Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Greenwood House 64 Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT95NF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://procurement.energiagroup.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procurement.energiagroup.com
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Resource Services Support Framework Agreement
Reference number
EG20001
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212517 - IT software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To appoint a number of contractors to a framework for the provision of resource services to Energia Group and its subsidiary businesses. Applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, as amended on the basis of information provided in response to pre-qualification questionnaire ("PQQ") in line with those instructions and selection criteria outlined in the Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Copies of the PIM and PQQ are available on request by email to procurement@energiagroup.com. Completed PQQs must be returned to Energia electronically at the address in section 1 before the specified deadline.
Energia Group NI Holdings Limited is the procuring entity for itself and on behalf of Energia Corporate and IT, Power NI and Energia Retail, their affiliated subsidiaries and trading entities (Participating Organisations) that are wholly owned by Energia Group NI Holdings Limited and Energia Power and Energy Holdings DAC.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Mobile and Web Application Development
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72212517 - IT software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 shall be used to obtain front-end applications (web and mobile system development (IOS and Android platforms)) services, along with any midtier applications if required. Lot 1 shall include services for the full end to end delivery of an application or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the delivery of an application. Energia Group anticipates the following of areas for front end mobile and web application development:
• MS.NET, HTML5, CSS3, C#, Razor, Blazer Web Assembly, SQL, HTML5, React Native;
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using Azure DevOps or Jenkins CI;
• Web apps hosted on Azure PaaS cloud infrastructure;
• Azure API development.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,400,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 12 months each
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72610000 - Computer support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 shall be used to obtain software testing and quality assurance services.
Lot 2 shall include services for a 'testing as service' model or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the testing of applications.
Lot 2 Testing as Service
The testing as a service model shall include the outsourcing of one or more of the following non-exhaustive elements:
• test design - the preparation of test strategies, test plan and test cases;
• test management - the managing, reporting and scheduling of technical resources for test execution, managing test risk and managing quality assurance;
• test data preparation - the preparation test data for test execution;
• test execution - execution of user acceptance testing, regression, functional or performance testing; and
• test automation - the development and support of code to automate functional or non-functional performance testing.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 12 months each
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
CLOUD NATIVE AND BACKEND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 shall be used to obtain development services for cloud native and backend engineering applications. Lot 3 shall include services for the full end to end delivery of a cloud native applications or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the delivery of cloud native applications.
Energia Group anticipates calling-off the following areas for cloud native applications development:
• MS.NET, C#, SQL;
• Application architecture,
• Microservice architecture;
• Event driven architecture;
• Big Data and High-Performance Computing;
• Re-architecting of existing applications to meet a new target operating models;
• Azure Cloud Platform and design and implementation services:
o Serverless PaaS architecture;
o DevSecOps;
o DevOps;
o Infrastructure as Code development;,
o Cloud platform configuration;
o Polyglot persistence;
o Asynchronous processing;
o Designing for failure;
o Iterative frequent update management;
o Automated self-management processes;
o Azure Integration services; and
o API design, development and support.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 12 months each
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
PROJECT RESOURCING
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot will be used to meet any shortfall in any project personnel experienced by Energia Group and will include (but is not limited to):
• project managers;
• solution architects;
• application architects;
• technical analysts;
• QA analysts;
• QA test automation developers;
• developers;
• business analysts; or
• trainers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,400,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 12 months each
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Must have industry recognised qualifications and relevant experience in the development and support of IT systems as further specified in the procurement documentation.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documentation but note minimum requirements must be met.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in the procurement documentation.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 March 2021
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
8 April 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
six.3) Additional information
Energia Group NI Holdings Limited is the procuring entity for itself and on behalf of Energia Corporate and IT, Power NI and Energia Retail, their affiliated subsidiaries and trading entities ("Participating Organisations") that are wholly owned by Energia Group NI Holdings Limited and Energia Power and Energy Holdings DAC. Any contract(s) awarded as a result of this procurement may be entered into by or for the benefit of any one or more of the Participating Organisations.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Energia Group NI Holdings Limited
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Energia Group NI Holdings Limited will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants which are unsuccessful shall be informed by Energia as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within 30 days. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where Energia has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order Energia to amend any documents and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order Energia to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract/s be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.