Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-14
Buyer: Energy Community Secretariat
Country: AT
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services
Submission deadline: 2017-11-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of technical assistance to implement a regional cross-border balancing in the Western Balkans and its neighbouring countries, in line with the commitment made by WB6 at the 2015 Vienna Western Balkans Summit to establish a regional electricity market through the implementation of the energy soft measures.
Technical Assistance to implement a regional cross-border balancing in the Western Balkans and its neighbouring countries, in line with the commitment made by WB6 at the 2015 Vienna Western Balkans Summit to establish a regional electricity market through the implementation of the energy soft measures.
A. Qualifications relating to bidder Bidders (in case of a joint tender or consortia, the combined capacity of all members of the group and identified subcontractors) must comply with the following qualification requirements. The project references indicated below consist of a list of relevant services provided in the past five years, with the sums, dates and clients, public or private. The minimum requirements of the qualifications listed below are eliminatory. Qualification A1: The Bidder must prove experience in the fields of electricity transmission system operation and electricity market functioning, modelling and analysis, in particular related to the electricity market integration and cross-border balancing, in line with the EU rules and practices. Evidence: references for 3 projects in the abovementioned fields, out of which at least one related to electricity balancing, executed in the last five years, with a minimum value for each project of 30 000 EUR. The bidders may provide references to the reports and other deliverables, if publicly accessible, which illustrate their capacity and expertise in the field. Qualification A2: The bidder must have relevant experience in working in the WB6 countries and/or neighbouring EU Member States. Evidence: references for at least 2 projects delivered in the last five years. The combination of projects must cover part of the required geographical scope. The bidder shall also provide references to reports, preferably publicly accessible, which illustrate their capacity and experience in addressing the WB6 countries and neighboring EU Member States. Qualification A3: The bidder must prove capacity to draft reports in English. Evidence: At least one of the documents provided as evidence under Criteria A1 and A2 delivered to a client in the last five years, preferably publicly accessible, of at least 10 pages (report, study, etc.) written in English. B. Staff and qualifications relating to the team delivering the service The Consultant's staff to perform tasks defined in point 2.3 Tasks and deliverables must consist of a team leader and expert staff. The team must be composed in such a way to ensure timely implementation of the Project and flexibility to reflect requirements of beneficiaries. The team leader shall be responsible to coordinate work flow and take care that the Project is implemented in accordance with the defined work plan and time schedules. In addition to the above, the members of the team delivering the service must have, as a minimum, the following qualifications: Team leader: — At least Master Degree academic level or equivalent in the field relevant to the assignment and at least 10 years of appropriate professional experience in the energy sector. — At least one assignment in project management, including overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered service, in a project of similar size and geographical coverage, in a role of the project manager. Experts: ? Academic level of at least Bachelor Degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' professional experience in tasks related to electricity transmission system operation and electricity market functioning, modelling and analysis, in particular related to the electricity balancing, corresponding to the tasks assigned to her/him. The aforementioned must be supported with at least 2 references in the last 5 years for each expert, corresponding to tasks and responsibilities assigned to them.

Eligibility requirements: A. Qualifications relating to bidder Bidders (in case of a joint tender or consortia, the combined capacity of all members of the group and identified subcontractors) must comply with the following qualification requirements. The project references indicated below consist of a list of relevant services provided in the past five years, with the sums, dates and clients, public or private. The minimum requirements of the qualifications listed below are eliminatory. Qualification A1: The Bidder must prove experience in the fields of electricity transmission system operation and electricity market functioning, modelling and analysis, in particular related to the electricity market integration and cross-border balancing, in line with the EU rules and practices. Evidence: references for 3 projects in the abovementioned fields, out of which at least one related to electricity balancing, executed in the last five years, with a minimum value for each project of 30 000 EUR. The bidders may provide references to the reports and other deliverables, if publicly accessible, which illustrate their capacity and expertise in the field. Qualification A2: The bidder must have relevant experience in working in the WB6 countries and/or neighbouring EU Member States. Evidence: references for at least 2 projects delivered in the last five years. The combination of projects must cover part of the required geographical scope. The bidder shall also provide references to reports, preferably publicly accessible, which illustrate their capacity and experience in addressing the WB6 countries and neighboring EU Member States. Qualification A3: The bidder must prove capacity to draft reports in English. Evidence: At least one of the documents provided as evidence under Criteria A1 and A2 delivered to a client in the last five years, preferably publicly accessible, of at least 10 pages (report, study, etc.) written in English. B. Staff and qualifications relating to the team delivering the service The Consultant's staff to perform tasks defined in point 2.3 Tasks and deliverables must consist of a team leader and expert staff. The team must be composed in such a way to ensure timely implementation of the Project and flexibility to reflect requirements of beneficiaries. The team leader shall be responsible to coordinate work flow and take care that the Project is implemented in accordance with the defined work plan and time schedules. In addition to the above, the members of the team delivering the service must have, as a minimum, the following qualifications: Team leader: — At least Master Degree academic level or equivalent in the field relevant to the assignment and at least 10 years of appropriate professional experience in the energy sector. — At least one assignment in project management, including overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered service, in a project of similar size and geographical coverage, in a role of the project manager. Experts: ? Academic level of at least Bachelor Degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' professional experience in tasks related to electricity transmission system operation and electricity market functioning, modelling and analysis, in particular related to the electricity balancing, corresponding to the tasks assigned to her/him. The aforementioned must be supported with at least 2 references in the last 5 years for each expert, corresponding to tasks and responsibilities assigned to them.