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Planning

01 Aug 2024 at 13:43

Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. (SHET) is in the planning stage of procuring a Project Plan Optimisation Tool. This tender, valued at £2,000,000 GBP, falls under the industry category of Software Package Utilities (CPV code: 48700000). The project aims to acquire an optimisation, auditing, and analysis tool to support the company's capital project portfolio by offering data-driven insights and risk modelling. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, will utilise electronic submission methods, with a future notice date set for 2nd September 2024. The location for delivery is within the UK, and the contract period is set for a duration of up to 2880 days with potential renewal options. The process may involve suitability, economic, and technical selection criteria.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in software utilities, particularly those with expertise in Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. Companies that can offer an interactive, user-friendly tool with robust data analytics, risk modelling, and automated tasks will find this an optimal setting to showcase their capabilities. The preferred suppliers are anticipated to be the license or IP holders of the solution, financially stable, and have a track record of delivering similar large-scale services. Given the emphasis on cybersecurity, scalability, and predictive analytics, firms excelling in these areas can leverage this tender to expand their market presence and solidify their reputation in the industry.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Project plan optimisation tool

Notice Description

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. (SHET) are seeking an optimisation, auditing and analysis tool for project plans. This will support our large capital project portfolio with data-driven insight and risk modelling on project plans, helping project managers identify, analyse and mitigate risks that could impact project schedules. Our programmes contain thousands of activities and relationships, which change with some regularity and the current methods of analysis are inefficient, time consuming and prone to error due to the manual effort involved. Areas such as schedule risk, mitigation, delay analysis, forecast and schedule changes are difficult to show visually and present in an easily understandable format. Data driven insights from this software tool will enable project and programme managers to make informed proactive decisions with regards project structure and scheduling to prevent/mitigate risks spanning near to long term.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc. (SHET) are seeking an optimisation, auditing and analysis tool for project plans. This will support our large capital project portfolio with data-driven insight and risk modelling on project plans, helping project managers identify, analyse and mitigate risks that could impact project schedules. Our programmes contain thousands of activities and relationships, which change with some regularity and the current methods of analysis are inefficient, time consuming and prone to error due to the manual effort involved. Areas such as schedule risk, mitigation, delay analysis, forecast and schedule changes are difficult to show visually and present in an easily understandable format. Data driven insights from this software tool will enable project and programme managers to make informed proactive decisions with regards project structure and scheduling to prevent/mitigate risks spanning near to long term. The key capabilities required for this tool are as follows: Provide an easy-to-use interactive solution Data upload capability for project plans (Excel, MS Project, P6) Project Schedule Reviews: Identify critical paths, activity changes, delays, current vulnerabilities, potential future challenges and associated next actions Task Automation: Automate current manual tasks performed by our schedulers and Project Managers Risk Modelling: Assess and identify potential risk areas and provide associated mitigation actions. Resource Tracking: How, where and when resources are being utilised Reporting and Analytics: Provide visually rich configurable reporting dashboards with data filtering options. Present both project and portfolio views in a visual, compelling and shareable way. Predictive Insights: Identify trends and provide forecasts using both predictive algorithms and historical data. Optionally it is desirable for the solution to have the capability to integrate and receive data directly from Oracle P6 and Microsoft Project (SAAS).

Renewal: Duration reflects total potential duration consisting of an initial term of 1-3 years and the remaining years as extension options

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024136-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48700000 - Software package utilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PERTH
Postcode
PH1 3AQ
Postcode Area
Perth
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City North
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

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