IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender description

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) seeks to procure a commercial off-the-shelf software system to facilitate contractor company safety management. The system must be vendor hosted, and provide secure access for both contract companies and ESB users. It must be mobile (smart-device) enabled to support the current mobile platforms, and provide a high degree of self-drive capability. It will be critical that the proposed solution has a full suite of dynamic reporting capabilities. ESB is currently working directly with approximately 300 third-party contract companies throughout the Republic of Ireland. These contract companies supply skills and services in a number of frameworks; Timber, Poling, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Security, Catering, etc. ESB are seeking to enhance the management of safety with its contract companies by sourcing a COTS solution. The successful provider will already have delivered a similar solution to industries to the scale and requirements that are being sought by ESB. ESB is inviting expressions of interest from Applicants to provide a Contractor Safety Management (COTS) System (product license and maintenance) and implementation services to ESB. ESB engage a significant number of third-party contract companies of various scales and commercial dimensions to help deliver and support the electrical infrastructure, and associated services throughout the Republic of Ireland. Safety management is at the core of operations. To enhance safety management of the contract companies, ESB are seeking a COTS solution. The key elements of the requirement are outlined below. A full appreciation of the ESB company can be viewed at the following internet address: — http://www.esb.ie The vendors proposed solution must include the following Contractor Safety Management System capabilities: — PTW (Permit-To-Work); — Contractor Company Assessment; — Contractor Resource Management; — Incident Management; — Recording of Good-Catch/Near Miss events; — Audit Management; — Full Dynamic Reporting. ESB is seeking a single COTS system as a Service, to cater for the safety management of its significant contract company base. The key aspects of the solution are as follows: —Commercial Off-The-Shelf functionality that will enhance the safety management of its contract companies. —A proven system already in service with a similar type and scale of company as ESB. —The system must be vendor hosted. The data must-be secured and stored in accordance with the relevant data protection regulations. —The system must be mobile enabled. ESB will also require implementation services to configure the solution to ESB specific requirements. Please note, if the principal contractor is not the supplier of the product — ESB retains the right to have annual licence and maintenance contract directly with the product owner.