Official UK procurement notice
ID5230772 - UREGNI - CEO Office - Framework for Economic, Financial Consultancy and Other Professional Services
Authority: Utility Regulator NI·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUtility Regulator has an ongoing need for consultancy and other professional services advice in support of the delivery of its work programme. The requirement set out in the specification is to establish a framework of suppliers for the provision of consultancy and other professional services in support of UR’s regulatory remit covering electricity, gas and water industries in Northern Ireland and their relationships, as needed, to markets in Great Britain, Ireland and Europe. The Department for the Economy (DfE) will also be able to avail of the framework and each of the lots as and when required. The framework will comprise 13 Lots
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Design and execution of research and development · Development consultancy services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Financial auditing services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services · +2 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 100 suppliers · 23 bids on the busiest of 13 lots (0.2 per place) · 23 appointed
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 13 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 13 lots carries the same published figure, £615,380: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Regulatory and Incentive DesignAwardedceiling above
Lot #2Competition and Market BehaviourAwardedceiling above
Lot #3Cost AssessmentAwardedceiling above
Lot #4Economic AdviceAwardedceiling above
Lot #5Market Design United Kingdom, Ireland and InternationalAwardedceiling above
Lot #6Consumer ProtectionAwardedceiling above
Lot #7Market ResearchAwardedceiling above
Lot #8General Corporate Finance and Accounting Advice, Forensic Accounting, Taxation Energy and WaterAwardedceiling above
Lot #9Cost of Capital and Financeability, Capital Structure and PFI/PPPAwardedceiling above
Lot #10Actuarial AdviceAwardedceiling above
Lot #11AuditAwardedceiling above
Lot #12Project ManagementAwardedceiling above
Lot #13Energy Systems Analysis and ModellingAwardedceiling above
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ID5230772 - UREGNI - CEO Office - Framework for Economic, Financial…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jun 2024, 10:31 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Nov 2024, 11:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID5230772- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037799- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046fa4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored . Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice. of Unsatisfactory. Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
22 Jul 2024 → 22 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until20 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published22 Nov 2024, 11:46 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2024- Status changed to complete22 Nov 2024, 11:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Nov 2024, 11:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 13 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £615,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Regulatory and Incentive Design
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Actuarial Advice
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Audit
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Project Management
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Energy Systems Analysis and Modelling
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Competition and Market Behaviour
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cost Assessment
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Economic Advice
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Market Design (United Kingdom, Ireland and International)
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Consumer Protection
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Market Research
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General Corporate Finance and Accounting Advice, Forensic Accounting, Taxation (Energy and Water)
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cost of Capital and Financeability, Capital Structure and PFI/PPP
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Regulatory and Incentive Design | 23bids · 23 electronic · 11 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Competition and Market Behaviour | 23bids · 23 electronic · 7 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Cost Assessment | 23bids · 23 electronic · 9 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 4 · Economic Advice | 23bids · 23 electronic · 9 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 5 · Market Design United Kingdom, Ireland and International | 23bids · 23 electronic · 8 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 6 · Consumer Protection | 23bids · 23 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Market Research | 23bids · 23 electronic · 8 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 8 · General Corporate Finance and Accounting Advice, Forensic Accounting, Taxation Energy and Water | 23bids · 23 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 9 · Cost of Capital and Financeability, Capital Structure and PFI/PPP | 23bids · 23 electronic · 9 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 10 · Actuarial Advice | 23bids · 23 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 11 · Audit | 23bids · 23 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 12 · Project Management | 23bids · 23 electronic · 9 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 13 · Energy Systems Analysis and Modelling | 23bids · 23 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for the Economy NIContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
23 commercial parties on the notice- Action RenewablesFramework contractor
- CEPA LLPFramework contractor
- COGNISENSE LTDFramework contractor
- D-FINE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ERNST YOUNG LLPFramework contractor
- EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LTDFramework contractor
- FINYX CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FIRST ECONOMICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GEMSERV LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LTDFramework contractor
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- MCC ECONOMICS LTDFramework contractor
- NERA UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PA CONSULTING Services LTDFramework contractor
- PERCEPTIVE INSIGHT MARKET RESEARCH LTDFramework contractor
- Qmpf LlpFramework contractor
- RBCA LtdFramework contractor
- RECKON LLPFramework contractor
- SIA PARTNERS UK PLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria