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Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/08/2019

External Reference: 2019-239500

TED Reference: 2019/S 155-383942

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Peter Whearity
Telephone: +353 12370166
E-mail: peter.whearity@eirgrid.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

PI Application Support
Reference number:  ENQEIR634
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

EirGrid has awarded this contract:
The current PI system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on a suite of Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 R2 Servers. It is a 3000 tag PI system with approximately 40 active C37.118 data streams.Work has recently been completed by our existing support partner to split the workload of the AF/PI Vision server onto two Windows 2012 servers and to move PI software to latest versions. A health check was also carried out for the whole system. EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  500000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72100000  -  Hardware consultancy services
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72500000  -  Computer-related services
72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

EirGrid has awarded this contract:
EirGrid needs to procure a certified OSIsoft support partner to supply a full suite of IS services relating to the PI System including;
• Support & Maintenance of the PI System
o Admin of PI System / Database /Access management
o Hardware monitoring / PI Patching management
o Licencing / Tag management
o Software Updates
o Display updates
o Training materials for users available through portal
o Support will be required during normal business hours, 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. Support may be required for 24/7 365 days per year and ability to move to this structure must also be demonstrated.
• Project Delivery
• Provide consultancy:
o on the PI System, Architecture and its associated interfaces, best value for money licensing arrangements, telecoms and best practice methods in regard to data acquisition, Analysis, system architecture and interconnection with existing systems / Roadmap for future growth.
• Develop and maintain custom solutions, some of which will utilise AFSDK.
• Formal User Training
The current system is made up of several different PI applications sitting on 2 Windows 2012 and 6 Windows 2008 Servers.
The successful Tender will need to have capability to deliver future projects e.g.:
• Implement health check and roadmap recommendations
• Move existing Windows 2008 Live servers x 6 to Windows version agreed in roadmap
• Move existing DR site located in Dublin to Belfast
• May need to work with other vendors in the delivery of any future services.
EirGrid has established a single supplier Framework for the provision of these services. The initial Framework agreement is for four years with the option to extend annually for an additional four years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality Quanitiy and Balance of Human Resources  /  Weighting:  25%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Provision of Services  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  SLA  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Legal  /  Weighting:  5%
Price  -  Weighting:  35%
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 216-495028

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Process Information Application Support

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

06/08/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Capula Ltd
887138578
Orion House, Stone Business Park,
Stone
Staffordshire
UK
Telephone: +44 1785827000
E-mail: tracey.francis@capula.co.uk
Internet address: http://www.capula.co.uk

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) ( Agree to publish? yes )

Total value of the contract/lot:  500000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE