Contract

S1197 - HR System and Payroll Managed Service

  • Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-031360

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d072

Published 7 November 2022, 10:48am



Section one: Contracting 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

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nienetworks.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

S1197 - HR System and Payroll Managed Service

Reference number

S1197

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of a HR System and Payroll Managed Service. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

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: £2,414,084

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48311000 - Document management software package
  • 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
  • 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
  • 48482000 - Business intelligence software package
  • 48517000 - IT software package
  • 48611000 - Database software package
  • 48612000 - Database-management system
  • 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
  • 48620000 - Operating systems
  • 48931000 - Training software package
  • 66523100 - Pension fund administration services
  • 79211110 - Payroll management services
  • 79500000 - Office-support services
  • 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
  • 80420000 - E-learning services

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

Provision of an Integrated HR System and Managed Payroll Service. Including the following modules: HR & Occupational Health, Payroll, Leave Management, Cars Employee/Manager Self Service, Recruitment and Onboarding, Case management, Talent & Performance - PPR, Training, E-Learning, Pensioners Payroll and Agency Workers

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Cost / Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

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 procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

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

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-018692

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

S1197

Title

HR System and Payroll Managed Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 October 2022

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

Zellis UK Ltd

740 Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Almondsbury

Bristol

BS32 4 UF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,414,084


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

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, Chichester Street

Belfast

BT1 3JY

Country

United Kingdom