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Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/02/2023

Expire date: 28/03/2023

External Reference: 2023-200910

TED Reference: 2023/S 040-115262

Contract notice - utilities

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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
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Maja Pomohaczi
E-mail: maja.luiza.pomohaczi@esbi.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=234487&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=234487&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

SS/CON/6766 - Investment Decision Support Tool for ESB Networks Advanced Asset Management
Reference number:  SS/CON/6766
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

ESB Networks intends to procure a single contract for the supply, implementation, licencing, support, and maintenance for a Cloud-based (and hosted) SaaS Asset Health Investment Decision Support Tool to inform decision making on asset investment, to facilitate optimisation of maintenance programmes and assist in regulatory risk reporting. The Decision Support Tool will be required to integrate with a Synapse Azure SQL Database to retrieve the relevant asset data for model input.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

ESB Networks intends to procure a single contract for the supply, implementation, licencing, support, and maintenance for a Cloud-based (and hosted) SaaS Asset Health Investment Decision Support Tool to inform decision making on asset investment, to facilitate optimisation of maintenance programmes and assist in regulatory risk reporting. The Decision Support Tool will be required to integrate with a Synapse Azure SQL Database to retrieve the relevant asset data for model input.
The key aspects of the Asset Health Investment Decision Support Tool will be as follows:
Commercial off-the-shelf functionality that will inform decision making on asset investment, facilitate optimisation of maintenance programmes and assist in regulatory risk reporting.
A single and proven solution already in service in Utility Companies within the European Union and Great Britain that are of similar scale as ESB.
The solution must be Cloud-based with the capability to integrate with a Synapse Azure SQL Database to retrieve the relevant structured SQL asset data.
The solution must be capable of integrating with SAP PM.
The data must be secured and stored in accordance with the relevant jurisdictional data protection regulations.
The purpose of the tendering process is to engage with a third-party provider to supply, implement, licence, support and maintain a Cloud-based (and hosted) SaaS Asset Health Investment Decision Support Tool to inform decision making on asset investment, facilitate optimisation of maintenance programmes and assist in regulatory risk reporting for ESB Networks with the following core functionality (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
The solution must run on a cloud platform either hosted internal within ESB or external to ESB.
Capability to integrate with a Synapse Azure SQL Database and retrieve Structured SQL data.
Capability to integrate with SAP PM to send data from the decision support tool
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:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363
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

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363

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 233363
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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 233363
III.1.6)

Deposits and guarantees required

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363
III.1.7)

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

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363
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 233363
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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.1.4)

Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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:  28/03/2023
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 ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 233363
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