Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-08-24
Buyer: EirGrid plc
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72140000 | 72226000: System software acceptance testing services | 72254000: Software testing | 72254100: Systems testing services
Estimated value: 8000000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
A primary driver for this IS Testing Managed Services Contract is the additional change management demands placed on IS by I-SEM systems. The successful tenderer will supply resources to meet the change management demand pipeline for projects relating to EirGrid Group systems. In addition to this there are ongoing operational change management demands for Change Requests and defect testing associated with other EirGrid Group applications.
EirGrid intends to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the provision of these services. The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 2 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 6 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
IT Testing resources and consultancy services are required to augment existing teams to support the operation and change management of EirGrid systems.
• provide EirGrid Group with consultancy services relating to testing methods, tools and techniques that can be of benefit to EirGrid;
• provide appropriate management and service structures to ensure that the resources will be supported and developed in their role;
• put governance structures in place which will allow seamless operation of the contract. This will include timely replacement of resources who leave and provision of adequate training to all new resources in advance of coming on site;
• provide test resources with the industry knowledge and skills in the specific technologies used in EirGrid; and
• may be required to recommend and provide solution(s) to improve EirGrid’s ability to test effectively.
For full details interested parties are referred to the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
The initial contract period envisaged is 2 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 6 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The estimated spend of EUR 8 000 000 is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.
Under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, any testing software developed and installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The contracting authority did 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 was 14 calendar days where notifications were sent electronically. 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.


Winner: Accenture Ltd
Award value: 8000000
Number of bids: 5