X_Site Support Services

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a services contract for the provision of an employee incubation and commercialisation service for new venture exploration, experimentation and exploitation at ESB X_Site - in Dublin.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-09-19. The procurement was published on 2022-08-12.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-08-12 Contract notice
2023-04-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-08-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business development consultancy services
Reference number: SSCON6450
Short description:
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a services contract for the provision of an employee incubation and commercialisation service for new venture exploration, experimentation and exploitation at ESB X_Site - in Dublin.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Business development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Systems and technical consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: niamh.blanch@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 857723602 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=221068&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=221068&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-09-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-08-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 157-451363
OJ-S issue: 157

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Lot 1 โ€“ Idea Incubation and Experimentation
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Lot 1 โ€“ Idea Incubation and Experimentation
โ€ข Creativity stimulation and design enabling the generation of new venture ideas (ideation)
โ€ข Evaluation of ideas with the engagement of the relevant subject matter expertise
โ€ข Design and delivery of Incubator Methodologies to transition new employee business ideas from concept stage to investor ready proposition status
โ€ข Provision of all specialist mentors, subject matter expertise and incubation management
โ€ข Content capture and creation on behalf of ESB for external PR and internal ESB usage
โ€ข Formal reporting to ESB management on a regular basis to be defined including proposed KPIs for incubation
โ€ข User & Customer Recruitment for customer empathy, problem validation and โ€œlearningโ€ experiments
โ€ข UX design, or similar expert support for prototype and wireframe development
โ€ข Support for ESB X_Site throughout incubation
โ€ข Deliverables from venture incubation - Experiment Planning and delivery, investment, timescales, partnerships etc
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the services will be required for an initial Three (3) years with an option to extend by a further Five (5) of Three (3) plus Two (2) years (total 8 years).
Title of the lot: Lot 2 โ€“ New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Lot 2 โ€“ New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
โ€ข New venture experimentation and MVP launch and iteration
โ€ข Design and delivery of a Commercialisation Assessment tool to transition potential start up from experimentation to establishment of a relevant commercial entity
โ€ข Provision of mentoring, and subject matter expertise for new venture team
โ€ข Stakeholder Management
โ€ข Investment (funding) identification of potential partners/investors; ownership/revenue division and Revenue Model definition and projections
โ€ข Pitching and documentation preparation
โ€ข Grant application โ€“ source application and advisory
โ€ข Intellectual Property protection and advisory
โ€ข Formal reporting to ESB management on a regular basis to be defined including proposed KPIs for commercialisation & proposed governance approach
โ€ข Support for ESB X_Site

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 220613
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 220613
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 220613

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Niamh Blanch
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=221068&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 157-451363 (2022-08-12)
Contract award notice (2023-04-14)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 077-232869
Refers to notice: 2022/S 157-451363
OJ-S issue: 77

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options: 3 + 2-year extension option available.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-03-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: BluSpecs SL
National registration number: ESB88196951
Postal address: Calle Moscatelar 1N, Madrid, Spain, 28043
Postal town: Madrid
Country: Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Phone: +34 911649324 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mdrago@bluspecs.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.bluspecs.com ๐ŸŒ
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Insight Out
National registration number: 7328687G
Postal address: 65 Johnstown Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 863835929 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: diane@insightout.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.insightout.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: UpThink Innovation Agency
National registration number: 3206144CH
Postal address: 38 Mather Road North, Mount Merrion
Phone: +353 862073841 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mary.cronin@upthink.works ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.upthink.works ๐ŸŒ
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Iot tribe ltd
National registration number: GB 282459379
Postal address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ
Postal town: London
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: admin@iottribe.org ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
1
Source: OJS 2023/S 077-232869 (2023-04-14)