Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Rosebery Court, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HS
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Energy Trading System
Reference number: RM6140
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is seeking to replace its current Energy Trading System (ETS) (also commonly referred to as Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system) by sourcing a replacement, cloud based system.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
750 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48517000
71314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide CCS trading and risk teams with an energy trading system to allow management of customer aggregated basket demands for UK power and gas.
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:
750 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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:
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) registering for access.
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
Open procedure
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 232-530188
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/06/2019
Local time: 15:00
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
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/06/2019
Local time: 15:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Following the end of the initial 24-month period of the contract there will be an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (in yearly periods).
The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate.
As part of this Contract Notice the following documents can be accessed at
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce968dc6-7ee1-4d68-ac0a-dbec26ef69e0
1) Contract Notice transparency information for the agreement;
2) Contract Notice authorised customer list.
CCS considers that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) will not apply to this contract. However, it is the responsibility of bidders to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. The bidder is encouraged to carry out its own due diligence.
CCS reserves the right:
Not to award a contract, as a result of the procurement process, commenced by publication of this notice.
In no circumstances will CCS be liable for any costs incurred by the bidders.
Registering for access:
This procurement will be managed electronically via the BravoSolution eSourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with potential providers. If you have recently registered on the BravoSolution portal for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
To register, you will need to:
1) Go to the URL: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.
2) Select the link “I am a new supplier user”;
3) Read and agree to the portal user agreement;
4) Complete the registration form, providing information including:
— the full legal name of your organisation,
— your company registration number,
— your DUNS number — a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun and Bradstreet,
— user and contact details.
Once you have registered on the BravoSolution eSourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
Note: If you require additional users from your organisation to see the Invitation to Tender ITT, do not repeat the above process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via “User Management” > “Manage Users” > “Users” > “Create”.
Expressing an interest:
To express your interest in this procurement:
1) Login to the BravoSolution eSourcing Suite portal: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
2) On the dashboard select the link ITTs open to all suppliers;
3) On the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" webpage you will see one or more procurements listed, click on the procurement name you wish to access;
4) Click on express Interest at the top of the next screen;
5) You can now access the published documents in the BravoSolution portal;
For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help-desk operated by BravoSolution by email at help@bravosolution.co.uk or call 0800 069 8630.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister of the Cabinet Office acting through the Crown Commercial Service
Rosebery Court, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HS
UK
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2019