Appointment of a Safety Supervisory Body (SSB) to operate the CRU’s Safe Electric and Registered Gas Installer (RGI) schemes from 2023

Tender description

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator and has a wide range of economic, customer protection and safety responsibilities in the energy and water sectors. The CRU intends to appoint a single SSB to cover the operations of both the Electrical Safety Supervisory Body (ESSB) and the Gas Safety Supervisory Body (GSSB). The ESSB and the GSSB operate and manage the CRU’s statutory regulatory safety schemes for electrical contractors and gas installers, Safe Electric and RGI, respectively, on a day-to-day basis. The SSB will be required to provide the required Services from the Go-Live Date for a period of five (5) years with the possibility of extending this by two one-year extensions up to an aggregate maximum term of seven (7) years. The estimated the value of the contract, for a five-year period, is between €31M-€38M. The Services to be provided by the SSB include but are not limited to: • Receipt, processing and evaluation of Applications for Registrations within the Safe Electric and RGI schemes; • Registration of successful applicants and publication of the registers of Registered Electrical Contractors (RECs) and Registered Gas Installers (RGIs); • Monitoring, Inspection and Audit of RECs and RGIs; • Investigation of electrical and gas safety related complaints; • Disciplining of RECs and RGIs as required; • Management of the distribution, sale, recording, control and validation of electrical and gas work completion certificates; • Public and industry awareness aimed at increasing membership of the schemes; • Interaction and coordination of activities with other bodies, agencies, committees and Government Departments as the CRU may direct from time to time; and • Maintaining records of, and reporting on, the activities of the SSB, in line with the Performance Management Framework requirements; • Delivery of an end-to-end Electronic Certification System for electrical and gas completion certificates.