Official UK procurement notice
Cloud based workforce management software
Authority: SSE PLC·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Eastern Green Link programme ("EGL") is being delivered as a Joint Venture ("JV") between Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission ("SHET") and National Grid Electricity Transmission ("NGET").
In order to support this capital programme SHET is going to market on behalf of itself and the JV partners for a new software application to support the workforce management of the staff delivering the EGL projects. In addition to the EGL projects, the workforce management software may separately be used for internal projects by the JV partners, including SHET and its SSENT Offshore business area.
This capability encompasses all aspects of people planning, scheduling and allocation to ensure the timely and successful execution of the projects. The delivery team's capability focuses on resource management and forecasting or varying lengths (e.g. Monthly, Annual, 5years, 10years), recruitment tracking, and operational efficiency. It includes aspects of analytics, planning, and capacity management to ensure the project resource is optimised.
The capability supports the creation of detailed people plans, alignment of team skills with project requirements. Furthermore, it integrates with project delivery tooling to provide a comprehensive view of people-related metrics, facilitating informed decision-making and quick response to any project changes or challenges. This capability is crucial for managing a large, geographically dispersed team and ensuring that each phase of the construction adheres to scheduled timelines and quality standards.
At present, the Workforce Planning teams use manual processes which are updated on Excel and Visio. The updates require the resource manager to send multiple forms monthly, where managers are expected to input the relevant information regarding staff changes, new starters, leavers etc. which they then send back to the resource manager who then manually updates the organisation chart and forecasted staff plan.
We anticipate the purchase of a Commercial Off The Shelf, Software As A Service, solution, from a skilled and experienced provider in this field. Current anticipated volumes of users (subject to change) is 135 managers and 3500 colleagues/resources to manage.
CPV: Software supply services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1**Access to this opportunity is via the SSE Jaggaer Source-To-Contract systemCancelledRenewal
**Access to this opportunity is via the SSE Jaggaer Source-To-Contract system. If you are not already registered on our Jaggaer system 1. Please confirm that you meet the minimum participation requirements stated on this notice 2. Email the provided contact, or if no response is received, [email protected]**
Full detail of the requirement is provided in the tender documentation
The contracting entities may make additional purchases (such as, but not limited to, modules, licenses, services) from the original supplier utilizing the Negotiated Procedure without prior call for competition.
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).
- Suitability
Prospective suppliers should be able to commit that they have reasonable procedures in place for the prevention of modern slavery, human trafficking, financial crime and bribery
Prospective suppliers should be able to commit to revealing the identity of any third party subcontractors or solutions upon which their delivery of services would be dependent.
Prospective suppliers may be required to sign a Non-Disclosure-Agreement before security sensitive content is shared with them
Other or additional conditions of participation may be set out in the final tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
The financial standing of a prospective supplier must give SHET reasonable confidence that they can successfully fund the services for the duration and accept reasonable liability in line with the level of risk/value their solution presents to SHET.
Other/additional requirements may be set out in the final tender documents.
Minimum: Prospective suppliers must have a minimum turnover of £14m p.a. The prospective supplier responding to the opportunity must be the license holder/IP owner of the solution Other/additional requirements may be set out in the final tender documents. - Technical & professional ability
Prospective suppliers should be able to evidence strong knowledge and experience in the provision of similar requirements.
Minimum: The solution data must be stored in the UK/EU. Prospective suppliers may be required to be accredited to SOC2 or ISO27001 level (or recognized equivalent) It is desirable that suppliers understand the requirements of the NIS directive. Additional requirements may be set out i…
- “Cloud based workforce management software” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Oct 2024, 17:38 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad72Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
2 Dec 2024 → 15 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineDate · IV.2.2 | 18 Nov 2024 | 2 Dec 2024 | +14 d |
Date for PQQ submissions to participate in tender extended to the 2nd of December 2024, 5pm UK time
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- EASTERN GREEN LINK 2 LIMITEDContracting authority
- EASTERN GREEN LINK 3 LIMITEDContracting authority
- National Grid Plc.Contracting authority
- SSE plcContracting authorityElectricity
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.