ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/12/2015

Expire date: 02/02/2016

External Reference: 2015-096400

TED Reference: 2015/S 248-452043

Contract notice

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Contract 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: Theresa Metcalfe
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=95281&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95281&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

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 Gas Transmission & Distribution Revenue Controls (2017-2022)

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 (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.

    Under Section 14 of the Gas (Interim) Regulation, Act 2002 (as amended) the CER approves charges for use of the gas systems; both transmission and distribution. CER is also required to set the revenues that Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) as Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) is allowed to recover over the revenue control periods.

    Tenderers should note that since August 2014, Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) is the new name for what was formerly known as Bord Gáis Networks (BGN). In addition, with the sale of the supply arm (Bord Gáis Energy) Gaslink has now been integrated back into the Gas Networks Ireland business.

    Therefore, for clarity CER is now procuring consultancy support for the GNI Transmission and Distribution revenue controls to run from October 2017 to September 2022.

    At present these revenues are determined every five years for the following five year period. This Price Control will be the fourth such regulatory allowance period.

    CER now wishes to engage consultants to provide both technical & economic consultancy support and advice and financial consultancy support and advice for this Price Control.

    The consultancy support required for this project has been divided into two separate elements. Specifically, parties are invited to tender separately for:

    Lot 1 - the provision of technical and economic advice; and,

    Lot 2 - the provision of financial advice.

    A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    71600000   Technical testing, analysis and 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:

    Please refer to the Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from the contractnotice on www.etenders.gov.ie, for a detailed terms of reference.

    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 Advice for Gas Transmission & Distribution Revenue Controls (2017-2022)
    1)

    Short description:

    Please refer to the Scope of Requirements as set out in Section 2.1 of the ITT and Deliverables as set out in Section 2.2 of the ITT.

    The ITT is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    71600000   Technical testing, analysis and 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 Advice for Gas Transmission & Distribution Revenue Controls (2017-2022)
    1)

    Short description:

    Please refer to the Scope of Requirements as set out in Section 2.3 of the ITT and Deliverables as set out in Section 2.4 of the ITT.

    The ITT is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    71600000   Technical testing, analysis and 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:

    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 related milestones) will be agreed with the successful tenderers for both Lots.

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

    The Commission for Energy Regulation operates in accordance with the European Communities (Late Paymentin 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 fromwww.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 fromwww.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

    011-03-336

    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

    02.02.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN], [Language_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