Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

N/A

27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street

Dublin 2

Dublin

Contact person: Alan Lambe

Telephone: +353 17027847

E-mail: alan.lambe@esb.ie

NUTS code: IE021 - Dublin

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.esb.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=104247&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=104247&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Pre-accredited Energy Supply Company & Managed Service

Reference number: SS/CON/2783

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

ESB seeks to procure a fully licenced energy supply company with associated software solutions and services that enables rapid, compliant and cost effective market entry. We anticipate that this will be predominantly SaaS, potentially cloud-based, delivered on an on-going basis as a managed service, and one that can be enhanced flexibly over the contract lifetime to meet evolving and emerging requirements.

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72300000 - Data services

72310000 - Data-processing services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UK - UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

ESB is requesting proposals from organisations capable of providing the capabilities and systems necessary to support the market entry of our new subsidiary – code named Project Arrow to the GB (England/Scotland/Wales) Residential Energy Supply market.
The intention is to procure a fully licenced energy supply company with associated software solutions and services that enables rapid, compliant and cost effective market entry. We anticipate that this will be predominantly SaaS, potentially cloud-based, delivered on an on-going basis as a managed service, and one that can be enhanced flexibly over the contract lifetime to meet evolving and emerging requirements.
Key technology principles that Project Arrow will need their providers to support include:
• Supporting an excellent online/digital customer experience
• Supporting ESB’s vision of building a residential energy supply business in GB that is fit for purpose in today’s rapidly evolving energy market.
• Ensuring constant compliance with all licencing, regulatory etc. requirements, with an expectation that providers are compliant and support compliance at all times,
• Allowing and providing timely access to all customer data throughout the customer lifecycle, from first lead generation through to end of service
Interested parties should note that this selection process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC or Directive 2004/17/EC (or the Irish regulations transposing those Directives) and ESB does not intend to follow the procedures or rules set out in those Directives/Regulations in this selection process.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 2 / Maximum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

1. Must be able to provide ESB with an off the shelf OFGEM pre-accredited and fully licensed energy company with Gas and Electricity Supply Licences covering: Residential, SME and I&C.
2. Must have a Software and managed service solution working in the GB Market for at least 1 year, capable of and demonstrate ability to interface with other industry services e.g. the data transfer network (DTN) or specific industry translation services and data gateways. In addition the solution must interface with all commercially available billing/CIS and CRM software solution.
3. Must have a Software and managed service solution working in the GB Market with a least 50,000 Energy points for Electricity and Gas.

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)

Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.ie using Ref ID 110204.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 17/11/2016

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)

Additional information

Interested parties should note that this selection process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC or Directive 2004/17/EC (or the Irish regulations transposing those Directives) and ESB does not intend to follow the procedures or rules set out in those Directives/Regulations in this selection process.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.ie using Ref ID 110204.

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar

Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

19/10/2016

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