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title: "Resource Services Support Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029754"
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buyer: "ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED"
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# Resource Services Support Framework Agreement

Buyer: ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029754

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## Summary

The procurement process is being conducted by Energia Group NI Holdings Limited, which is procuring on behalf of its subsidiaries, including Energia Power and Energy Holdings DAC. The title of the tender is "Resource Services Support Framework Agreement," focused on the IT software development services industry. This process is currently at the Tender stage, with a submission deadline of 31st March 2021. Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the contract value is set at £20 million, and the procurement method follows a selective approach through the Restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in mobile and web application development, software testing and quality assurance, and cloud-native application development. Companies able to meet the selection criteria, which include industry-recognised qualifications and relevant experience, will be well-positioned to compete for the various lots offered. The potential of two renewal periods further enhances the value of this framework for successful bidders looking to expand their client base within the energy sector.

## Notice

To appoint a number of contractors to a framework for the provision of resource services to Energia Group and its subsidiary businesses. Applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, as amended on the basis of information provided in response to pre-qualification questionnaire ("PQQ") in line with those instructions and selection criteria outlined in the Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Copies of the PIM and PQQ are available on request by email to procurement@energiagroup.com. Completed PQQs must be returned to Energia electronically at the address in section 1 before the specified deadline. Energia Group NI Holdings Limited is the procuring entity for itself and on behalf of Energia Corporate and IT, Power NI and Energia Retail, their affiliated subsidiaries and trading entities (Participating Organisations) that are wholly owned by Energia Group NI Holdings Limited and Energia Power and Energy Holdings DAC.

### Lot Information

Mobile and Web Application Development

Lot 1 shall be used to obtain front-end applications (web and mobile system development (IOS and Android platforms)) services, along with any midtier applications if required. Lot 1 shall include services for the full end to end delivery of an application or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the delivery of an application. Energia Group anticipates the following of areas for front end mobile and web application development: * MS.NET, HTML5, CSS3, C#, Razor, Blazer Web Assembly, SQL, HTML5, React Native; * Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using Azure DevOps or Jenkins CI; * Web apps hosted on Azure PaaS cloud infrastructure; * Azure API development.

Renewal: 2 periods of 12 months each

SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Lot 2 shall be used to obtain software testing and quality assurance services. Lot 2 shall include services for a 'testing as service' model or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the testing of applications. Lot 2 Testing as Service The testing as a service model shall include the outsourcing of one or more of the following non-exhaustive elements: * test design - the preparation of test strategies, test plan and test cases; * test management - the managing, reporting and scheduling of technical resources for test execution, managing test risk and managing quality assurance; * test data preparation - the preparation test data for test execution; * test execution - execution of user acceptance testing, regression, functional or performance testing; and * test automation - the development and support of code to automate functional or non-functional performance testing.

Renewal: 2 periods of 12 months each

CLOUD NATIVE AND BACKEND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT

Lot 3 shall be used to obtain development services for cloud native and backend engineering applications. Lot 3 shall include services for the full end to end delivery of a cloud native applications or for the provision of skilled personnel to support Energia Group with the delivery of cloud native applications. Energia Group anticipates calling-off the following areas for cloud native applications development: * MS.NET, C#, SQL; * Application architecture, * Microservice architecture; * Event driven architecture; * Big Data and High-Performance Computing; * Re-architecting of existing applications to meet a new target operating models; * Azure Cloud Platform and design and implementation services: o Serverless PaaS architecture; o DevSecOps; o DevOps; o Infrastructure as Code development;, o Cloud platform configuration; o Polyglot persistence; o Asynchronous processing; o Designing for failure; o Iterative frequent update management; o Automated self-management processes; o Azure Integration services; and o API design, development and support.

Renewal: 2 periods of 12 months each

PROJECT RESOURCING

This lot will be used to meet any shortfall in any project personnel experienced by Energia Group and will include (but is not limited to): * project managers; * solution architects; * application architects; * technical analysts; * QA analysts; * QA test automation developers; * developers; * business analysts; or * trainers.

Renewal: 2 periods of 12 months each

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004078-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT9 5NF |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Upper Malone |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
- 72610000 - Computer support services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2021 at 19:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004078-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.energiagroup.com
- https://procurement.energiagroup.com

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