The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 R2 Servers. It is a 3000 tag PI system with approximately 40 active C37.118 data streams.
Work has recently been completed by our existing support partner to split the workload of the AF/PI Vision server onto 2 Windows 2012 servers and to move PI software to latest versions. A health check was also carried out for the whole system.
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System including:
— support and maintenance of the PI system,
— project delivery,
— provide consultancy,
— develop and maintain custom solutions, some of which will utilise AFSDK,
— formal user training.
Interested parties are referred to the information memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-12-10.
The procurement was published on 2018-11-07.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: PI Application Support
ENQEIR634
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support📦
Short description:
“The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 R2 Servers. It is a 3000 tag PI...”
Short description
The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 R2 Servers. It is a 3000 tag PI system with approximately 40 active C37.118 data streams.
Work has recently been completed by our existing support partner to split the workload of the AF/PI Vision server onto 2 Windows 2012 servers and to move PI software to latest versions. A health check was also carried out for the whole system.
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System including:
— support and maintenance of the PI system,
— project delivery,
— provide consultancy,
— develop and maintain custom solutions, some of which will utilise AFSDK,
— formal user training.
Interested parties are referred to the information memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System including:
— support and maintenance of the PI system,
—— admin of PI System/database/access management,
—— hardware monitoring/PI patching management,
—— licencing/tag management,
—— software updates,
—— display updates,
—— training materials for users available through portal,
—— support will be required during normal business hours, 8:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. Support may be required for 24/7 365 days per year and ability to move to this structure must also be demonstrated.
— project delivery
— provide consultancy:
—— on the PI System, architecture and its associated interfaces, best value for money licensing arrangements, telecoms and best practice methods in regard to data acquisition, analysis, system architecture and interconnection with existing systems/roadmap for future growth.
— develop and maintain custom solutions, some of which will utilise AFSDK,
— formal user training.
The current system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on 2 Windows 2012 and 6 Windows 2008 Servers.
The successful Tender will need to have capability to deliver future projects e.g.:
— implement health check and roadmap recommendations
— move existing Windows 2008 Live servers x 6 to Windows version agreed in roadmap
— move existing DR site located in Dublin to Belfast
— may need to work with other vendors in the delivery of any future services.
Interested parties are referred to the information memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice” Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“The contract start date is expected to be around June 2019 and the Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of 4 Years with an option to...”
Description of options
The contract start date is expected to be around June 2019 and the Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of 4 Years with an option to extend annually for up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
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Additional information:
“Interested parties are referred to the information memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice.”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-12-10
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-01-17 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie)only. Registration is free of charge. The Contracting Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
Interested parties are referred to the Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this notice
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 216-495028 (2018-11-07)
Contract award notice (2019-08-09) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“EirGrid has awarded this contract:
The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012...”
Short description
EirGrid has awarded this contract:
The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 R2 Servers. It is a 3 000 tag PI system with approximately 40 active C37.118 data streams. Work has recently been completed by our existing support partner to split the workload of the AF/PI Vision server onto 2 Windows 2012 servers and to move PI software to latest versions. A health check was also carried out for the whole system. EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 500 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid has awarded this contract:
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI...”
Description of the procurement
EirGrid has awarded this contract:
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System including:
— support and maintenance of the PI System:
—— admin of PI system/database/access management,
—— hardware monitoring/PI Patching management,
—— licencing/tag management,
—— software updates,
—— display updates,
—— training materials for users available through portal,
—— support will be required during normal business hours, 08.00 to 18.00 Monday to Friday. Support may be required for 24/7 365 days per year and ability to move to this structure must also be demonstrated.
— project delivery,
— provide consultancy:
—— on the PI System, architecture and its associated interfaces, best value for money licensing arrangements, telecoms and best practice methods in regard to data acquisition, Analysis, system architecture and interconnection with existing systems/Roadmap for future growth.
— develop and maintain custom solutions, some of which will utilise AFSDK,
— formal user training.
The current system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on 2 Windows 2012 and 6 Windows 2008 Servers.
The successful Tender will need to have capability to deliver future projects e.g.:
— implement health check and roadmap recommendations,
— move existing Windows 2008 Live servers x 6 to Windows version agreed in roadmap,
— move existing DR site located in Dublin to Belfast,
— may need to work with other vendors in the delivery of any future services.
EirGrid has established a single supplier framework for the provision of these services. The initial framework agreement is for 4 years with the option to extend annually for an additional 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Provision of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Sla
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Price (weighting): 35 %
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 216-495028
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Process Information Application Support
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-08-06 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Capula Ltd
National registration number: 887138578
Postal address: Orion House, Stone Business Park
Postal town: Stone
Postal code: Staffordshire
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1785827000📞
E-mail: tracey.francis@capula.co.uk📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.capula.co.uk🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
Complementary information Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 155-383942 (2019-08-09)