Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-28
Buyer: Ervia
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212170 | 72212441 | 72212517 | 72212700: Utility software programming services
Submission deadline: 2017-03-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Design, support, maintain and deliver the application, on a hosted / cloud risk management based solution across our business.
Risk Management System to consolidate risk and internal control self assessment, control effectiveness and validation from Group, Gas
The purpose of this application is to provide the following oversight and assurance capability to Ervia and its subsidiaries:
1. An automated solution providing an assurance map over the Three Lines of Defence — a consistent approach allowing systemic risk and control assessment, oversight and analysis by category or function — simplified metrics and dashboards aligned to objectives, performance goals and risk appetite.
3. Scalability — Integration with other applications in use (data import/export) and the capability to automate other governance and business processes.
Design, support, maintain and deliver the application, on a hosted / cloud risk management based solution across our business.
Risk Management System to consolidate risk and internal control self assessment, control effectiveness and validation from Group, Gas
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who express an interest via eTenders in the competition.
The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12.00hrs Wednesday 1st March 2017.
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to tenders@ervia.ie
The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12.00hrs Wednesday 1st March 2017.
The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure.
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register to this tender by email to tenders@ervia.ie.
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to tender documents.