IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender description

The contracting entity intends to procure a services contract for the ongoing provision of external independent IT research and advisory services in a range of areas including IT alignment with business strategies and objectives, technology trends and roadmaps, IT/OT convergence, energy retailer and digital utility trends, digital transformation, product and vendor assessments, IT sourcing strategies, sustainable IT and cost optimisation and benchmarking. Services will be required in terms of the IT industry in general and also Utilities in particular. In particular the provision of independent external IT and technology research and advisory services for the following 4 key areas: technology, digital utility trends, sustainable IT and IT as a business. ESB is inviting expressions of interest from Applicants for the provision of external independent IT research and advisory services. The objective is to be able to have swift access to information that is both current and future-looking and provides both a technical and practical viewpoint. We will also consider availing of CIO role specific research and roadmap development support services. The key requirements in the provision of independent external IT and technology research and advisory services in a range of areas are: — IT alignment with business strategies and objectives, — technology trends and roadmaps, — IT/OT convergence, — energy retailer and digital utility trends, — digital transformation, — product and vendor assessments, — IT sourcing strategies, — sustainable IT and cost optimisation and benchmarking. Services will be required in terms of the IT industry in general and also Utilities in particular. The objective is to be able to have swift access to information that is both current and future-looking and provides both a technical and practical viewpoint and outlines industry trends and best practice. These services will include: — access to online research, — access to industry analysts, — published reports and Utility-specific analysis, — ancillary services (e.g. webinars, podcasts and conferences), — access to CIO role specific research, — Roadmap development support. Please note the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). The successful provider will already have delivered a similar solution to industries to the scale and requirements that are being sought by ESB. A full appreciation of the ESB company can be viewed at the following internet address: — http://www.esb.ie