Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-05-30
Buyer: Energinet Systemansvar A/S
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212000: Platform-specific software programming services | 72212900: Miscellaneous software programming services
Submission deadline: 2023-06-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Contracting Authority wants to purchase Electricity Market Modelling Software. Energinet is relaying on electricity market forecasts as the foundation for any analysis, business case, electricity adequacy, budgeting, and other studies. Making qualified guesses on future electricity prices, emissions, constraints, and market dynamics through simulations is therefore of great importance for Energinet. Energinet does this through market models that can simulate a wide range of possible future European energy systems (electricity, heat, and hydrogen) on an hourly basis. The needs for Energinet include a State-of-the-art electricity market model with the ability to handle sector coupling, i.e., gas, hydrogen, and heat. State-of-the-art is defined by market models able to handle complex international studies, such as ERAA22 and TYNDP22, while also having capabilities to simulate hydro power through water value calculation algorithms.
Energinet is relaying on electricity market forecasts as the foundation for any analysis, business case, electricity adequacy, budgeting, and other studies. Making qualified guesses on future electricity prices, emissions, constraints, and market dynamics through simulations is therefore of great importance for Energinet.
Energinet does this through market models, that can simulate a wide range of possible future European energy systems (electricity, heat, and hydrogen) on an hourly basis. The needs for Energinet include a State-of-the-art electricity market model with the ability to handle sector coupling, i.e., gas, hydrogen, and heat. State-of-the-art is defined by market models able to handle complex international studies, such as ERAA22 and TYNDP22, while also having capabilities to simulate hydro power through water value calculation algorithms.
As Energinet will have users using the model on a day-to-day basis as well as users with more moderate needs, a flexible user access structure is needed. The wide range of user types also demands for an intuitive and logical Graphical User Interface (GUI) so that users quickly can get familiar with the model and themselves input data, run simulations, and access results. Results from the market model should be a wide array of detailed data relevant to the energy system, e.g., flows, prices generation, emissions, adequacy indicators, water values.
The model needs to be suitable for implementation and running on private cloud (or on-premises) solutions. The underlying data and databases will be available for Energinet users only. Energinet should be able to backup, store and restore databases up to 10 years back in time – meaning that the supplier must provide solutions so that this can be achieved. After end of contract a view-only mode should be available for Energinet, so that any archived databases can be restored with all input- and output data.
If more than 3 applicants fulfill the minimum requirements, cf. section III, the Contracting Authority will prequalify the 3 applicants who are evaluated as most qualified for the specific tendered assignment. Only these applicants will be invited to submit a tender. The selection of the applicants will be based on the relevance of the submitted references, cf. the scope stated in section II.2.4, and the extent to which the references overall demonstrate comprehensive experience with deliveries comparable to the tendered assignment regarding solution, complexity and scope, especially concerning:
•	The model has been used in ENTSO-E projects such as Ten Year Network Development Plan, European Resource Adequacy Assessment (previously Midterm Adequacy Forecast) and Seasonal Outlooks, either by ENTSO-E or by a TSO.  This can be both as the published tool or as a benchmarking tool used in the alignment process.
•	The model is used by European TSOs, with more relevance given to TSOs located in similar part of the European system as Denmark (i.e. Northern Europe).
Please note that this is a negotiated procedure. With the exception of mandatory parts, the Tender Documents may as a result undergo changes as part of the negotiation process.
The applicant must confirm the economic ability in the ESPD part IV.B: “Economic and financial standing” with information from the latest annual report regarding the following economic indicators:
If the applicant is relying on the capacities of one or more other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a subcontractor) or the applicant is a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium) the information for the ESPD part IV.B must also be given in a separate ESPD from each of these entities, cf. section VI.3 “Additional information”. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to secure that the minimum level(s) of standards required are reached on the basis of consolidation when the applicant is relying on the capacity of other entities or when the applicant is a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium).
Concerning 1: Equity from the latest annual report must, at the time of prequalification, be at least DKK 750.000.
Concerning 2: Equity ratio from the latest annual report must, at the time of prequalification, be at least 20 pct. If the equity ratio is between 15 pct. and 20 pct. the applicant can qualify if Equity exceeds DKK 25 mio.
The applicant can include the up to 3 most comparable and relevant references undertaken in the past three (3) years as part of the application. The references must be stated in the ESPD part IV.C: “Technical and professional ability”. Undertaken in the past three (3) years implies that the reference must not have been completed prior to the date reached when counting 3 years backwards from the submission date for prequalification. References older than this will not be taken into consideration. References which have not yet been fully completed can be included as part of the application, but if this is the case, the applicant must describe the parts which have not yet been delivered, and this may affect the evaluation of the applicant, cf. section II.2.9.