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Contract Notice

Digital Specialist Supplier Frameworks

  • First published: 24 December 2020
  • Last modified: 24 December 2020

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
SSE Services plc
Authority ID:
AA76862
Publication date:
24 December 2020
Deadline date:
01 February 2021
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Provision of services and solutions:

• to enable Authorities interaction with its customers and delivery partners through a predominantly digital channel. Such interactions may require access to data from either source systems, or the respective business unit’s data hub;

• to develop business customer facing applications along with data integration and where necessary aggregation to support delivery of an effective and efficient collaborative experience.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

Full notice text

Contract notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

SSE Services Plc

02366879

No 1 Forbury Place,43 Forbury Road

Reading

RG13JH

UK

Contact person: Angela Godwin

Telephone: +44 1189534601

E-mail: Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.sse.com

Address of the buyer profile: www.sse.com

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

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

www.sse.com


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:

SSE Services Plc

02366879

43 Forbury Road

Reading

RG13JH

UK

Contact person: Angela.Godwin@sse.com

Telephone: +44 1189534601

E-mail: Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.sse.com

Address of the buyer profile: www.sse.com

I.6) Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Digital Specialist Supplier Frameworks

Reference number: 12078

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72600000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The authority intends to award a number of framework agreements for digital specialist suppliers across the SSE Group, these will be placed against eight defined lots, (customer channels and data integration x 3; data and analytics x 3; enterprise systems x 2 as described in the Procurement documents), with three frameworks awarded per lot. For the avoidance of doubt the resulting Frameworks will be made available to all of SSE Group.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 50 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

For Distribution — Customer Channels and Data Integration

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to enable Authorities interaction with its customers and delivery partners through a predominantly digital channel. Such interactions may require access to data from either source systems, or the respective business unit’s data hub;

• to develop business customer facing applications along with data integration and where necessary aggregation to support delivery of an effective and efficient collaborative experience.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

For Distribution — Data and Analytics

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to build upon the already established Azure data lake, following a standards led approach to securely exposing sub-sets of that data to customers, business partners and internal teams;

• to support the enriching of data sets from source systems using advanced analytics to maximise business value and performance.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

For Distribution — Enterprise Systems

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to support the introduction and development of enterprise scale systems where economic do so, for example in areas such as Asset & Inventory Management and GIS;

• to support those systems development, upgrade and integration ensuring maximum value is gained from those systems whilst following the Authority no/minimal customisations policy,

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

For Transmission — Customer Channels and Data Integration

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Customer channels and data integration — provision of services and solutions:

• to enable Authorities interaction with its customers and delivery partners through a predominantly digital channel. Such interactions may require access to data from either source systems, or the respective business unit’s data hub;

• to develop business customer facing applications along with data integration and where necessary aggregation to support delivery of an effective and efficient collaborative experience.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

For Transmission-Data and Analytics

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to build upon the already established Azure data lake, following a standards led approach to securely exposing sub-sets of that data to customers, business partners and internal teams;

• to support the enriching of data sets from source systems using advanced analytics to maximise business value and performance;

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the Authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 6

II.2.1) Title

For Transmission — Enterprise Systems

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to support the introduction and development of enterprise scale systems where economic do so, for example in areas such as Asset & Inventory Management and GIS;

• to support those systems development, upgrade and integration ensuring maximum value is gained from those systems whilst following the Authority no/minimal customisations policy,

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 7

II.2.1) Title

For Customer Energy Solutions — Customer Channels and Data Integration

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to enable Authorities interaction with its customers and delivery partners through a predominantly digital channel. Such interactions may require access to data from either source systems, or the respective business unit’s data hub;

• to develop business customer facing applications along with data integration and where necessary aggregation to support delivery of an effective and efficient collaborative experience.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for 2 further years.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Lot No: 8

II.2.1) Title

For Customer Energy Solutions-Data and Analytics

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Great Britain.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and solutions:

• to build upon the already established Azure data lake, following a standards led approach to securely exposing sub-sets of that data to customers, business partners and internal teams.

• to support the enriching of data sets from source systems using advanced analytics to maximise business value and performance.

Typically, delivery will follow an Agile methodology, however other development approaches may be applied. Similarly, change may be delivered within a project, programme or portfolio construct.

Further detail can be found in the procurement documentation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in working days: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be 36 months with the authority option to extend for a further 24 months.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Conditions are stated in the pre qualification questionnaire which can be requested by emailing: Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

Further information is provided in the procurement documents which can be requested by emailing: Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Further information provided in the procurement documents.

III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

The contract terms will be authority contract as issued with the procurement documents.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated with call for competition

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

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

Date: 01/02/2021

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 12/02/2021

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Stephen Upton

No 1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road

Reading

RG13JH

UK

E-mail: Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

22/12/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72600000 Computer support and consultancy services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Digitalsolutionsspecialistframeworks@sse.com
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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