ETENDERS

Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/04/2022

Expire date: 16/05/2022

External Reference: 2022-286329

TED Reference: 2022/S 075-205534

Contract notice - utilities

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Dublin 2
D02KT92
IE
Contact person: Martha Maher
Telephone: +353 860681415
E-mail: martha.maher@esb.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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=210952&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=210952&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

Digital Accessibility Compliance
Reference number:  SSCON6349
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72240000  -  Systems analysis and programming services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

ESB seeks to engage with a third-party provider who has expertise in the area of Digital Accessibility Compliance. The successful candidate will be required to work with ESB business on a number of new and developing digital products to ensure they are accessibility compliant.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72225000  -  System quality assurance assessment and review services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

ESB seeks to engage with a third-party provider who has expertise in the area of Digital Accessibility Compliance. The successful candidate will be required to work with ESB business on a number of new and developing digital products to ensure they are accessibility compliant.
Under the 2020 EU Regulations, public sector bodies in Ireland are required to make their websites and mobile applications accessible by ensuring they meet the 4 principles of accessibility: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust (POUR principles). This is achieved in practice by designing, developing, testing and auditing websites and applications for conformance to the WCAG standard (level 2.1 and above).
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: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

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

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria
and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top
scoring 5 applicants will be invited to tender, subject to that number
qualifying.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the Framework
Agreement will be for an initial duration of 3 years with an option to extend
by a further 2 years.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to
download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to
download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
III.1.6)

Deposits and guarantees required

Will be specified in the RFT
III.1.7)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

Will be specified in the RFT
III.1.8)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to
download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211152
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

Will be specified in the RFT

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

Framework agreement with a single operator
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:  16/05/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website
(http://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 (http://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 competentauthorities.
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 contract one or more of
the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or
having awarded a contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite
the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and/or deliver the
contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said contract.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate
this procurement process 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.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie