Technical analysis or consultancy services

Commission for Energy Regulation

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Consultancy Support for Electricity Transmission & Distribution Revenue Controls (2011-2015). The Commission for Energy Regulation (‘the CER’) is the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of Ireland's electricity and gas sector’s. Under the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999, and Statutory Instrument 445 of 2000, the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) approves charges for the use of the electricity distribution and transmission systems. The CER is also required to examine the costs and revenues underlying such charges. As such, the CER approves revenues for: — ESB Networks as Distribution System Operator (DSO), — ESB Networks as Transmission Asset Owner (TAO); and, — EirGrid as Transmission System Operator (TSO). At present these revenues are determined every five years for the following five year period. The CER has previously determined transmission and distribution revenue controls for the periods 2001 to 2005 and 2006 to 2010 inclusive. This request for tender concerns the provision of technical and financial advice in regard to the third set of transmission and distribution revenue controls that are expected to apply from 2011 to 2015. The CER now invites tenders for the provision of advice on this project. The consultancy support required for this project has been divided into two separate elements. Specifically, parties are invited to tender separately for: — The provision of technical advice (Lot 1); and, — The provision of financial advice (Lot 2). To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=80965.

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2009-04-14. The procurement was published on 2009-03-06.

• • Commission for Energy Regulation

• • Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services › Financial consultancy services
• • Analysis services › Technical analysis or consultancy services
• • Software programming and consultancy services › Systems and technical consultancy services

• • Éire/Ireland