Official UK procurement notice
SONI021 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SONI Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a lengthy consultation period, the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 regarding SONI
Governance matters. This decision became effective within the SONI TSO Licence from 26 October 2022.
The Licence Modification requires significant changes to the SONI Ltd Board composition and the relationship between EirGrid plc (as
parent) and SONI Ltd (its subsidiary). They also require that the SONI TSO business be managerially and operationally separate from
EirGrid and any other company within the EirGrid Group with separate premises, IT and other systems, equipment, facilities, processes and
staff.
The Utility Regulator’s Licence Modification requirements for independence at Board, Management and Operational levels in the SONI
business equates to a de-facto requirement to demerge the EirGrid and SONI businesses.
As a result, SONI is now seeking to appoint a consultancy business to design, manage and implement this demerger project.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · General management consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of two years with the…CancelledRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of two years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional
three years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The demerger project will be run over two phases:
(i) the initial scope, design and cost of the demerger project
(ii) the implementation of the demerger project.
It is envisaged that the majority of the contracting requirements will be delivered at SONI’s offices in Belfast. Additional information: The estimated value of 2 million GBP is inclusive of the entire duration.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- as per procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- as per procurement documents: 100
- Price: 0
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- “SONI021” 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 27 Jan 2023, 15:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2023, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
Demerger Consultants (SONI Led)- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023774- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b87Find a Tender
Publisher note: 1) Interested parties must register their interest on the mytenders web site (www.mytenders.co.uk) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Portal (www.mytenders.co.uk) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate. 6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded. 7) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended. 8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. (MT Ref:230074)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
27 Feb 2023 → 14 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected15 Mar 2023
- Notice published14 Aug 2023, 16:21 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful14 Aug 2023, 16:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria