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Contract Notice

Field Service Management

  • First published: 29 March 2023
  • Last modified: 29 March 2023
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03b67e
Published by:
WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED
Authority ID:
AA83909
Publication date:
29 March 2023
Deadline date:
08 May 2023
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Wales and West Utilities provide the infrastructure to deliver gas safely and securely to 2.5 million homes and business across Wales and the south west of England. We don't sell gas, we transport it, and more than 7.5 million people in our network rely on us to do so.

Our dedicated team manages a network of more than 35,000 kilometres of gas pipes to make sure we continue to provide a safe and reliable gas supply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This involves responding to gas emergencies, maintaining and replacing our gas network, and connecting new customers.

Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Field Service Management (FSM) solution for improved efficiency and productivity. Activities includes, but are not limited to:

• Sourcing and implementing a FSM solution that is compatible with SAP S/4 HANA and has the capabilities to deliver all WWU Field Service Management functional and non-functional requirements.

• Configuring and extending the FSM solution to meet the specific needs of Wales & West Utilities

• Providing an integrated scheduling and despatch solution with the FSM solution, and 3rd Party solutions according to WWU requirements.

• Integrating the FSM solution with SAP S/4 HANA and any other necessary systems such as (but not limited to) SAP C4C CRM, Azure Integration Layer, and ESRI GIS

· Configuration/ extension, of the S4 HANA, Scheduling Solution and Integration related to the FSM Solution.

• Providing testing, and training support to Wales and West Utilities employees to ensure a smooth implementation and adoption of the FSM solution

• Providing a service transition to WWU Application support partners for ongoing maintenance and support for the FSM solution

• Adopting a business oriented approach and not solely focussing on IT/technical system delivery

Full notice text

Contract notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED

05046791

Wales & West House,Spooner Close, Celtic Springs, Coedkernew

NEWPORT

NP108FZ

UK

Contact person: Robin Coomber

E-mail: robin.coomber@wwutilities.co.uk

NUTS: UKL21

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/

I.3) Communication

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

https://sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.6) Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Field Service Management

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

IT Services Contract

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 48 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72250000

72260000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKK

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Wales and West Utilities provide the infrastructure to deliver gas safely and securely to 2.5 million homes and business across Wales and the south west of England. We don't sell gas, we transport it, and more than 7.5 million people in our network rely on us to do so.

Our dedicated team manages a network of more than 35,000 kilometres of gas pipes to make sure we continue to provide a safe and reliable gas supply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This involves responding to gas emergencies, maintaining and replacing our gas network, and connecting new customers.

Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Field Service Management (FSM) solution for improved efficiency and productivity. Activities includes, but are not limited to:

• Sourcing and implementing a FSM solution that is compatible with SAP S/4 HANA and has the capabilities to deliver all WWU Field Service Management functional and non-functional requirements.

• Configuring and extending the FSM solution to meet the specific needs of Wales & West Utilities

• Providing an integrated scheduling and despatch solution with the FSM solution, and 3rd Party solutions according to WWU requirements.

• Integrating the FSM solution with SAP S/4 HANA and any other necessary systems such as (but not limited to) SAP C4C CRM, Azure Integration Layer, and ESRI GIS

· Configuration/ extension, of the S4 HANA, Scheduling Solution and Integration related to the FSM Solution.

• Providing testing, and training support to Wales and West Utilities employees to ensure a smooth implementation and adoption of the FSM solution

• Providing a service transition to WWU Application support partners for ongoing maintenance and support for the FSM solution

• Adopting a business oriented approach and not solely focussing on IT/technical system delivery

II.2.5) Award criteria

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

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 48 000 000.00  GBP

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

Duration in months: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The initial contract duration will be 5 years (which assumes up to 18 months to complete implementation, followed by 3 years of operational service), with Wales and West Utilities having the option to extend the Contract by an aggregate duration of up to an additional five years in one 3 year and one 2 year increments (i.e. 5+3+2).

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The contract value is expected to be up to £48,000,000 (net of VAT) during the overall maximum 10-year term, which includes the estimated cost of implementation, ongoing operational service charges, contract extensions, and contract changes. The contract value is an estimate only and will be dependent upon whether an extension (in part or in whole) is enacted, whether any optional services (in part or in whole) are enacted, and the extent of any contract changes.

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.1.2) 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.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

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: 08/05/2023

Local time: 16:00

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

Date: 12/06/2023

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.3) Additional information

Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.

After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing robin.coomber@wwutilities.co.uk; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.

A Field Service Management Pre-Qualification session is planned for early April. The 2 hour session will be held online via MS Teams. Wales and West Utilities will provide some context to the FSM procurement exercise and provide a walkthrough of the procurement documents. There will be a supplier Q&A at the end of the session. Further details will be published via the Bravo portal in due course. Suppliers who have registered to participate in this procurement exercise will be invited to this event.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Wales and West Utilities

Newport

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

28/03/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Computer and Related Services
72260000 Software-related services Software programming and consultancy services
72250000 System and support services Software programming and consultancy services

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:
robin.coomber@wwutilities.co.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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