Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/08/2021
External Reference: 2021-249293
TED Reference: 2021/S 158-419223
Contract award notice - utilities
Information
Published
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
Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person:
Paula Carey
E-mail:
paula.carey@esb.ie
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
Main address:
http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377
I.6)
Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Cellular M2M Communications Services for SMP (Procurement 2)
Reference number:
SSCON5163
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
64200000
-
Telecommunications services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a reliable and high availability cellular M2M communications Service Contract to enable end-to-end communications between components of the ESB AMI system, and a range of implementation and enduring services.
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
-
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
Main site or place of performance:
Dublin
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a reliable and high availability cellular M2M communications Service Contract to enable end-to-end communications between components of the ESB AMI system, and a range of implementation and enduring services.
It is envisaged that during the Initial Period the services will be comprised of Implementation Services, Communications Service for up to 2,000,000 including the provision of eSIM/SIMs and Enduring Services.
It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings:
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings:
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
It is envisaged that during the Initial Period the services will be comprised of Implementation Services, Communications Service for up to 2,000,000 including the provision of eSIM/SIMs and Enduring Services.
It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings:
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings:
Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs);
Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and
Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services.
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
It is envisaged the term of the contract commences on the date when services commence and shall be for a period of up to 48 months with an option to extend (subject to external factors which will determine scope and volumes to be catered for) after the initial period exercisable on an unlimited number of occasions for further periods up to 15 years for the technologies specified from the expiry of the initial period.
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 refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
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.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 062-149549
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Cellular M2M Communications Services for SMP (Procurement 2)
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
05/08/2021
V.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )
Three Ireland (Hutchinson) Ltd
IE316982
Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin
2
IE
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
The contractor is an SME : no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. 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 competent authorities;
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 the contract;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the contract awarded 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;
10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
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 competent authorities;
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 the contract;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the contract awarded 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;
10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
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
VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
not applicable
Ireland
IE
VI.4.4)
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Supplier's own legal advisor
Ireland
IE