Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Tender description

This RFT was to invite proposals from suitably qualified services providers to provide advisory services directly to public bodies through SEAI’s Public Sector Programme and to support SEAI in the development and implementation of this programme, with the objective of concluding a total of 5 frameworks to establish frameworks of experts comprising categories or “Lots”, as follows: — Lot 1: Energy Management (EM) specialists will undertake several diverse roles, including supporting public bodies to develop, continually improve and implement their energy management programmes, — Lot 2: Project evaluation specialists will identify, quantify and analyse opportunities for energy saving projects within public bodies, — Lot 3: Project delivery experts will mentor public bodies directly on the delivery of energy projects, — Lot 4: Financial and Energy contracting advisors for energy projects will provide specialist advice to Public Bodies, — Lot 5: Communications and event coordinators. Lot 1: Energy Management (EM) specialists will undertake several diverse roles, including supporting Public Bodies to develop, continually improve and implement their energy management programmes. They will also facilitate the delivery of SEAI’s wider suite of services to public bodies and provide specialist advanced expertise in specific defined energy management fields to public bodies. Lot 2: Project evaluation specialists will identify, quantify and analyse opportunities for energy saving projects within Public Bodies, with an emphasis on projects that go beyond behavioural change and low-hanging fruit.The fields include ISO 50001; energy awareness and behavioural aspects of energy management; strategy and planning. Lot 3: Project delivery experts will mentor Public Bodies directly on the delivery of energy projects by assisting them through formal project development processes. Lot 4: Financial and energy contracting advisors for energy projects will provide specialist advice to public bodies, and directly to SEAI, with respect to the financing and energy contracting of energy projects (in particular energy performance contracting and local energy supply contracting), and especially large-scale energy efficiency projects. Lot 5: Communications and event coordinators will assist SEAI with the dissemination of energy management best practice to the PS through inter alia networking, events and working groups.