NIE Networks has recognised the need to, and has made a commitment to positively transform its safety culture.
Some of the key points of these interventions are as follows:
• The Safety Culture Assessment, associated feedback and communication to the wider organisation were all carried out using methodologies derived from the Integral Model as proposed originally by American philosopher Ken Wilber. As an organisation we have become familiar with the language around this, hence the strong requirement that potential suppliers would also have experience in safety culture transformation using this approach.
• The hiring and training of NIE Networks coaches should enable NIE Networks to become self sufficient, to a degree, in this space over the longer term. It is envisaged that these coaches will help to deliver significant elements of the plan in due course.
• It is recognised by the business that a transformation in safety culture is required, however it has also been recognised that significant other delivery pressures already exist. Therefore any proposed delivery plan should be both transformational and sustainable.
• The tender opportunity has been divided into two lots; Lot 1 will be the larger lot which will primarily focus on the the setup of the teams required to make a transformation, while Lot 2 will be focused on the creation and delivery of the two elements of leadership training identified.
Potential suppliers can submit bids for one or both lots.
The contracting entity intends to appoint an economic operator to enter into a framework agreement in respect of the supply of 33kV Package Substations. The framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory performance review, with an option, entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years. The total estimated value for the entire duration of the framework is anticipated to be between £3 to £4 million.
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint an Economic Operator to enter into a framework agreement for the provision of Cleaning & Hygiene Services. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with the option (entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks) to extend by up to an additional 36 months. The estimated value of the overall framework is between £1.984 m and £2.976 m excluding VAT
NIE Networks seek to appoint a suitably experience organisation onto a framework for the provision of Postal and Courier Services. The framework covers a requirement for a supplier to provide post collection and delivery services across 11 strategic locations throughout Northern Ireland.
Details on the requirements are detailed in the scope of Services (Appendix 1).
This is a Framework Agreement and any values provided are estimated quantities only. The actual spend within the framework Agreement, shall be entirely dependent on the works instructed by NIE Networks during the Framework Agreement Period. NIE Networks cannot guarantee the quantity or continuity of services to be instructed under this framework agreement.
The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework Agreement, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £1.5 - £1.8m.
This competition is for Postal and Courier Services which falls under the Light Touch regime rules. Therefore, the procedure to be followed for this procurement competition will be an open procedure with negotiation. Please refer to the tender documents for further details on the Procurement Process to be applied and the Award Criteria.
It is intended that the Contracting Entity will, subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, enter into Framework Agreements with 3 Economic Operators with Call-off Contracts allocated on a mini-competition or direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). Separate Framework Agreements will be entered into with each successful Economic Operator. The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework Agreement, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £16.32 million and £24.48 million
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint Economic Operators to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the Supply of Reclaimed & New Electrical Insulating Oil and Associated services across a number of separate lots. Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five (5) years.
Northern Ireland Electricity Limited (NIE Networks) currently has a significant volume of specialist vehicles and plant including winches, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), forklift trucks and associated trailers which require routine servicing, maintenance, inspections and repairs to comply with legislative requirements. One Framework Agreement will be awarded to one supplier for each Lot.
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (NIE Networks) has a requirement to purchase a number of c13,500kg GVW Insulated Aerial Devices (IADs) with off road capabilities for use on the electricity network across Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Electricity Limited (NIE Networks) intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of:
• Printing of cheque-based stock and envelopes
• Receiving, processing and printing of payment files received from the customer via a secure FTP server
• Signing (electronic signature), folding, inserting and mailing printed cheques and remittance forms
It is envisaged that this contract shall be awarded to one supplier.
Estimated total contract value is £750k-£850k
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (NIE Networks) has a requirement for the supply and delivery, to sites within the Northern Ireland Electricity Networks area of supply, of Synthetic Hydrocarbon Insulating Oil (Specification 204-27) for use in Oil-Filled Pressure-Assisted Cables operating up to 275kV.
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator. The services provided to NIE Networks must be of a high quality standard, and regular reviews with the appointed supplier shall be established to monitor and review quality of work throughout the contract period.
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of synthetic ester insulating fluid to facilitate retro-filling of existing free-breathing transformers on the 11 & 6.6 kV network. The transformers range in size from 200 kVA to 1000 kVA with a fluid requirement by weight of 400 to 800kgs. The transformers will be drained of the existing mineral insulating oil and refilled on site with synthetic ester insulating fluid, as required.
