Prior information notice

Date of publication Simap: 26.05.2023

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 Ernst Fischer CS-PC-SP, Bleichemattstrasse 31,  5001  Aarau,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  ausschreibungen-IT@swissgrid.ch,  URL www.swissgrid.ch

1.2 Deadline for submitting the offer

Date :   16.06.2023  Time of day: 18:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  This publication is a Request for Information (RfI) and not an invitation to tender.
With this RfI, all interested providers of an end-user experience management solution are invited to demonstrate how their standard SW solution can cover Swissgrid's requirements. In addition, the providers are asked to submit their realistic target prices.
Responses to the RfI can be submitted by email within the given deadline.
Participation and submission of the completed RfI questionnaire is voluntary and non-binding.

1.3 Type of contracting authority

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

1.4 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.5 Type of order

Not specified

1.6 Scope of international treaties

Not specified

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

RfI Digital Employee Experience Management und Monitoring Software

2.2 Reference / project no.

Proc ID 214678

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	48000000 - Software package and information systems,
	72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

2.4 Subject and scope of the contract

Swissgrid is looking for information on standard software that meets the requirements from the attached Excel table.

2.5 Location of the procurement

Aarau

2.6 Division into lots?

No

2.8 Will variants be accepted?

No

Remarks: Not relevant.

2.9 Are partial offers permitted?

No

Remarks: Not relevant.

2.10 Implementation date

Remarks: There is no project start date, as this is an RfI and not a tender.
Based on the outcome of this RfI, the further procedure will be defined.
This RFI does not convey any claim to the execution of a public procurement procedure.

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

Participating providers will provide their responses by the specified deadline. Participation and submission of the completed RfI questionnaire is on a voluntary basis and is non-binding. No compensation will be paid for responding to this RfI. Non participation in this RfI will not result in exclusion from any subsequent call for tender. Responding to this RfI will not give the information provider any advantage for any subsequent call for tender. Participation in this RfI does not lead to a preliminary referral with regard to a possible later call for tenders.

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Not allowed.

3.10 Supplying source of the prior information notice documentation

at www.simap.ch
Prior information notice documentation is available from: 26.05.2023  until  15.06.2023
Language of the prior information notice documentation: English

3.11 Conduct of dialogue

No