November 2007 the Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities or RAs, have jointly regulated the all-Island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC). The Contracting Authorities require modelling software that has an ability to forecast wholesale electricity prices and generator schedules which range from scenario analysis to directly setting forward contracts prices and volumes. The modelling software output can be vital for informing policy decisions through detailed analysis. Please refer to the RFT for further details.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services 📦
Additional CPV: Software package and information systems 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cru.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-05-18 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 076-229334
OJ-S issue: 76
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 239049.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Since 1st November 2007 the Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) together referred to as the Regulatory Authorities or RAs, have jointly regulated the all-Island wholesale electricity market known as the Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The decision-making body which governs the market is the SEM Committee (SEMC).
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The Contracting Authorities require modelling software that has an ability to forecast wholesale electricity prices and generator schedules which range from scenario analysis to directly setting forward contracts prices and volumes. The modelling software output can be vital for informing policy decisions through detailed analysis.
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Please refer to the RFT for further details.
Estimated total value: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Please refer to the RFT for further details, including:
A non-exhaustive list of the Contracting Authorities functions that will require wholesale electricity forecasting;
Functional Specification;
Non Functional Specification;
Functional Questions;
Invoicing Arrangements;
Service Levels and
Key Performance Indicators.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting authorities reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 24 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to either of the Contracting Authorities obligations at law as required.
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Description of options:
The contracting authorities reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 24 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to either of the Contracting Authorities obligations at law as required.
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Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 239049.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 239049.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
Please consult the associated documentation available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 239049.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Applicable procurement law: Irish Procurement Regulations & Northern Irish Procurement Regulations
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-05-18 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI)
Postal address: 14 Queens Street
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 6ED
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 🌏
Internet address: https://www.uregni.gov.uk/ 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 076-229334 (2023-04-13)
Additional information (2023-05-16)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Mathematical or forecasting software package 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-16 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-05-22 📅
Publication date: 2023-05-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 096-298860
Refers to notice: 2023/S 076-229334
OJ-S issue: 96
Source: OJS 2023/S 096-298860 (2023-05-16)
Contract award notice (2023-12-11)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-12-11 📅
Publication date: 2023-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 242-759704
OJ-S issue: 242

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Approach and Methodology to Services Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit of Solution Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 45
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-10-23 📅
Name: Energy Exemplar (Europe) Ltd.
Postal address: Building 3, Chiswick Park,
Postal town: London
Postal code: W4 5YA
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Internet address: https://www.energyexemplar.com/ 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 242-759704 (2023-12-11)
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