Provision of Consultancy and Advisory services for ESB Network’s Smart Metering Programme

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

• Ernst and Young

Who?

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-04-03	Contract notice
2021-01-19	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-04-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal town: Dublin 3
Postal code: East Wall Road
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Donie Cahalane
Phone: +353 17026157 📞
E-mail: donie.cahalane@esb.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165005&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165005&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Consultancy and Advisory services for ESB Network’s Smart Metering Programme SSCON5170”
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of Smart Metering, Smart Grid or...”

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Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Electricity distribution and related services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of Smart Metering, Smart Grid or...”

Description of the procurement

The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of Smart Metering, Smart Grid or equivalent major programmes; and have a track record of successful advisory and consultancy services across a range of separately delivered projects in the context of large programmes comparable to the SMART Metering Programme.
The scope of the Consultancy and Advisory role for which we intend to invite Expressions of Interest for will include but will not be limited to the requirements stated below. It is expected that the total indicative scale of resources for this role will be up to 25 Full-time subject matter experts over the Initial period of the framework.
The successful candidate shall deliver on each and all of the following areas:
— assist in leading the Development of an ongoing ESB Networks Business Smart Metering Operating Model Architecture and in the creation of the ESBN AMI and Smart Grid Business and Technical Strategy,
— provide advice on Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid Industry intelligence,
— recommend, contribute, develop, advise and collaborate on the AMI and Smart Grid High Level Technical Solution Architecture and Design, including Utility WAN and in-home channels,
— recommend and advise on Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid procurement.
The successful candidate shall recommend, contribute, collaborate, develop and advise in each and all of the following specific areas of AMI and Smart Grid:
— solution strategy, design integration and assurance,
— AMI IT and OT Design,
— AMI Communications and Metering Design,
— AMI and Smart Grid Business and Technical Architecture,
— AMI and Smart Grid Data Reporting and Analytics,
— end-to-end AMI and Smart Grid integrated design specification,
— interoperability approach,
— specification creation,
— data model development,
— IT and OT Security,
— data architecture and privacy,
— review of functional and technical specifications and other documents,
— AMI Procurement,
— change Management and Business Transformation,
— other services as requested related to AMI and Smart Grid Programmes.
A more detailed list of the deliverables will be provided in the Request for Tender (RFT) document.

Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
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:
“Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top...”
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the framework agreement will be for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend (subject to...”
Description
Additional information:
“Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 167823”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 167823”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 167823”
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 167823”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 167823”

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: 2020-05-08 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of...”

1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity 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 entity 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;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;
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 entity 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;
10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Not Applicable
Postal town: Ireland
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Supplier's own legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 069-165419 (2020-04-03)

Contract award notice (2021-01-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Contact person: Paula Carey
Phone: +353 17027630 📞
E-mail: paula.carey@esb.ie 📧

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services for ESB Network’s Smart Metering Programme SSCON5170”
Short description:
“The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of smart metering, smart grid or...”
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
“The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of smart metering, smart grid or...”

Description of the procurement

The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of smart metering, smart grid or equivalent major programmes; and have a track record of successful advisory and consultancy services across a range of separately delivered projects in the context of large programmes comparable to the SMART Metering Programme.
The scope of the consultancy and advisory role for which we intend to invite expressions of interest for will include but will not be limited to the requirements stated below. It is expected that the total indicative scale of resources for this role will be up to 25 full-time subject matter experts over the initial period of the framework.
The successful candidate shall deliver on each and all of the following areas:
• assist in leading the Development of an ongoing ESB Networks Business Smart Metering Operating Model Architecture and in the creation of the ESBN AMI and Smart Grid Business and Technical Strategy;
• provide advice on Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid Industry intelligence;
• recommend, contribute, develop, advise and collaborate on the AMI and Smart Grid High Level Technical Solution Architecture and Design, including Utility WAN and in-home channels;
• recommend and advise on Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid procurement.
The successful candidate shall recommend, contribute, collaborate, develop and advise in each and all of the following specific areas of AMI and Smart Grid:
• solution strategy, design integration and assurance;
• AMI IT and OT Design;
• AMI Communications and Metering Design;
• AMI and Smart Grid Business and Technical Architecture;
• AMI and Smart Grid Data Reporting and Analytics;
• End-to-end AMI and Smart Grid integrated design specification;
• interoperability approach;
• specification creation;
• data model development;
• IT and OT Security;
• data architecture and privacy;
• review of functional and technical specifications and other documents;
• AMI procurement;
• change management and business transformation;
• other services as requested related to AMI and Smart Grid Programmes.
A more detailed list of the deliverables will be provided in the Request for Tender (RFT) document.

Information about options
Description of options:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the framework agreement will be for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend (subject to...”

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 069-165419

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of Consultancy and Advisory services for ESB Network’s Smart Metering Programme”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-03 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst and Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 4794074 📞
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ey.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Complementary information
Additional information

“1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of...”

1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity 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 entity 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.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
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 entity 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.
10) At section II.2.9) we have indicated that five will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least five subject to that number qualifying.

Source: OJS 2021/S 015-034742 (2021-01-19)

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