Tender

RfI - Customer Contact Billing and Collection Services (CBC) Renewal Programme

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014943

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02c1d3

Published 30 June 2021, 12:34pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Westland House

Belfast

BT14 6TE

Contact

sourcingniwater.com

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

RfI - Customer Contact Billing and Collection Services (CBC) Renewal Programme

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Before launching a procurement procedure to replace existing services and solutions currently supporting channels, customer contact, billing and debt management, NI Water is conducting a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. At a summary level this is intended to inform the marketplace of NI Water’s current position, needs, target outcomes, and thoughts around procurement approach as well as engage with solution vendors and integrators to inform NI Water in support of developing requirements, Target Operating Model, procurement strategy and business case.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
  • 72300000 - Data services
  • 72400000 - Internet services
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services
  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
  • 72700000 - Computer network services
  • 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
  • 72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
  • 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72230000 - Custom software development services
  • 72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services
  • 72250000 - System and support services
  • 72260000 - Software-related services
  • 72510000 - Computer-related management services
  • 72540000 - Computer upgrade services
  • 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Before launching a procurement procedure to replace existing services and solutions currently supporting channels, customer contact, billing and debt management, NI Water is conducting a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. At a summary level this is intended to inform the marketplace of NI Water’s current position, needs, target outcomes, and thoughts around procurement approach as well as engage with solution vendors and integrators to inform NI Water in support of developing requirements, Target Operating Model, procurement strategy and business case.

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: £1

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

1

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

30 July 2021

Local time

3:00pm

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

Tender must be valid until: 28 October 2021

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

30 July 2021

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NI Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom