Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
Contact person: Betty Robinson
E-mail: betty.robinson@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
S1187 — Provision of Asset Decision Support Tool
Reference number: S1187
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NIE Networks is seeking to introduce a whole lifecycle investment solution, which will assist in managing asset risk reporting to the regulator, maintenance investment strategy development, and end-of-life investment strategies. This solution should support all business and regulatory requirements, and integrate with NIE Networks Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems to retrieve the relevant asset data for model input. NIE Networks has a requirement for an Asset Decision Support Tool (ADST). The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for a period of 6 years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
788 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NIE Networks is seeking to introduce a whole lifecycle investment solution, which will assist in managing asset risk reporting to the regulator, maintenance investment strategy development, and end-of-life investment strategies. This solution should support all business and regulatory requirements, and integrate with NIE Networks Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems to retrieve the relevant asset data for model input. NIE Networks has a requirement for an Asset Decision Support Tool (ADST). The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for a period of six years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The framework agreement will be for a period of six (6) years with a 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 two (2) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 090-205207
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: S1187
Title: S1187 — Provision of Asset Decision Support Tool
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Copperleaf Technologies
874764921
2920 Virtual Way 140
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5M OC4
CA
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 788 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Court of Justice
Chichester Street
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/11/2019