NIE Networks has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was implemented. In 2012 the company made a strategic investment by implementing the utility application SAP IS-U, further adding to the utilisation of SAP products and establishing a core technology platform on NIE Networks IT estate.
The continued stability of NIE Networks day to day operations and customer services relies on a range of IT applications and infrastructure. A central part of the IT estate is the series of SAP applications that forms a fundamental element 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 upgrade to S/4 HANA is expected to be delivered across two key stages. To support the first stage (Stage 1) NIE Networks has a requirement to engage professional services across two lots, to support the completion of a planning and discovery phase which will result in the appointment of a System Integrator to deliver the second stage (Stage 2) of the project.
It is intended that the Contracting Entity will, subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, enter into Framework Agreements with 2 Economic Operators for the Provision of SAP ERP Procurement and Discovery Support. The requirement will be split in to two lots as follows: One Economic Operator for Lot 1 - Professional Services to Support the Procurement on an ERP System Integrator and one Economic Operator for Lot 2 - SAP S/4 HANA Professional Services.
Separate Agreements will be entered into with each successful Economic Operator. The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework Agreement, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £0.6 million and £1.1 million for Lot 1 and between £0.8 million and £1.6 million for Lot 2.
NIE Networks seeks to appoint a suitably experienced service provider/s onto a Framework Contract/s for the Provision of LV Fault Monitoring and Associated Services.
This procurement will focus on the two elements of LV Fault Monitoring, namely Fault Monitoring Hardware and Fault Monitoring Services. Each of which will be tendered on a per Lot basis. A third Lot will also be available for those companies who wish to return for both. Tenderers are encouraged to compete for all the Lot’s that they are able to, in order to mitigate the risk of being excluded from the competition for not tendering for a specific Lot.
Estimated total contract value is £2,200,000.00- £2,500,000.00
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework for the supply of Lighting Columns & Accessories .
The scope of work covers the supply of a number of lighting columns and accessories for use within its Primary & Transmission substations.
NIE Networks wishes to establish framework panels of suitably qualified and experienced service providers who can provide training & development for the following areas:
Lot 1 - Provision of Organisational Development Training
Lot 2 - Provision of Executive Coaching.
Lot 3 - Delivery of Accredited Leadership Development Programme
The resulting framework panels will be for both product delivery and service provision.
In order to meet all of the organisational and personal development needs, NIE Networks wishes to appoint suitably qualified and experienced training organisations (under separate Framework Panels for each Lot, with the individual successful bidders each signing up to a Framework Agreement), to provide a breadth of training and development services by working closely with the Human Resources team.
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint Economic Operators to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the provision of Waste Management Services across a number of separate lots. Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further two (2) optional period of up to five (5) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award framework agreements for the supply of hand tools, insulated tools, hardware and Milwaukee power tools. This procurement is split into 5 lots.
Frameworks will be for a period of five (5) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the contract for up to a further three (3) years.
The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £3.6 million and £4.4 million.
NIE Networks has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was implemented. In 2012 the company made a strategic investment by implementing the utility application SAP IS-U, further adding to the utilisation of SAP products and establishing a core technology platform on NIE Networks IT estate.
The continued stability of NIE Networks day to day operations and customer services relies on a range of IT applications and infrastructure. A central part of the IT estate is the series of SAP applications that forms a fundamental element 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 upgrade to S/4 HANA is expected to be delivered across two key stages. To support the first stage (Stage 1) NIE Networks has a requirement to engage professional services across two lots, to support the completion of a planning and discovery phase which will result in the appointment of a System Integrator to deliver the second stage (Stage 2) of the project.
It is intended that the Contracting Entity will, subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, enter into Framework Agreement with 1 Economic Operator for Lot 1 - Professional Services to Support the Procurement on an ERP System Integrator.
This notice relates to Lot 1 only, Lot 2 is currently an active procurement.
The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework Agreement, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £0.6 million and £1.1 million for Lot 1.
NIE Networks wishes to appoint suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the Provision of Design Team Services for the following potential types of projects:
1) Permanent buildings to replace a number of local incident centres
2) Refurbishment of a number of NIE’s key operational office buildings
3) Design of a new build replacement office at one of our key operational locations