Award

SAP IS-U & ECC Resources

  • Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-007250

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04462c

Published 6 March 2024, 4:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

120 Malone Road,

Belfast,

BT9 5HT

Email

Angela.Hutton@nienetworks.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nienetworks.co.uk

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SAP IS-U & ECC Resources

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Award of SAP IS-U & ECC resources. These resources are required to provide additional capacity within Application Services to support projects scheduled in 2024/25.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £504,102

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance

Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SAP IS-U & ECC Resources to provide additional capacity within Application Services to support projects scheduled in 2024/25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting entity

Explanation:

A number of key staff within Application Services will be required to support the S/4

Discovery Phase, plus other essential related project work over the next two years. Therefore these resources are required to support key project work.

A procurement has commenced to have a Resource Augmentation Framework Contract in place by Q4 2024 and this will be the lever used to acquire additional resources going forward.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Title

SAP IS-U & ECC Backfill Resources

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

OCC Computer Personnel (Nor) Ltd

7 Alvaston Business Park

Middlewich

CW5 6PF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

01389175

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £504,102

Lowest offer: £504,102 / Highest offer: £504,102 taken into consideration

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd

120 Malone Road

Belfast

BT9 5HT

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Royal Courts of Justice, Chicester Street

Belfast

BT1 3 JY

Country

United Kingdom