ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) / Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance / Development Services Framework

EirGrid plc

EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-04-23. The procurement was published on 2019-03-19.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Tata Consultancy Services

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

• Software-related services › Software configuration services
• Software-related services › Software consultancy services
• Software-related services › Software maintenance and repair services
• Software-related services › Software support services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-03-19	Contract notice
2019-12-09	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2019-03-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software maintenance and repair services
Reference number: ENQEIR668
Short description:

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: Software maintenance and repair services 📦
Additional CPV: Software-related services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: liam.maclaughlin@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370125 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143921&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143921&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-04-23 📅
Publication date: 2019-03-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 058-135176
OJ-S issue: 58
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.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.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of options:

The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of four years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional four years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the “Regulations”) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, any software installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland and Northern Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Economic and financial standing: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Technical and professional ability: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Contract performance conditions: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Liam Maclaughlin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143921&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

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.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

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.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2019/S 058-135176 (2019-03-19)

Contract award notice (2019-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the information memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie

Total value of the procurement: 4 862 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Contact
Phone: +353 12370881 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-12-09 📅
Publication date: 2019-12-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 240-590144
Refers to notice: 2019/S 058-135176
OJ-S issue: 240
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.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.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie

Description of options:

The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 4 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, any software installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND and NORTHERN IRELAND.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Provision of services
Service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Sample project
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-10-02 📅
Name: Tata Consultancy Services
National registration number: 905191
Postal address: Glandore Business Centre, Fitzwilliam Hall
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Reference
Additional information

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;

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded;

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.

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

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.

Source: OJS 2019/S 240-590144 (2019-12-09)

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