Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-06
Buyer: Central Market Agency Limited
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 3000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Application Development, IT Operations, Hosting, Testing and Assurance, Design and Advisory Services.
CMA Scotland is responsible for administering the competitive retail water Market in Scotland, in accordance with its obligations under the Scottish Market Code. CMA Scotland maintains, develops and operates a bespoke software application, the ‘Central Systems’, in order to meet these obligations. The existing system went into operation in 2008 with the opening of the market and the current contracts to support these systems were setup in 2010 and are due for renewal in January 2017. (Details of the market can be found at www.cmascotland.co.uk)
Services required will include provision of application development and maintenance services of the Central Systems in-line with Market and Regulatory requirements. This will involve delivery of a several releases of software each year and production of related documentation.
Services required will include day-to-day operation of the central systems and provision of service to agreed service levels, maintain overall reliability and security levels. Maintain service management processes and documentation and operate a Service Desk.
Services required will include provision of physical hosting location and physical security and connectivity between the hosting location and the CMA Scotland location in Scotland and CMA Scotland's end customers the Market Participants. The supplier will also be responsible for implementation of patches and fixes and maintenance of related records.
Services required will include development of overall Test Strategy and Test Plans for the Central Market Systems and co-ordination and execution of necessary tests. Services will also cover delivery of training for Market Participants and Market Assurance testing of new Market entrants.
Services required include managing the industry-wide change control process. Included in this is the management of the Impact Assessment process, and the prioritization, co-ordination and scheduling of Market Change requests. The MDA is also responsible for maintaining appropriate working documentation / records.
Services required include the provision of technical advice in relation to the Central Systems, the provision of Enterprise Architecture advice in relationship to the overall Market Solution, and the Provision of ad-hoc technical advice in relationship to the broad aspects of CMA Operations, such as data management and analytics. With respect to project assurance, the services include the production of an assurance strategy and plans and conducting assurance reviews.
It is anticipated that more than one supplier will be required to deliver the service across all six lots. Suppliers will be required to have the necessary Microsoft based skills, applicable IT Standards and appropriate project management certifications such as Prince2.
Services required will include provision of application development and maintenance services of the Central Systems in-line with Market and Regulatory requirements. This will involve delivery of a several releases of software each year and production of related documentation.
Services required will include day-to-day operation of the central systems and provision of service to agreed service levels, maintain overall reliability and security levels. Maintain service management processes and documentation and operate a Service Desk.
Services required will include provision of physical hosting location and physical security and connectivity between the hosting location and the CMA Scotland location in Scotland and CMA Scotland's end customers the Market Participants. The supplier will also be responsible for implementation of patches and fixes and maintenance of related records.
Services required will include development of overall Test Strategy and Test Plans for the Central Market Systems and co-ordination and execution of necessary tests. Services will also cover delivery of training for Market Participants and Market Assurance testing of new Market entrants.
Services required include managing the industry-wide change control process. Included in this is the management of the Impact Assessment process, and the prioritization, co-ordination and scheduling of Market Change requests. The MDA is also responsible for maintaining appropriate working documentation / records.
Services required include the provision of technical advice in relation to the Central Systems, the provision of Enterprise Architecture advice in relationship to the overall Market Solution, and the Provision of ad-hoc technical advice in relationship to the broad aspects of CMA Operations, such as data management and analytics. With respect to project assurance, the services include the production of an assurance strategy and plans and conducting assurance reviews.

Eligibility requirements: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent. (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process. (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession. (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession. (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register. (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.