ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/12/2022

External Reference: 2022-219293

TED Reference: 2022/S 239-690003

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person: Conor Molloy
Telephone: +353 17026543
E-mail: Conor.molloy@esb.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services
Reference number:  SS/CON/6095
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

65300000  -  Electricity distribution and related services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS) in the fully open Irish Retail Electricity Market in the Republic of Ireland. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope): Retail market assurance services for changes to the retail market including the delivery of the V14.00.00 Market Release which will deliver further Smart Metering services to customers, an enduring microgeneration solution for customers and other changes to support a low carbon future. 1. New entrant suppliers require retail market assurance services to allow CRU to judge their suitability for retail market entry into the ROI electricity market. 2. Retail market assurance services for ongoing updates to IT platforms and systems such as Tibco and Market Participants EMMAs
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

65300000  -  Electricity distribution and related services
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services for the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS) in the fully open Irish Retail Electricity Market in the Republic of Ireland.
Electricity Retail Market Assurance in the Irish Electricity Retail Market is the process by which the CRU and Market Participants obtain assurance that the operation of the market will not be adversely affected by a change to the market processes or systems, the entry of a new Market Participant or the entry of an existing Market Participant into a new sector of the Market.
It is proposed that the framework agreement will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
Retail market assurance services for changes to the retail market including the delivery of the V14.00.00 Market Release which will deliver further Smart Metering services to customers, an enduring microgeneration solution for customers and other changes to support a low carbon future
1. New entrant suppliers require retail market assurance services to allow CRU to judge their suitability for retail market entry into the ROI electricity market
2. Retail market assurance services for ongoing updates to IT platforms and systems such as Tibco and Market Participants EMMAs
The framework agreement will allow RMDS/ESB Networks DAC. to draw down requirements as and when required.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Approach to Consultant Service Requirements  /  Weighting:  600
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Application of Industry & Systems Expertise  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Project Team  /  Weighting:  200
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Maintenance of Assurance Documents  /  Weighting:  200
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Assurance Process 1  /  Weighting:  300
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Assurance Process 2  /  Weighting:  300
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Assurance Process 3  /  Weighting:  200
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 218-575308
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Electricity Retail Market Assurance Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

14/11/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Version 1
257302
Millennium House, Millennium Walkway
Dublin 1
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18657800
E-mail: TenderNotices@version1.com
Fax: +353 18657801
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.version1.com

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 202145
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie