Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
Inveralmond House,200 Dunkeld Road
PERTH
PH13AQ
Contact
James Pike
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
Companies House
SC213461
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=388
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=388
one.6) Main activity
Other activity
IT Software services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Project plan optimisation tool
Reference number
7827
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. (SHET) are seeking an optimisation, auditing and analysis tool for project plans. This will support our large capital project portfolio with data-driven insight and risk modelling on project plans, helping project managers identify, analyse and mitigate risks that could impact project schedules.
Our programmes contain thousands of activities and relationships, which change with some regularity and the current methods of analysis are inefficient, time consuming and prone to error due to the manual effort involved. Areas such as schedule risk, mitigation, delay analysis, forecast and schedule changes are difficult to show visually and present in an easily understandable format.
Data driven insights from this software tool will enable project and programme managers to make informed proactive decisions with regards project structure and scheduling to prevent/mitigate risks spanning near to long term.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. (SHET) are seeking an optimisation, auditing and analysis tool for project plans. This will support our large capital project portfolio with data-driven insight and risk modelling on project plans, helping project managers identify, analyse and mitigate risks that could impact project schedules.
Our programmes contain thousands of activities and relationships, which change with some regularity and the current methods of analysis are inefficient, time consuming and prone to error due to the manual effort involved. Areas such as schedule risk, mitigation, delay analysis, forecast and schedule changes are difficult to show visually and present in an easily understandable format.
Data driven insights from this software tool will enable project and programme managers to make informed proactive decisions with regards project structure and scheduling to prevent/mitigate risks spanning near to long term.
The key capabilities required for this tool are as follows:
Provide an easy-to-use interactive solution
Data upload capability for project plans (Excel, MS Project, P6)
Project Schedule Reviews: Identify critical paths, activity changes, delays, current vulnerabilities, potential future challenges and associated next actions
Task Automation: Automate current manual tasks performed by our schedulers and Project Managers
Risk Modelling: Assess and identify potential risk areas and provide associated mitigation actions.
Resource Tracking: How, where and when resources are being utilised
Reporting and Analytics: Provide visually rich configurable reporting dashboards with data filtering options. Present both project and portfolio views in a visual, compelling and shareable way.
Predictive Insights: Identify trends and provide forecasts using both predictive algorithms and historical data.
Optionally it is desirable for the solution to have the capability to integrate and receive data directly from Oracle P6 and Microsoft Project (SAAS).
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: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Duration reflects total potential duration consisting of an initial term of 1-3 years and the remaining years as extension options
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 September 2024
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
The supplier should be the license or IP holder of the solution.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
The financial standing of a prospective supplier must give SHET reasonable confidence that the supplier can successfully fund the services for the duration and accept reasonable liability in line with the level of risk their project presents to SHET.
Other/additional requirements may be set out in the final tender documents.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
The requirement is for a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with a dedicated tenant and free automatic upgrades (new functionality, security patches etc)
Scalable solution is required, with flex to increase or decrease users where required.
Prospective suppliers should be able to evidence strong knowledge and experience in the delivery of similar services, at scale.
The solution should have a high standard of in-built cybersecurity and the Tenderer should be able to commit they will make endeavours throughout the term to ensure the solution remains free of malware
To maximise ongoing cooperation and development opportunities the Tenderer should be the IP/license holder of the solution they are offering.
Additional requirements may be set out in the final tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
It is desirable that the tenderer holds ISO27001/SOC2 and has CSA Star level 2 accreditation for the solution.
The solution should come with appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery functionality and support (including data backups) to mitigate the potential loss of customer data in the event of a business disruption/disaster.
The solution should host its data in the UK or EU (UK preferred).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
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.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
SSE Plc
Perth, Scotland
Country
United Kingdom