Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-01-22
Buyer: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services | 72000000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The successful candidate should demonstrate experience and detailed knowledge of design, implementation and operation of smart metering, smart grid or equivalent major programmes; and have a track record of successful advisory and consultancy services across a range of separately delivered projects in the context of large programmes comparable to the SMART Metering Programme.
The scope of the consultancy and advisory role for which we intend to invite expressions of interest for will include but will not be limited to the requirements stated below. It is expected that the total indicative scale of resources for this role will be up to 25 full-time subject matter experts over the initial period of the framework.
• assist in leading the Development of an ongoing ESB Networks Business Smart Metering Operating Model Architecture and in the creation of the ESBN AMI and Smart Grid Business and Technical Strategy;
• recommend, contribute, develop, advise and collaborate on the AMI and Smart Grid High Level Technical Solution Architecture and Design, including Utility WAN and in-home channels;
The successful candidate shall recommend, contribute, collaborate, develop and advise in each and all of the following specific areas of AMI and Smart Grid:
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the framework agreement will be for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend (subject to external factors applicable to continuity of the ESB Network’s Smart Metering Project), at the contracting entity’s discretion, for further periods up to 24 months from the expiry of the initial period. The total framework agreement period will be for a maximum of 4 years. Contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the term of the framework agreement.
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
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.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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.


Winner: Ernst and Young