Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-04
Buyer: The minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 48517000 | 71314000: Energy and related services
Estimated value: 950000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-03-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: CCS is seeking to replace its current ETS (also commonly referred to as Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system) by sourcing a replacement, cloud based system.
Following the end of the initial 24-month period of the contract there will be an option to extend for up to a further 3 years (in yearly periods). The value provided in section II.1.6) is only an estimate.
CCS is seeking to replace its current ETS (also commonly referred to as Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system) by sourcing a replacement, cloud based system.
This is an off-the-shelf ready to deploy software procurement, rather than a software development project.
The full specification is detailed in Contract Schedule 2 (Specification). For Contract Schedule 2, please reference Attachment 3 RM6212 Energy Trading System Terms and Conditions and Schedules (part of the Bid pack).
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (‘ITT’) registering for access.
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
On 2 April 2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this requirement. The link below to Gov.uk provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7b8c7c2-f1a5-4dbd-9c8c-dc4863d88f38
CCS considers that the transfer of undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) will not apply to this contract. However, it is the responsibility of bidders to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. The bidder is encouraged to carry out its own due diligence.
Not to award a contract, as a result of the procurement process, commenced by publication of this notice. In no circumstances will CCS be liable for any costs incurred by the bidders.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the CCS eSourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing tool for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
— your DUNS number — a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun and Bradstreet,
Once you have registered on the eSourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
Note: if you require additional users from your organisation to see the invitation to tender ITT, do not repeat the above process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via ‘User Management’ > ‘Manage Users’ > ‘Users’ > ‘Create’.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (‘ITT’) registering for access.

Award value: 950000