Risk Management Services

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

ESB wishes to put in place risk management services framework agreements for three lots to assist ESB in managing its business risks.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-21. The procurement was published on 2021-04-21.

Suppliers

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

• Kpmg
• Risk Management International

Who?

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-04-21	Contract notice
2022-10-27	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-04-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Reference number: SSCON5090
Short description:

ESB wishes to put in place risk management services framework agreements for three lots to assist ESB in managing its business risks.

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: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Additional CPV: Business analysis consultancy 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: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: michael.dalton2@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026473 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187316&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187316&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-05-21 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 080-207112
OJ-S issue: 80
Additional information

Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders 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 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.

Additional information

Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders 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 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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: International Risk and Security Consultancy Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Risk and security assessments, emergency response, monitoring of high risk locations, personnel tracking, security training, 24-hour emergency hotline.

Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: 4 years at intervals of 2 years and 2 years.
Description of options:

The duration of the framework agreement(s) will be of 3 years duration, with an option to extend for a further 2 years and subsequently another 2 years by mutual agreement.

Title of the lot: Crisis Management and Miscellaneous Risk Management Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Crisis management planning reviews, crisis management plan development, crisis management training and exercising, crisis support services, BCP audits, BCP simulation event, emergency management plans review, security audits of ESB head offices and remote buildings, technical surveillance counter measure surveys, technical sweeps, physical inspections, external audits of security installations, security policy and procedures development.

Title of the lot: IT and Security Risks Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Cyber Attack: risk analysis, prevention, exercising and training, incident response and management support, IT Security policy and procedures development.

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

As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 188809.

Economic and financial standing:

As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 188809.

Technical and professional ability:

As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 188809.

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 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Michael Dalton
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187316&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

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.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 080-207112 (2021-04-21)

Contract award notice (2022-10-27)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Contact
Phone: +353 017026473 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-27 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 210-605401
Refers to notice: 2021/S 080-207112
OJ-S issue: 210

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Description of options:

The duration of the Framework agreement(s) will be of three years duration, with an option to extend for a further two years and subsequently another two years by mutual agreement.

Title of the lot: Crisis Management & Miscellaneous Risk Management Services
Short description:

Title of the lot: IT & Security Risks Services
Short description:

Cyber Attack: Risk Analysis, Prevention, Exercising & Training, Incident Response & Management Support | IT Security Policy & Procedures Development

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-06-20 📅
Name: Risk Management International
National registration number: IE 6546990P
Postal address: 2055 Castle Drive
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Citywest Business Ca
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14038700 📞
E-mail: info@rmi.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.rmi.ie 🌏
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-19 📅
Name: Kpmg
National registration number: 9F54042G
Postal address: Stokes Place
Postal code: Dublin 2
Phone: +353 0876266600 📞
E-mail: ogptenders@kpmg.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.kpmg.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Source: OJS 2022/S 210-605401 (2022-10-27)

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