Scottish Water : Enterprise Architecture Tool

UK-Glasgow: IT software package.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Scottish Water
             6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1414830745, Email: katherine.darroch@scottishwater.co.uk
             Contact: Katherine Darroch
             Main Address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKM
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-IT-software-package./9HP9M94VN6
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/9HP9M94VN6 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided

      I.6) Main activity:
            Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Enterprise Architecture Tool       
      Reference Number: SW19/TI&T/1243
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      48517000 - IT software package.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Scottish Water is looking to refresh the tooling used to deliver enterprise architecture capabilities across the business, including business architecture, data modelling, application roadmaps and technology infrastructure. These tools provide business process modelling capability, relationship management, object and artefact reuse, version control, reporting and visualisation of architectural outputs, all within the controls provided by built-in standards for architecture best practice, such as TOGAF9, BPMN-2, etc. Total Contract Value estimated to be between £300K & £500K       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 500,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
   
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM SCOTLAND
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Scottish Water is looking to refresh the tooling used to deliver enterprise architecture capabilities across the business, including business architecture, data modelling, application roadmaps and technology infrastructure. The enterprise architecture tool must provide business process modelling capability, relationship management, object and artefact reuse, version control, reporting and visualisation of architectural outputs, all within the controls provided by built-in standards for architecture best practice, such as TOGAF9, BPMN-2, etc. Scottish Water currently uses the iServer architecture tool by Orbus Software and has done for over 6 years but to satisfy procurement rules now needs to go out to the market to procure a new cloud hosted enterprise architecture tool to ensure ongoing business fit, value for money and use of the latest technologies where appropriate. We invite specialist software suppliers who offer the latest and best enterprise architecture tooling to respond to this advert with details of how these solutions will meet our requirements and help us take enterprise architecture practice within Scottish Water to the next level.
      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: 500,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      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: Subject to the commercial offer Scottish Water is looking for a 5 year term followed by up to 3 further extensions of at least 12 months.
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
            / Maximum number: 6       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: All applicants will be required to complete a subsequent pre-qualification questionnaire to assess technical capacity of applicants. For example proven relevant experience,
Innovation, whilst meeting and exceeding customer needs as deemed applicable the requirements.
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       
   


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:          
      Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: All applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire, signed Race Relations Form, signed eligibility/non disqualification of Director Certificates.
The pre-qualification and forms referred to above are to be obtained electronically from the above e-mail address quoting the notice ref. in title/subject.    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
            Not Provided      
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
      Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security    
      III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract   
      III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No
   
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED_WITH_COMPETITION
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with a single operator       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the 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: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 11/11/2019 Time: 17:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 02/12/2019       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: Scottish Water will not accept the ESPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the OJEU Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-IT-software-package./9HP9M94VN6

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9HP9M94VN6
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Scottish Water
       6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1414830745, Email: katherine.darroch@scottishwater.co.uk
       Internet address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Scottish Water
          6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1414830745, Email: katherine.darroch@scottishwater.co.uk
          Internet address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Scottish Water will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.
Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required please use the contact details in section I.1, quoting reference SW19/TI&T/1243.
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2006 No. 2) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside award decision before the contract is entered into.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Scottish Water
       6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1414830745, Email: katherine.darroch@scottishwater.co.uk
       Internet address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/10/2019

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