Supply and Support of Renewable Generation Operations Analytics Software

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

A contract for the supply and support of renewable generation operations analytics software.
• Set up of a scalable performance monitoring and analytics system for the operational ESB Renewables.
• Easy and flexible plotting, comparison, trending and correlation of all historic and real-time SCADA data points. Multiple graphing and formatting options shall be available and customisable by user.
• Specialised tools and visualisations applied to Windfarm technology.
• Real-time monitoring dashboards of performance on fleet level, unit level and generator level with mapping functionalities.
• An automated aleting system for underperformance and anomaly detections. A user-friendly and easy to use, deeper dive into the details of these alerts.
• The system shall be able to integrate with other data sources.
• Automated historic performance reports or dashboards on a desired interval.
• Telephone/email support.
• An appropriate support/maintenance structure must be provided.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-27. The procurement was published on 2020-10-26.

Who?

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

What?

• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-10-26	Contract notice

Contract notice (2020-10-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: SS/CON/5403
Short description:

A contract for the supply and support of renewable generation operations analytics software. • Set up of a scalable performance monitoring and analytics system for the operational ESB Renewables. • Easy and flexible plotting, comparison, trending and correlation of all historic and real-time SCADA data points. Multiple graphing and formatting options shall be available and customisable by user. • Specialised tools and visualisations applied to Windfarm technology. • Real-time monitoring dashboards of performance on fleet level, unit level and generator level with mapping functionalities. • An automated aleting system for underperformance and anomaly detections. A user-friendly and easy to use, deeper dive into the details of these alerts. • The system shall be able to integrate with other data sources. • Automated historic performance reports or dashboards on a desired interval. • Telephone/email support. • An appropriate support/maintenance structure must be provided.

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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
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: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: conor.molloy@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026543 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176536&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176536&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-11-27 📅
Publication date: 2020-10-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 212-520096
OJ-S issue: 212
Additional information

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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

A contract for the supply and support of renewable generation operations analytics software.

• Set up of a scalable performance monitoring and analytics system for the operational ESB Renewables.

• Easy and flexible plotting, comparison, trending and correlation of all historic and real-time SCADA data points. Multiple graphing and formatting options shall be available and customisable by user.

• Specialised tools and visualisations applied to Windfarm technology.

• Real-time monitoring dashboards of performance on fleet level, unit level and generator level with mapping functionalities.

• An automated aleting system for underperformance and anomaly detections. A user-friendly and easy to use, deeper dive into the details of these alerts.

• The system shall be able to integrate with other data sources.

• Automated historic performance reports or dashboards on a desired interval.

• Telephone/email support.

• An appropriate support/maintenance structure must be provided.

Estimated total value: 725 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The contracting entity intends to procure a contract for the supply and support of renewable generation operations analytics software.

It is proposed that the contract will include (non-exhaustive list — high level scope).

• Set up of a performance monitoring and analytics system for the operational ESB Renewables Fleet.

• The system shall be scalable i.e. it must have the ability to seamlessly add new generating units or new generation technology types.

• The system shall allow easy and flexible plotting, comparison, trending and correlation of all historic and real-time SCADA data points. Multiple graphing and formatting options shall be available and customisable by user.

• Specialised tools and visualisations, applied to Windfarm technology, will be specifically required for, but not limited to, the following:

— turbine and site underperformance detection;

— power curve analysis, with the ability to:

(a) compare actual curves to warranty, historic and other turbine power curves,

(b) filtering of undesirable points e.g. grid dispatch down, noise curtailment, etc.,

— yaw and pitch misalignment detection;

— correlation plotting;

— fault analysis;

— grid, noise, environmental curtailment mode analysis.

• An automated alerting/notification/reporting system for underperformance and anomaly detections. The system shall allow a user-friendly and easy to use, deeper dive into the details of these alerts.

• The system shall be able to integrate with other data sources such as modelling outputs, asset management software, forecasting provider, health and safety KPI database, etc.

• Automated historic performance reports or dashboards on a desired interval e.g. daily, monthly, quarterly reports with ability to format and add features by user.

• The contractor shall have telephone and email support.

• Depending on the solution proposed, an appropriate support/maintenance structure must also be provided.

Optional requirements are:

• Storage of historical SCADA data or connection to an ESB storage solution. Inclusion of high-resolution CMS data storage also optional.

• Predictive maintenance tool.

• Asset life extension module.

• Real-time HMI for mobile access from smartphones, tablets, web-clients, etc.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 725 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Additional information:

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