1.1 Buyer
Official name
:
EirGrid plc
ENQEIR815 - Demerger Consultants (EirGrid Led)
This tender process is now complete The demerger project will be run over two phases: (i) the initial scope, design and cost of the demerger project (ii) the implementation of the demerger project. Following a lengthy consultation period, the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 …
CPV: 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
1. Buyer
2. Procedure
2.1 Procedure
Title
:
ENQEIR815 - Demerger Consultants (EirGrid Led)
Description
:
This tender process is now complete The demerger project will be run over two phases: (i) the initial scope, design and cost of the demerger project (ii) the implementation of the demerger project.
Procedure identifier
:
4fc5ad4a-f7d1-45a8-8f56-967d35db6524
2.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
72221000
Business analysis consultancy services
2.1.4 General information
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/25/EU
5. Lot
5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001
Title
:
ENQEIR815 - Demerger Consultants (EirGrid Led)
Description
:
Following a lengthy consultation period, the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 regarding SONI Governance matters. This decision became effective within the SONI TSO Licence from 26 October 2022. The Licence Modification requires significant changes to the SONI Ltd Board composition and the relationship between EirGrid plc (as parent) and SONI Ltd (its subsidiary). They also require that the SONI TSO business be managerially and operationally separate from EirGrid and any other company within the EirGrid Group with separate premises, IT and other systems, equipment, facilities, processes and staff. The Utility Regulator’s Licence Modification requirements for independence at Board, Management and Operational levels in the SONI business equates to a de-facto requirement to demerge the EirGrid and SONI businesses. As a result, EirGrid is now seeking to appoint a consultancy business to design, manage and implement this demerger project. SONI Ltd will separately appoint consultants to design, manage and implement this demerger project reporting into the SONI Ltd Board. These projects will run in parallel to ensure completion of the demerger. The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of two years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional three years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
Internal identifier
:
1
5.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
72221000
Business analysis consultancy services
5.1.2 Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Additional information
:
5.1.6 General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
yes
5.1.7 Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement
:
No strategic procurement
5.1.12 Terms of procurement
5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation
:
The High Court of Ireland
-
Information about review deadlines
:
Refer to the published Tender documentation
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
:
EirGrid plc
-
6. Results
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice
:
3 000 000
Euro
Approximate value of the framework agreements
:
3 000 000
Euro
6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001
Framework agreement
:
Maximum value of the framework agreement
:
3 000 000
Euro
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement
:
3 000 000
Euro
6.1.2 Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
KPMG
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
1
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0001
Value of the tender
:
3 000 000
Euro
Subcontracting
:
No
Contract information
:
Identifier of the contract
:
1
Date of the conclusion of the contract
:
29/09/2023
7. Modification
7.1 Modification
Identifier of the previous contract award notice
:
b6ec9f1f-971b-4e56-a4fc-211ae83370cd-01
Identifier of the modified contract
:
CON-0001
Reason for modification
:
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
Description
:
The Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 which resulted in a modification to SONI Limited’s TSO Licence. This licence modification required that the SONI TSO business be managerially and operationally separate from EirGrid and any other company within the EirGrid Group with separate premises, IT and other systems, equipment, facilities, processes and staff. As a result, EirGrid appointed a consultancy business to design, manage and implement this demerger project. Following extensive internal evaluation with the support of the consultants, it was agreed that the original approach would be modified. This provides for an enhanced pragmatic approach to the implementation project of SONI TSO licence conditions. As such, the scope and design of the initial phase of this demerger project for which EirGrid originally tendered for was altered and expanded, hence the uplift in value. The increased expenditure and altered scope is within the scope of work originally contemplated when the services were tendered – albeit that a modified approach was ultimately agreed to achieve the above aims.
7.1.1 Change
Description of modifications
:
The additional works (as described above) are resulting in additional costs. Hence the need to increase the original value of €3 million to the new required value of €4.5 million, an increase of €1.5 million.
8. Organisations
8.1 ORG-0001
Official name
:
EirGrid plc
Registration number
:
6358522H
Postal address
:
160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Town
:
Dublin
Postcode
:
Dublin 4
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Telephone
:
0000
Roles of this organisation
:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
8.1 ORG-0002
Official name
:
The High Court of Ireland
Registration number
:
The High Court of Ireland
Department
:
The High Court of Ireland
Postal address
:
Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town
:
Dublin
Postcode
:
D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Telephone
:
+353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation
:
Review organisation
8.1 ORG-0003
Official name
:
European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number
:
002024901000
Department
:
European Dynamics S.A.
Town
:
Athens
Postcode
:
15125
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
(
EL301
)
Country
:
Greece
Telephone
:
+30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation
:
TED eSender
8.1 ORG-0004
Official name
:
KPMG
Registration number
:
N/A
Town
:
DUBLIN
Postcode
:
DUBLIN
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Roles of this organisation
:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots
:
LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
f449c243-1107-488e-97b0-f1539cf1eb0a
-
03
Form type
:
Contract modification
Notice type
:
Contract modification notice
Notice dispatch date
:
11/03/2025
09:07 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
Notice publication number
:
00161948-2025
OJ S issue number
:
50/2025
Publication date
:
12/03/2025