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Published 14 May 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CA285 Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon Technology and Climate

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 4 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2021awarded 26 Nov 2021
Lots 4max 4 won per supplier

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Contracting Entity intends to establish Framework Arrangements for the provision of Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon Technology and Climate Change Consultancy. The Framework Agreements will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreements, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five (5) years.

  • Recurrence: 48 months

CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Economic impact assessment · Economic research services · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Financial consultancy services · Financial market regulatory services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · 1 with a published value · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Economic/Financial/Regulation StrategyAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

NIE Networks anticipates that advice and assistance may be required in respect of Economic / Financial / Regulation Strategy

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five(5) years. · At the end of the term, the framework arrangement may be subject to renewalSecond stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Low Carbon Technology ForecastingAwardedRenewalLot estimate not published

NIE Networks will require the advisors to assist when working on the following work areas /

topics:

  • global level LCT;
  • local level (LCT and normal demand including projected demand connections);
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five(5) years. · At the end of the term, the framework arrangement may be subject to renewalSecond stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Engineering / (Techno-Economic) specialist advisersAwardedRenewalLot estimate not published

NIE Networks require Engineering / (Techno-Economic) specialist advisers

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five(5) years. · At the end of the term, the framework arrangement may be subject to renewalVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Climate Change MitigationRenewalLot estimate not published

NIE Networks anticipates that advice and assistance may be required in respect of Climate Change Techno-Economic specialist advisers

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five(5) years · At the end of the term, the framework arrangement may be subject to renewalVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified above with the reference project CA285 Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon Technology and Climate Change

Shortlisting
As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified above with the reference project CA285 Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon Technology and Climate Change
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “CA285 Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 48 months
First published
14 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Authority reference
CA285
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032276
Classification (CPV)
Advisory and consultative engineering servicesEconomic impact assessmentEconomic research servicesElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEngineering-related scientific and technical servicesEnvironmental engineering consultancy servicesEnvironmental impact assessment other than for constructionEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesFinancial consultancy services
+1 moreFinancial market regulatory services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b182 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified above with the reference project CA285 Price Control Support: Economic, Engineering, Low Carbon Technology and Climate Change

How it was run

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Appointment period ends
14 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jun 2021 → 23 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    29 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Economic/Financial/Regulation Strategy

    Signed
    26 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Low Carbon Technology Forecasting

    Signed
    26 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Engineering / (Techno-Economic) specialist advisers

    Signed
    26 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria