ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/09/2019

External Reference: 2019-282362

TED Reference: 2019/S 179-436798

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Commission for Regulation of Utilities
N/A
The Grain House, The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Tallaght
Dublin 24 D24 PXW0
IE
Contact person: Tuan Keane
Telephone: +353 14000800
E-mail: tkeane@cru.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.cru.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Regulatory Body

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Expert Technical and Economic Advice to Support the CRU’s Independent Review of Irish Water’s Proposed Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region
Reference number:  011-03-404
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71621000  -  Technical analysis or consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In summary, the services comprise expert technical and economic advice to the CRU to support it in carrying out a review of Irish Water’s proposed Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region further to a request from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in line with the Terms of Reference provided by him to the CRU. The open procedure is being used for this Competition.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  249963.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79311400  -  Economic research services
79311410  -  Economic impact assessment
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Cookstown, Dublin 24.
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The services comprise expert technical and economic advice to the CRU to support it in carrying out a review of Irish Water’s proposed Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region further to a request from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in line with the Terms of Reference provided by him to the CRU. The open procedure is being used for this Competition.
Details of Terms of Reference are set out in Section 2 of the Request for Tenders Document
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Approach to Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Proposed Resources  /  Weighting:  30%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 079-190233

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Expert Technical and Economic Advice to Support the CRU’s Independent Review of Irish Water’s Proposed Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/09/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

HR Wallingford
GB 570 039 752
Howbery Park
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
UK
Telephone: +44 1491835381
E-mail: j.harrop@hrwallingford.com
Internet address: http://www.hrwallingford.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  249963.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High CourtCheif Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie