Information Security Consultancy Support for National Smart Meter Rollout

Contract notice (2015-02-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical analysis or consultancy services
Quantity or scope:
“This work will be delivered on a draw down basis up to a maximum of 225 man days. The duration of the draw-down for this work will be for the period of up...”    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy Regulation
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-02-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-04-09 📅
Publication date: 2015-02-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 042-072568
OJ-S issue: 42

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland's independent energy and water regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and now has a wide range of...”    Show more

“1. Information security issues across the full end to end smart metering solution and appropriate recommendations to ensure a robust solution. The end to...”    Show more

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“2. Advice re the adequacy of stakeholder security plans.”

“This work will be delivered on a draw down basis up to a maximum of 225 man- days. The duration of the draw-down for this work will be for the period of up...”

Short description

This work will be delivered on a draw down basis up to a maximum of 225 man- days. The duration of the draw-down for this work will be for the period of up to two years from the commencement of the contract — currently forecast to be April 2015 to April 2017. A detailed scope of this requirement is set out in Section 2 of the Invitation to tender (ITT) document available to download from the contract notice page on www.etenders.gov.ie

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Duration: 024 months
Reference number: 011-03-299
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Tallaght.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“All tenderers are required to complete a Declaration of Bona Fides pursuant to Article 45 EU Directive 2001/1/EC (See Appendix B of Invitation for Tender).”
Economic and financial standing:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”    Show more
Technical and professional ability:
“Please refer to Section 4.1 of the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for relevant conditions with respect to...”    Show more
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“The contract will be on a draw down basis, at agreed fixed charge per person per hour and per day.”

“The successful tenderer will report to the CER Regulatory Manager. The Information Security Lead will provide the CER Regulatory Manager with a report of...”    Show more

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“In addition to this invoicing information, CER shall be entitled to establish such monitoring and budgetary arrangements in relation to the operation of the...”

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

In addition to this invoicing information, CER shall be entitled to establish such monitoring and budgetary arrangements in relation to the operation of the contract as they may reasonably deem appropriate.

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“The Commission for Energy Regulation operates in accordance with the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002.”

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“A grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and severable liability.”
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 160 days
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy RegulationN/A
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86023&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86023&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-299

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2015/S 042-072568 (2015-02-24)