Official UK procurement notice
CDP Test 1 04-11 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2029 · up to 6 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCDP Test 1 04-11 THIS IS A LONGER DESCRIPTION
- How the procedure runs: Three rounds
CPV: Procurement software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£3,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 13:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 13:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072030- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dcc9Find a Tender
- How it runs
Three rounds
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Dec 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published348 days ago7 Nov 2025, 13:17 GMT
- Clarification questions by316 days ago9 Dec 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Submission deadline287 days ago7 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Award decision expected by233 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Nov 2025, 13:17 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender