ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/03/2015

Expire date: 17/04/2015

External Reference: 2015-191685

TED Reference: 2015/S 048-083696

Contract notice

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Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Commission for Energy Regulation
N/A
The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Dublin 24  Tallaght
IE
For the attention of: Siobhan Keating
Telephone: +353 14000800
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie
Fax: +353 14000850
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.cer.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1232
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86286&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86286&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Regulatory Body
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Consultancy Support for Water Division

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Tallaght

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Commission for Energy Regulation (the CER) is the independent body

    responsible for overseeing the liberalisation of Ireland‘s energy sector.

    The Water Services Act, 2013 and the Water Services Act, 2014 expanded the

    remit of the CER to include functions relating to the economic regulation of the

    public water sector.

    Section 22 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 states that the CER may,

    having regard to certain matters including the costs likely to be incurred by Uisce

    Éireann (UÉ), approve a water charges plan. The plan, which is developed by

    and submitted to the CER by UÉ, specifies matters including charges to

    customers and costs likely to be incurred by UÉ.

    The CER has previously determined an interim revenue control for the period from

    October 1st 2014 to December 31st 2016. The CER is of the view that the next

    revenue control for UÉ should be for a period of two years.

    The CER intends to engage consultancy support to provide technical, economic

    and financial advice in regard to the next revenue control for Uisce Éireann, which

    is expected to apply from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2018. The

    consultancy support will also provide other advice outside of the revenue control.

    The support required is broken down into the following 3 Lots:

    Lot 1 - Technical and Economic Consultancy Support for Uisce Éireann Price

    Control (2017-2018)

    Lot 2 - Financial Consultancy Support for Uisce Éireann Price Control (2017-2018)

    Lot 3 – General Policy Advice

    Tenderers may bid for Lot 1, Lot 2 or Lot 3 or any combination of Lots.

    A detailed specification of requirements under each Lot is set out in Section 2 of

    the Invitation to tender (ITT) document available to download from the contract

    notice page on www.etenders.gov.ie

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    72220000   Systems and technical consultancy services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  yes
    Tenders may be submitted for  one or more lots
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 872380  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Information about lots

    Lot No: 1  Lot title: Technical and Economic Consultancy Support for Uisce Éireann Price Control (2017-2018)
    1)

    Short description:

    The scope of the revenue control project is to provide the CER with advice to assist it in the setting of allowed revenues for the UÉ business to cover the period 2017 to 2018. The scope also includes provision of advice regarding UÉ’s capital investment baseline plan, expenditure on capital investments during the interim revenue control period (October 1st 2014 to December 31st 2016) and delivery of associated outputs in the context of the CER’s decision on the allowed revenue for the interim period.

    A detailed specification of the support requirements under this Lot is set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to tender (ITT) document available to download from the contract notice page on www.etenders.gov.ie

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    72220000   Systems and technical consultancy services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Lot No: 2  Lot title: Financial Consultancy Support for Uisce Éireann Price Control (2017-2018)
    1)

    Short description:

    The scope of the revenue control project is to provide the CER with advice to assist it in the setting of allowed revenues for the UÉ business to cover the period 2017 to 2018. The scope also includes provision of advice regarding UÉ’s capital investment baseline plan, expenditure on capital investments during the interim revenue control period (October 1st 2014 to December 31st 2016) and delivery of associated outputs in the context of the CER’s decision on the allowed revenue for the interim period.

    A detailed specification of the support requirements under this Lot is set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to tender (ITT) document available to download from the contract notice page on www.etenders.gov.ie

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    72220000   Systems and technical consultancy services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Lot No: 3  Lot title: General Policy Advice (Water)
    1)

    Short description:

    The scope of this Lot concerns the provision of policy advice to the CER Water division, specifically on consumer policy issues, as they arise.

    A detailed specification of the support requirements under this Lot is set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to tender (ITT) document available to download from the contract notice page on www.etenders.gov.ie

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    72220000   Systems and technical consultancy services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    It is proposed to put in place a contract for a period of one year with an option for renewal for up to a further two years (on an annual basis and subject to contract review and to the written agreement of the parties).

    The maximum man-day requirement for the one year contract (and renewal options) is capped at 25 days per annum, drawn down as required. It is anticipated that this support will be provided off site.

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    After contract award a schedule of payments (highlighting delivery rated milestones) will be agreed with thesuccessful tenderers for Lots 1 & 2.

    Indicative milestone schedules are provided in Section 3 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

    A payment schedule for Lot 3 will be determined if and when the CER decides to drawdown the Lot 3 services.

    The Commission for Energy Regulation operates in accordance with the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002.

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    A grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and severable liability.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    All tenderers are required to complete a Declaration of Bona Fides pursuant to Article 45 EU Directive 2001/1/EC (See Appendix B of Invitation for Tender).

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to Qualification Criteria applicable to this contract.

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    File Reference: 011-03-321

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    17.04.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    [DurationDays]: 160 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
    D7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained