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:

Who? What? Where?
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:
โ€œSince 1st November 2007 the Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) together referred to as the...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: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Software package and information systems 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: procurement@cru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14000800 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 14000850 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-05-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-04-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 076-229334
OJ-S issue: 76
Additional information

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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œSince 1st November 2007 the Utility Regulator of Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) together referred to as the...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe Contracting Authorities require modelling software that has an ability to forecast wholesale electricity prices and generator schedules which range from...โ€    Show more
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โ€œPlease refer to the RFT for further details.โ€
Estimated total value: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
โ€œPlease refer to the RFT for further details, including:โ€

โ€œA non-exhaustive list of the Contracting Authorities functions that will require wholesale electricity forecasting;โ€
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โ€œFunctional Specification;โ€

โ€œNon Functional Specification;โ€

โ€œFunctional Questions;โ€

โ€œInvoicing Arrangements;โ€

โ€œService Levels andโ€

โ€œKey Performance Indicators.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more
Description of options:
โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation which contains full instructions regarding this submission of tenders and is available to download on...โ€    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublinโ€

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 this submission of tenders and is available to download on...โ€    Show more
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 239049.โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Applicable procurement law:
โ€œIrish Procurement Regulations & Northern Irish Procurement Regulationsโ€
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-05-18 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 ๐ŸŒ
Internet address: https://www.uregni.gov.uk/ ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240383&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 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 ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-05-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-05-19 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-12-15 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Energy Exemplar (Europe) Ltd.
Postal address: Building 3, Chiswick Park,
Postal town: London
Postal code: W4 5YA
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Internet address: https://www.energyexemplar.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 242-759704 (2023-12-11)