Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-21
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38421100 | 38551000 | 38554000 | 45333200 | 48000000
Estimated value: 150000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-12-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service is putting in place a framework agreement for Utilities Management Software, Metering and Ancillary Services to make full end to end data management services available to our customers. The aim of this agreement is to provide customers with the key data required to unlock savings across their utilities portfolios.
This agreement will cover 3 core areas — metering services for all utilities (Lots 1-7), utilities data management software (Lot 8), and utilities bureau services (Lot 9)
The framework agreement will be available to be used by the UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), including central government departments and their arm's length bodies, non-departmental public bodies, wider public sector, NHS bodies, local authorities, and health and third sector organisations.
The Supplier shall provide a full suite of Meter Operator (MOP), Data Aggregation and Data Collection (DA/DC) Services for Half Hourly Electricity Metering Hardware including:
vi. Data Aggregation and Data Collection (DA/DC) Services in line with the relevant practices of the Balancing Settlement Code (BSC),
vii. Provide aggregated Half Hourly Electricity data for all relevant Metering Hardware for each initial Settlement Run and Reconciliation Settlement Run before the deadlines established within the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), Section N, Clause 3 Payment Calendar,
The duration for the placing of orders is the initial Framework Agreement period of three (3) years. The Authority may extend the duration of the Framework Agreement for any period or periods up to a maximum of one (1) years in total from the expiry of the initial Framework Agreement period.
The Supplier shall provide Metering Services for electricity Metering Hardware (excluding Half Hourly Electricity Metering Hardware) including Import, Export and Generation. This shall include:
ii. Provision of Sub-Metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or Data Logger Hardware (classified as Metering Hardware),
v. Ongoing Maintenance of Metering Hardware throughout the life of the Call Off Contract with the Contracting Authority,
viii. Communication of Data to the Contracting Authority and relevant utilities supplier for billing purposes.
The duration for the placing of orders is the initial Framework Agreement period of three (3) years. The Authority may extend the duration of the Framework Agreement for any period or periods up to a maximum of one (1) years in total from the expiry of the initial Framework Agreement period.
The Supplier shall provider Metering Services for Daily Metered and Non-Daily Metered Gas Metering Hardware including:
i. Provision of Sub-Metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or Data Logger Hardware (referred as Metering Hardware),
vii. Communication of Data to the Contracting Authority and relevant utilities supplier for billing purposes as requested by the Contracting Authority.

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 Bid. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email: eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk Bids must be submitted by the date in IV.2.2.

Award value: 150000000