Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-02-22
Buyer: EirGrid PLC
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 79400000 | 79411000 | 79416200 | 79419000
Estimated value: 1600000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EirGrid require a suitable, qualified provider of engagement and consultation services, to work collaboratively with the EirGrid External affairs team. The service provider will be required to support EirGrid in maintaining and further building on its recognised position as a European leader in the delivery of a best practice approach to public participation, consultation and engagement.
The service provider will also be required to deliver targeted consultation processes which are highly participative, delivered through a multi-channel approach and tailored to facilitate the needs and requirements of a broad range of stakeholders, including communities and landowners.
EirGrid require a suitable, qualified provider of engagement and consultation services, to work collaboratively with the EirGrid External affairs team. The service provider will be required to support EirGrid in maintaining and further building on its recognised position as a European leader in the delivery of a best practice approach to public participation, consultation and engagement.
The service provider will also be required to deliver targeted consultation processes which are highly participative, delivered through a multi-channel approach and tailored to facilitate the needs and requirements of a broad range of stakeholders, including communities and landowners.
EirGrid is committed to consulting and engaging with stakeholders in a participative and meaningful way in its work to maintain and develop the electricity transmission grid, as well as other areas of critical importance to the business including DS3, and I-SEM. This engagement is critical to ensure that key stakeholders have the opportunity to share their views and directly influence how and where we work.
The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 5 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.


Winner: Dialogue by Design
Award value: 1600000
Number of bids: 2