Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-07-30
Buyer: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314200: Energy management services | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 71320000 | 71356000
Estimated value: 2010000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-08-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Multi-party Framework Agreement for four Lots for Technical and Advisory Services to SEAI and Organisations Undertaking an Energy Efficient Design Project/Investment
This RFT is to establish 4 multi-party framework agreements to provide technical support and advisory services to SEAI and organisations undertaking an Energy Efficient Design project/investment.
The estimated contract term including extensions will be three years with the budget subject to the annual government estimates and budgetary process in each of the years in question which are subject to change.
There will be approximately 2-4 training courses delivered per month which will be a combination of open invitation courses advertised by SEAI and bespoke training courses delivered to organisations with cross-sectoral project teams that would benefit from a private training course.
It is anticipated that the support required will run year-round and will require up to 40 days of support per framework member per year.
One of the main objectives for SEAI is to upskill the key stakeholders involved in the successful implementation of an energy efficient design project investment. The purpose of the training is to highlight the key principles of the energy efficient design process and demonstrate the benefits of its adoption. The fundamental requirement to challenge and analyse the need for energy within the chosen boundary is a shift away from the typical energy audit approach which often focuses on the upgrade of equipment to a more energy efficient alternative. The training will aim to highlight how the energy efficient design process (using EXEED or I.S.399 methodology) can facilitate this approach.
• development of bespoke energy efficient design training material to target key stakeholders in an energy efficient design project. It is expected that different iterations of the material will need to be developed to suit a variety of audiences such as those listed above;
• delivery of training courses on behalf of SEAI either through face-to-face presentations or online delivery.
A term of 2 year(s) (‘the Term’) which subject to satisfactory performance, organisational needs and budget availability, may be extended for up to one consecutive periods of up to 12  months on the same terms and conditions.
Lot 2: Technical project assessors will support SEAI in the evaluation of EXEED stage 2 project grant applications. This will include completing a desktop audit (an assessment of the EXEED project proposals in terms of quality, specification, innovation, value for money and adherence to the energy efficient design approach) and undertaking site visits culminating with a technical assessment report submission detailing findings and recommendations to SEAI.
All EXEED projects with a stage 2 capital grant request above a threshold (which is currently EUR 100 000) will be subject to an external technical assessment. The EXEED programme is open to applications year-round so the support required is dependent on the number of stage 2 grant applications submitted with a grant request above the threshold.
It is expected that circa 75 assessments will be required in 2021. SEAI is anticipating that over the next 1-3 years the number of assessments required per year will rise to approximately 120. This corresponds to circa 300 days of support under this lot (with each assessment requiring circa 2-3 days) per year.
Upon assignment of work, the technical assessor will agree an appropriate turnround time for submission of the technical assessment report to SEAI. It is anticipated that this will range between 5-10 working days from the date of assignment.
Technical assessors will be asked to declare any conflict of interest in relation to each assessment assigned to them under Lot 2.
• validate that the EXEED process has been followed correctly with particular emphasis on quality and depth of the challenge and analyse process;

Eligibility requirements: Further information is available on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Award value: 2010000