Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-07-28
Buyer: EirGrid plc
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48480000 | 48482000 | 72212480 | 72212482 | 72300000
Estimated value: 4168000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of this PQQ and the subsequent tender was to acquire a single supplier framework for a data visualisation and reporting tool that will meet the long-term and enterprise-wide requirements of EirGrid.
In 2018, EirGrid implemented on on-premises version of Looker (https://looker.com/) as a pilot project to automate the creation of a number of reports relating to the operation of I-SEM (Integrated Single Electricity Market – see https://www.sem-o.com/ and https://www.semopx.com/). Data is being extracted from a number of operational systems and stored in an Oracle-based star schema data warehouse from which reports and dashboards are created.
1) An enterprise-wide data visualisation, reporting and dashboard creation tool that will be installed on EirGrid internal information technology infrastructure, including software assurance, maintenance and support services for that tool.
2) The provision of consulting services to implement the tool, use it effectively, assist with the development of reports and dashboards, provide training and other visualisation tool implementation-related work. These services will include implementing the reports currently developed in Looker in the long-term tool.
The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 2 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 6 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
EirGrid envisages this project being a solution which will evolve over time and therefore intends awarding a contract with the potential maximum relationship of 20 years including options for renewal at various stages over the life of the arrangement.
The initial contract period envisaged is 2 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 6 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The estimated spend of EUR 4 168 000 is taking into account the 2-year contract plus the optional 6-year extension.
Under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, the software installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The contracting authority did not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applied in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.


Winner: Accenture Ltd
Award value: 4168000
Number of bids: 6