Official UK procurement notice
S1205 Provision of ERP System Integrator Professional Services to Support the Implementation of SAP S/4 HANA
Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Procurement is to appoint an ERP System Integrator Professional Services Provider to support NIE Networks in the delivery of its SAP S/4 HANA implementation programme.
Bidders should refer to the Specification document and supporting documentation which provide detailed background and further information on the requirements.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NIE Networks Ltd has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was…
NIE Networks Ltd has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was implemented with SAP Business Objects and SRM was added in 2008. In 2012 the company made a strategic investment by implementing the utility application SAP IS-U (separate instance) and SAP BW, further adding to the utilisation of SAP products and establishing a core technology platform on NIE Networks Ltd IT estate. The SAP applications form a fundamental platform in supporting the core NIE Networks business and market processes. Multiple internal non-SAP applications and external partner systems are integrated with the SAP system estate, working together to provide end to end business capabilities and overall compliance with Regulatory, Market and Statutory obligations.
From the end of 2027, the current version of SAP ERP transitions to extended vendor support arrangements and will be out of full support by the end of 2030. NIE Networks Ltd plans to upgrade to SAP S/4 HANA to ensure interoperability with current systems be maintained and to fully leverage new technologies and functionalities on an established platform, thus maintaining a stable and secure system within the company's IT estate.
The purpose of the Contract will be the provision of Systems Integrator services to support the design, build and deployment of the upgrade of the current SAP (ECC, SRM and IS-U) systems to the new S/4HANA solution and supporting applications. It is currently anticipated that the solution scope will include, but not limited to:
- Migrating from SAP ECC6.0, SRM and IS-U to SAP S/4 HANA
- Migrating from SAP Business Objects and Business Warehouse to a new SAP reporting architecture
- Migration of a bespoke Job Management System (JMS), which supports the New Connections function, to S/4 HANA
The Services Scope includes but is not limited to:
Programme and Project Governance & Management including Quality Assurance; Business Process Design & Gap Identification; SAP S/4 HANA Detailed Design; Solution Build (Configuration & RICEFWs) & Unit Testing; Support for Data Cleansing & Non-SAP Extraction; SAP Data Extraction and Data Transformation & Load; Test Management, Tooling & Train the Testers; Planning, Preparation, Execution and Closure of Unit, System and Integration Testing; Support for User Acceptance, Non-Functional & Market Cutover Planning & Management; Support for Business Readiness Testing & End-User Training and Training Documentation; Cutover Execution; Go-live Support (Hypercare); SAP S/4 HANA Technical Architecture & Basis; Organisational Change Management, Communications and Training; Project Tooling e.g. process modelling, data migration and legacy retention, code remediation, testing and training; SAP S/4 HANA Licence Advice; Optional Service: SAP S/4 HANA Supplier Licence Management & Resale.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- “S1205 Provision of ERP System Integrator Professional Services to…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2024, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Authority reference
S1205- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004634- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: *IMPORTANT* pqq_4593 has been created on eSourcingNI, where parties can register their interest to attend the PME briefing event. The ONLY way to register is via the secure messaging function in the project, by providing names and email addresses of up to three representatives from your organisation who will attend. Please note that NIE Networks Ltd will be conducting this PME exercise in accordance with the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency. To that end, it is important to stress that the structure, specification and all other aspects of the procurement will not be designed to give direct or indirect advantage to any interested party and all information concerning the forthcoming procurement will be disseminated to all interested parties. It is important to note that this PIN and the PME briefing event do not constitute a call for competition, a pre-qualification questionnaire, part of any pre-qualification, selection process or a current tender opportunity. This PIN has been produced solely for the purpose of conducting a pre-market engagement exercise. All interested parties will need to express a formal interest in any future tender opportunity in due course once a contract notice (as appropriate) is published. NIE Networks Ltd welcomes interest from all interested parties. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this PIN or the PME briefing event. Participation or non-participation in the PME exercise shall not prevent any interested parties from participating in any subsequent procurement exercise. All information shared with interested parties as part of the PME exercise (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a copy of the PME presentation and any questions and answers provided) will be made available to all parties that express an interest in participating in any subsequent procurement exercise. For the avoidance of doubt however, NIE Networks Ltd will not disclose any specific comments or feedback provided by any interested party, nor the identity of any party that chose to take part in the PME process. NIE Networks Ltd may, at its absolute discretion, consider any questions or feedback provided during the PME exercise in finalising its procurement strategy, procurement process and/or any aspects of the procurement. NIE Networks Ltd also reserves the right to request additional information from any interested party in relation to any question raised or feedback provided as part of the PME exercise. The information provided in this PIN and as part of the PME exercise is preliminary in nature and is subject to amendment/updating by NIE Networks Ltd. No reliance may be placed by any party on the information contained in this PIN or provided as part of the PME exercise and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made in relation to such information.
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 19 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected31 Jan 2025
- Invitations to tender expected11 Feb 2025
- Notice published11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2025- Status changed to active11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Buyer details updated11 Feb 2025, 17:33 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northern Ireland Electricity Networks LtdContracting authorityElectricity
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria