Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SONI Ltd
12 Manse Road
Belfast
BT6 9RT
UK
Telephone: +44 2890794336
E-mail: Bob.hogan@Eirgrid.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.soni.ltd.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43172
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:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SONI038 – Provision of a Payroll Managed Service for SONI
Reference number: SONI038
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79211110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Payroll Managed Service
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
327 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN0
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SONI intends to establish a single supplier framework agreement. SONI is seeking to appoint a single Tenderer to provide a payroll processing service to include the provision of Payroll and HR information systems which included NI fair employment and equality monitoring modules and auto-enrolment pension software and provision of on-line payslips for SONI staff. SONI will have on-site/remote access to both payroll and HR information and reporting systems, but data input will be the responsibility of the successful supplier.
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 months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional five 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
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:
The Scope of Requirements is for a Payroll Managed Service. The successful supplier must also demonstrate experience in relation to operating within a similar environment to an Operator of Essential services e.g. Utility or comparable organisation, operating in compliance with NIS(2) or comparable Directive and operating to industry standards such as ISO etc.
Full scope of Requirements is included in the RFP.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
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
Tender must be valid until:
08/08/2025
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/08/2024
Local time: 12:30
Place:
Dublin
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=232324.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:232324)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2024