Website Development, Support and Maintenance

EirGrid plc

EirGrid has a requirement for the development, maintenance and support service’s to support and enhance the existing websites detailed in the scope of requirements. The websites perform a vital function providing current information about the electricity market on the island of Ireland. It is envisaged that this function will grow throughout the lifetime of this contract and be able to adapt to the demands of the market. The current support and maintenance agreement enabled EirGrid to commence the transition from internal hosting and move into the cloud. On completion of the tender process it is expected that the winning tenderer will have been able to demonstrate an ability to expand on the work done to date and show that they can move the remaining websites whilst minimising impact to the business.
Candidates must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support Roxen.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-12. The procurement was published on 2020-10-06.

Suppliers

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

• Dept

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Northern Ireland › Belfast

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-10-06	Contract notice
2021-07-02	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-10-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: ENQEIR721
Short description:

EirGrid has a requirement for the development, maintenance and support service’s to support and enhance the existing websites detailed in the scope of requirements. The websites perform a vital function providing current information about the electricity market on the island of Ireland. It is envisaged that this function will grow throughout the lifetime of this contract and be able to adapt to the demands of the market. The current support and maintenance agreement enabled EirGrid to commence the transition from internal hosting and move into the cloud. On completion of the tender process it is expected that the winning tenderer will have been able to demonstrate an ability to expand on the work done to date and show that they can move the remaining websites whilst minimising impact to the business. Candidates must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support Roxen.

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: Content management software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Belfast 🏙️

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, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: glen.brownlie@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370454 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-11-12 📅
Publication date: 2020-10-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 197-478144
OJ-S issue: 197
Additional information

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

Additional information

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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Candidates must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support Roxen.

Estimated total value: 3 577 500 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 577 500 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of options:

The initial contract period envisaged is 4 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

The estimated spend of EUR 3 577 500 is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Belfast.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: