Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-23
Buyer: EirGrid plc
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 79400000 | 79410000
Estimated value: 34000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-01-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of specialised programme and project management resources and normal Consultancy advice, studies or reports from a strategic partner and intends to utilise, as necessary, a flexible 3rd party resourcing model. This capability is required to deliver on ambitious 5 year Group strategy.
Lot 1 requires tenderers to provide resources with the required level of knowledge and experience for the roles described for programme and project management services.
The roles require senior level programme support at consultant level for a number of key large scale projects with a mix of offshore, overhead line and cable projects, Senior experienced project managers are also required for a variety of Uprate, System Reinforcements and Customer Connection projects and programme data analysts for the Vision 2030/PR5 programme support. It is anticipated that resources will be required over a variety of durations for the length of this framework for up to 8 years (including potential extensions).
It is proposed under Lot 1 to acquire the resources as a managed service from the tenderers with activities directed through an account manager for the duration of the engagement. Where a single resource is indicated it may be preferable to both EirGrid and the Tenderer to propose multiple available resources for an activity which total up to the equivalent of a full time resource over a period of time.
The initial contract period envisaged is 5 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The estimated spend of EUR 32 000 000 is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.
Lot 2 requires tenderers to provide normal consultancy services for the categories similar to those described for the duration of the engagement. These services are required to assist EirGrid as we transition to a low carbon economy and society over the next decade.
The table is provided as sample to allow tenderers to demonstrate their capabilities and relevant experience with respect to the specific categories. The nature of the engagements will change over time and it is intended that a Mini RFT is issued to the panel for quotation for a specific piece of work.
The initial contract period envisaged is 5 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The estimated spend of EUR 2 000 000 is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.

Eligibility requirements: Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.

Award value: 34000000