Study of the Strategic Case for Oil Refining requirements in Ireland taking account of (i) recent developments on energy security and (ii) domestic climate action policy

Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

Provision of a study of the Strategic Case for Oil Refining requirements in Ireland taking account of (i) recent developments on energy security and (ii) domestic climate action policy. The context of this Study is to assess the national and regional implications of any commercial decision by the current owners to cease refining activity at Whitegate refinery. This should include the likely framework for a policy response from the State to any such decision.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-10. The procurement was published on 2023-07-06.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-06 Contract notice
2023-09-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Short description:
โ€œProvision of a study of the Strategic Case for Oil Refining requirements in Ireland taking account of (i) recent developments on energy security and (ii)...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: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Feasibility study 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: D02 X285
Postal town: Dublin 2,
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: diarmaid.doyle@decc.gov.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: 2023-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-08-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 131-418798
OJ-S issue: 131

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 3 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œConditions as stated in the procurement documentsโ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documentsโ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documentsโ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œAs stated in RFTโ€

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: 2023-08-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:30
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methadology
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Cost criterion (name): Costing
Cost criterion (weighting): 35

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

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: The High court Central office , Four Courts Inns Quay Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 131-418798 (2023-07-06)
Contract award notice (2023-09-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 229 300 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: susan.fleming@decc.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-09-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 175-548054
Refers to notice: 2023/S 131-418798
OJ-S issue: 175

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Cost criterion (name): cost

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-09-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Frontier Economics Ltd
Postal address: 4th Floor
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 KC57
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16874131 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: rhona.taaffe@frontier-economics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 229 300 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 175-548054 (2023-09-07)