Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-06
Buyer: Viridian Group Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Northern Ireland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72400000 | 72500000 | 72600000
Estimated value: 4000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply of services through specified personnel with appropriate IT and business skills with experience of IT systems development work, including the preparation of investment business cases, business analysis, specification of requirements, system design and implementation, system upgrades, data migration, testing, related IT quality assurance and also building web based and mobile applications. Management consultancy support with specialist utility expertise to support the implementation of new policy initiatives within the Electricity and Gas sectors is also required. Further information will be provided in the Project Information Memorandum.
Applicants will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended, on the basis of information provided in response to a pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) in line with those instructions outlined in the Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Copies of the PIM and PPQ are available on request by email to procurement@viridiangroup.co.uk, which will issue login details for electronic access. Completed PQQs must be returned to Viridian, electronically at the address in section I.1) before the deadline specified in section IV.3.4) below. Viridian currently envisages appointing approximately 15 participants to the framework agreement.
This lot will be used to obtain business system development services through specified personnel, including IT system developers, technical architects, solution architects and technical analysts.
This lot will be used to obtain web site design and build services through specified personnel, including both web and mobile application developers.
This lot will be used to obtain software testing and quality assurance services through specified personnel, with expertise in the complete IT systems implementations test management cycle.
This lot will be used to obtain services through specified personnel, in order meet any shortfall in project personnel experienced by Viridian and will include project managers, Project Management Office (PMO) support personnel, business analysts and trainers.
This lot will be used to obtain management consulting services through specified personnel from suppliers with specialist utility expertise e.g. market consultants, energy trading advisors, economists and modellers.
Viridian's particular requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation and in particular the Framework Services Agreement.
The procurement of this Framework Agreement will be undertaken utilising the Restricted Procedure pursuant to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006. Viridian Group wishes to appoint a number of organisations that are able to demonstrate the capability of providing the range of services for each lot.
Details are described in the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) which will be available to any Applicant that registers and on request by email to procurement@viridiangroup.co.uk
Details are described in the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which will be available to any Applicant that registers and on request by email to procurement@viridiangroup.co.uk
Details are described in the PIM and PQQ which will be available to any Applicant that registers and on request by email to procurement@viridiangroup.co.uk
Details of the evaluation criteria and information required from Applicants are included in the PIM and PQQ.
Viridian will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants which are unsuccessful shall be informed by Viridian as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within 3 months. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where Viridian has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order Viridian to amend any documents and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order Viridian to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract/s be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.