Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 25.11.2021

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Swissgrid AG
Procurement authority/Organizer: Swissgrid AG,  attn Manuela Geissler, Bleichemattstrasse 31,  5001  Aarau,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  ausschreibungen-IT@swissgrid.ch,  URL www.swissgrid.ch

1.2 Offers should be sent to the following address

Address according to chapter 1.1

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

10.01.2022

Remarks: There will be two rounds of questions.
Questions for the 1st round of questions must be submitted by 13.12.2021 and will be answered by 20.12.2021.
Questions for the 2nd round of questions must be submitted by 10.01.2021 and will be answered by 17.01.2021.

The questions can be submitted exclusively by e-mail to ausschreibung-it@swissgrid.ch continuously until the deadlines.

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 28.01.2022, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  The offer must be submitted as follows:

In paper form, legally signed
In digital form on a USB stick


The offer must be submitted in writing and complete with all enclosures no later than on the last day of the deadline for offer submission to the post office or a shipping service provider (the date of the postmark or confirmation of dispatch is decisive). Select a shipping method that ensures arrival within 3 business days. Tenders submitted too late can not be considered. The offers must not be delivered to Swissgrid in person.

The consignment with the documents must be marked with the following inscription:

Angebot „Phasor Data Concentrator Solution“
- NICHT ÖFFNEN -

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

04.02.2022, Remarks:  The offer opening is not public.

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Decentralized federal administration - public-legal organizations of the federation and other supporting organisations assuming federal tasks

1.7 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

Phasor Data Concentrator Solution

2.3 Reference / project no.

204215

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services,
	72260000 - Software-related services,
	72230000 - Custom software development services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Swissgrid is planning to procure a new Phasor Data Concentrator solution. Swissgrid is looking for a partner to provide a modern Phasor Data Concentrator solution that meets its requirements. The partner is to work with Swissgrid on an implementation project to set up the Phasor Data Concentrator solution in Swissgrid's environment. Swissgrid estimates that the implementation will take approximately 14 months. The minimum operating period (after implementation) is 3 years and the maximum total duration including the implementation project will be a maximum of 12 years.

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

All services are to be provided on the contracting party's own premises (off-site) and in Aarau at Swissgrid (on-site), subject to prior agreement.

2.8 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

144 months after contract was signed

This contract is subject to renewal: No

2.9 Options

No

2.10 Award criteria

AC1 Price  Weighting 30 
AC2 Quality of the offered product and services  Weighting 30 
AC3 Implementation project plan  Weighting 15 
AC4 Document plan  Weighting 2 
AC5 Employee Profiles  Weighting 5 
AC6 References  Weighting 4 
AC7 Supplier presentation  Weighting 12 
AC8 Reservations  Weighting 2 

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

144 months after contract was signed

Remarks: The above term covers the total term including implementation.

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

Signing of the present confidentiality agreement on simap.ch

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

None

3.3 Conditions of payment

Invoices are issued in accordance with the procedure described in the tender documents. The payment period is 30
days net after receipt of the proper invoice.

3.4 Costs to be included

according to tender documents

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Not permitted

3.6 Subcontractor

The Provider may engage subcontractors or specialists for individual parts of the work.

3.7 Eligibility criteria

based on the criteria given below:
EC1 Self-declaration of the company
EC2 Extract from the Commercial Register
EC3 Acceptance of the draft framework agreement and the general terms and conditions of business
EC4 Acceptance of the Service Level Requirements
EC5 References

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation

Application to receive the tendering documentation desired by: 16.12.2021
Costs: none

3.10 Languages

Languages for offers: German, French, English, Italian

Language of the procedure: German

Remarks: Offers in German or English would be desirable.

3.11 Validity of offers

6 Months after deadline for receipt of offers

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Documents of the invitation to tender are available from: 25.11.2021  until  16.12.2021
Languages of documents: English
Further information for obtaining the tendering documentation: After signing the declaration of secrecy and confidentiality, the bidder is entitled to receive the entire tender documents from Swissgrid electronically. All employees of the bidder and of the subcontractors involved in the tender must be instructed accordingly and are equally bound by the terms of the declaration of secrecy and confidentiality. The declaration of secrecy and confidentiality of the subcontractors included in the bid must be enclosed with the bid.

In order to receive the bidding documents, the signed non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement must be sent to the following e-mail: ausschreibungen-it@swissgrid.ch

Original an:
Swissgrid AG
Manuela Geissler / CS-PC-SP
Bleichemattstrasse 31
Postfach
5001 Aarau

3.13 Conduct of dialogue

No

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None

4.2 Terms of business

According to tender documents

4.3 On-site visit

Remain reserved

4.4 Essential requirements

The contractor shall award this contract only to bidders who comply with the conditions stipulated in the tender documents and the legislation, in particular occupational health and safety regulations, rules on working conditions, equal pay regulations, as well as environmental law, competition law and anti-corruption provisions.

4.6 Additional information

Details on the procedure can be found in the procedural instruction (A1).

4.7 Official organ of publication

Simap.ch

4.8 Procedures for appeal

In accordance with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), a written appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Administrative Court, P.O. Box, 9023 St. Gallen, Switzerland, within 20 days of notification. Any appeal is to be submitted in duplicate and must include what is being sought, the grounds for appeal, evidence and the signature of the person lodging the appeal or his or her representative. A copy of this decision and available evidence must be included.
The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on legal holidays do not apply in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the PPA.