PROC 23-2229 Electricity Half Hourly Meter Operator

Concepts

• electricity meters
• glasgow
• stored half hourly data
• half-hourly data collection
• sva metering systems registered
• electricity half hourly meter operator
• half
• half-hourly data aggregation for sva metering systems registered
• a half hourly meter operator
• their half hourly electricity supplies

Location

Sites are located across all of Scotland, including Highlands and Islands

Description

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Contractor for the provision of a Half Hourly Meter Operator (MOP) and a Data Collection/Data Aggregator (DC/DA) for their half hourly electricity supplies. This includes 00 and 05-08 profile classes. The requested services for MOP are:- A lease and maintenance’ model for the life of the contract. The Contractor will be required to maintain the meters and communications for all meters detailed in within the Current Portfolio and any new meters added throughout the Contract term. An Online Data Provision to access stored half hourly data for the meters covered by the contract. The requested services for DC/DA are:- Data Collection: in accordance with Balancing & Settlement Code Procedure BSCP502 – “Half-Hourly Data Collection for SVA Metering Systems Registered in SMRS”; CP1182 - “Creation of a generic Party Service Line” and BSCP533 – “PARMS Data Provision, Reporting and Publication to Peer Comparison Data” Data Aggregator: in accordance with Balancing & Settlement Code Procedure BSCP503 – “Half-Hourly Data Aggregation for SVA Metering Systems Registered in SMRS”; CP1182 - “Creation of a generic Party Service Line” and BSCP533 - “PARMS Data Provision, Reporting and Publication to Peer Comparison Data” for Data Provision

Total Quantity or Scope

A lease and maintenance’ model for the life of the contract. The Contractor will be required to maintain the meters and communications for all meters detailed within the Current Portfolio and any new meters added throughout the Contract term.

Renewal Options

The Contract term is for a period of five years, with the option to extend for a further five year period.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 50411300 - Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
• 38554000 - Electricity meters

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Economic Operators Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) a copy of the certificate may be requested. OR Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a documented policy regarding quality management, a copy of the policy may be requested. Guidance The policy should set out your organisation's responsibilities for quality management. Demonstrating that your organisation has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by the Chief Executive or equivalent and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation. SPD Question 4D.1(2) Certificates by independent bodies about quality assurance standards Cyber Security Requirement - It is a requirement of this Tender that Tenderers must be certified to ISO 27001 (or an equivalent Information Security Management System standard) by a UKAS accredited (or equivalent) body. Tenderers are required to confirm this and demonstrate this as part of their Technical Submission within Appendix 1. Please select Yes against question if you meet this requirement. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the ESPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25423. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) SME and social enterprise development Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:748895)