Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/09/2022
External Reference: 2022-267973
TED Reference: 2022/S 182-515943
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
NA
29-31 Adelaide Road
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person:
Paul Corcoran
E-mail:
Paul.Corcoran@decc.gov.ie
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.decc.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/326
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)
Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives
Reference number:
052022
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
73110000
-
Research services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit DECC to updating Ireland’s existing interconnector policy. Action 110 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 further requires that this update must take place by Q4 2022.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
144000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79311400
-
Economic research services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
Dublin
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
To incentivise further future electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries/markets, the Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan commit DECC to updating Ireland’s existing interconnector policy. Action 110 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 further requires that this update must take place by Q4 2022.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
The scope of the proposed study includes an assessment of:
• The impact, including economic and climate rationale, for developing further interconnection beyond the proposed Celtic and Greenlink interconnectors, on achieving Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives.
• The extent to which clear signalling by Government on delivery of future interconnection capacity would impact delivery of 80% renewable electricity, including 5 GW of ORE, by 2030, and the longer-term objective of achieving net zero by 2050.
• To include consideration of the impact of further interconnection on de-risking renewables development, system operation and security of supply, in the context of Ireland’s energy and climate objectives.
• The extent to which further interconnection can contribute to the decarbonisation of Irish power generation and electricity consumed in Ireland, by replacing domestic fossil fuel generation.
• The impact of further interconnection on total power system costs.
• Consideration of the optimal countries/markets for Ireland to interconnect with, and whether priority should be placed on developing further interconnection with Great Britain or the EU IEM.
DECC International and Offshore Energy division will update the interconnection policy via two principle workstreams: 1) Public Consultation; 2) Procuring an external energy consultancy to conduct a study into the impact of increased interconnection on achieving Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition, which will form the evidence base for updating Government’s existing policy.
The scope of the proposed study includes an assessment of:
• The impact, including economic and climate rationale, for developing further interconnection beyond the proposed Celtic and Greenlink interconnectors, on achieving Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives.
• The extent to which clear signalling by Government on delivery of future interconnection capacity would impact delivery of 80% renewable electricity, including 5 GW of ORE, by 2030, and the longer-term objective of achieving net zero by 2050.
• To include consideration of the impact of further interconnection on de-risking renewables development, system operation and security of supply, in the context of Ireland’s energy and climate objectives.
• The extent to which further interconnection can contribute to the decarbonisation of Irish power generation and electricity consumed in Ireland, by replacing domestic fossil fuel generation.
• The impact of further interconnection on total power system costs.
• Consideration of the optimal countries/markets for Ireland to interconnect with, and whether priority should be placed on developing further interconnection with Great Britain or the EU IEM.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Technical and Professional Ability
/
Weighting:
30%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality and technical merit of the proposal including Service delivery methodology and understanding of the brief
/
Weighting:
30%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract management
/
Weighting:
10%
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
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
: no
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 103-289577
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: A study and report analysing the impacts of increased electricity interconnection on achievement of Ireland’s 2030 and post 2030 climate and energy objectives
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
08/09/2022
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
yesV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
DNV Netherlands
Arnhem
NL
NUTS code:
NL226 -
Arnhem/Nijmegen
The contractor is an SME : no
DNV Netherlands
Arnhrm
NL
NUTS code:
NL226 -
Arnhem/Nijmegen
The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
150000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
140000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
29-31 Adelaide Road
Dublin
IE