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Published 23 Dec 2024, 18:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Regional Nominations Platform 2.0

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL GRID INTERCONNECTORS LIMITED·Consortium: 7 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Belgium (BE)Czechia (CZ)Denmark (DK)
+2 moreFrance (FR)UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 3 Dec 2024
Awarded to UNICORN SYSTEMS A.S.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HOSTING AND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF A REGIONAL NOMINATION PLATFORM

CPV: Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1RNP is used by European Interconnector customers to nominate against capacity…Awarded

RNP is used by European Interconnector customers to nominate against capacity purchased in the Long-term, Day Ahead and Intraday auctions. The 24/7 helpdesk is available to the Client, TSOs, the customers and the Power Trading Team to support if there is an issue with completing the nominations process or if there is an unplanned outage on the interconnectors.

The Client procured a new contract for the following:

  • Hosting and application development of RNP 2.0;
  • Support and maintenance;
  • Associated 24/7 helpdesk services.
Delivery listed: Belgium (BE), Czechia (CZ), Denmark (DK), France (FR), UK
Extensions: Initial term of 3 years from Production Ready Date. Then can extend up to 10 years (extensions of 7 years).

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-commercial/Technical: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-commercial/Technical: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Dec 2024, 18:14 GMT
Last source update
23 Dec 2024, 18:14 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041480
Classification (CPV)
Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
Belgium (BE)Czechia (CZ)Denmark (DK)France (FR)UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cccd Find a Tender

Publisher note: Previous notices: • FTS reference: 2024/S 000-002200 • OJEU reference: 2024/S 021-059532 The Contracting authorities observed a standstill period in accordance with Regulation 102 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) ("UCR 2016") and the EU Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) before concluding the contract. The standstill period run from 22nd November 2024 until 11.59pm on 2nd December 2024, so as to ensure compliance with the Directive and relevant national public procurement laws in the UK and France. Any economic operator which suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty owed under the UCR 2016 may bring proceedings in the High Court and proceedings in respect of the public procurement laws of France may be brought in the French judicial court (tribunal judiciaire) of Nanterre.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UNICORN SYSTEMS A.S.AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HOSTING AND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF A REGIONAL NOMINATION PLATFORM€9,950,222 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HOSTING AND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF A REGIONAL NOMINATION PLATFORM · UNICORN SYSTEMS A.S.

    Signed
    3 Dec 2024
    Value
    €9,950,222
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

7 public bodies on the notice

NATIONAL GRID INTERCONNECTORS LIMITED

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawElectricity GB-COH: 03385525 1-3 Strand, LONDON, London, WC2N5EHContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • ENERGINET SYSTEMANSVAR A/SContracting authorityGB-COH: 39314959 Fredericia, DKContact name, email
  • NATIONAL GRID IFA 2 LIMITEDContracting authorityGB-COH: 09129992 London, LondonContact name, email
  • NATIONAL GRID NORTH SEA LINK LIMITEDContracting authorityGB-COH: 08082344 London, LondonContact name, email
  • NATIONAL GRID VIKING LINK LIMITEDContracting authorityGB-COH: 09075537 London, LondonContact name, email
  • NEMO LINK LIMITEDContracting authorityGB-COH: 08169409 London, LondonContact name, email
  • RESEAU DE TRANSPORT D'ELECTRICITEContracting authorityGB-COH: 444 619 258 Paris La Défense cedex, FRContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.