ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/10/2015

External Reference: 2015-707406

TED Reference: 2015/S 209-380249

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Classic Sector

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/entity: 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=90889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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:

Economic Consultancy Support - Energy Markets and Regulation Policy

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27Y: 
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Tallaght

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and now has a wide range of economic, customer protection and safety responsibilities in energy. The CER is also the regulator of Ireland’s public water and wastewater system.

    The CER issued a contract notice to engage a specialist or expert economic assistance and advice on an on-going basis in relation to energy market and regulation policy. Particular emphasis was on issues that relate to the CER’s economic decision making in the area of electricity markets, economic analysis of issues relating to the development of the wholesale electricity market, capacity remuneration mechanism and market power including the SEM and I-SEM.

    Advice was also required on the economic analysis of market implications of meeting Ireland’s renewable energy targets, interconnection, locational issues and wider European market design including implications for Ireland of market changes in Great Britain, as well as networks regulation issues and retail market

    competition as required.

    A detailed specification of requirements was set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to

    Tender (ITT) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    This notice refers to the contract award notice for this competition.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79311400   Economic research services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    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
    1. Quality and technical merit of proposals for providing service detailed in Section 2 of the ITT . Weighting 30
    2. Technical Merit of the Human Resources Proposed . Weighting 35
    3. Ultimate Cost of providing the service . Weighting 35
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    011-03-313

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 131-240979  of 06.07.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Economic Consultancy Support - Energy Markets and Regulation Policy

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    09.10.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 5
    Number of offers received by electronic means: 5
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    Easter Bay Consultants Ltd
    997129368
    48-6 Evelyn Gardens
    SW7 3BH  London
    UK
    Telephone: +44 7500444720
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 0  and  highest offer 174625 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    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.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.3.3)

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