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title: "FW Services - Operational Technology Framework"
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# FW Services - Operational Technology Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-operational-technology-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC: "FW Services - Operational Technology Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £240,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: sse.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-hydro-electric-transmission-plc-coh-sc213461)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £240,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 17 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-operational-technology-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0510d3`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** SSE group companies · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-operational-technology-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sse.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsse.app.jaggaer.com%2Fesop%2Fguest%2Fgo%2Fopportunity%2Fdetail%3FopportunityId%3D426)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw-services-operational-technology-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d3#participate

## Description
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc (SHET) trading as SSEN Transmission has identified a requirement to establish an OT specific Framework of suppliers to maintain a dedicated pool of suppliers to support the successful delivery of our T3 programme. Details of the programme can be found at Our RIIO-T3 Business Plan - SSEN Transmission

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Substation OT Prof Services (security assurance in substations, firewalls, common platforms)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Design and build of security solutions to be deployed into substation environments, including the infrastructure and services for backup, monitoring, endpoint protection and firewalls.    
•	Design and build of physical security solutions for subst...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: OT Security Services inc. Training & Awareness
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Training and Awareness – Development of training content to educate users of operational technology about the risks from cyber security threats.
•	Provide specialised OT Security Consultancy and related services including process development and as...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: OT Infrastructure and Network Services inc. Substations (hardware, networking)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Design and build of IT/OT infrastructure to be deployed into data centres and data rooms within offices. Including hardening of servers, software installation, network configuration, physical deployment (racking and wiring).
•	Design and build supp...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: OT Operations (BAU Support and Development)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Provide specialist application support and development for OT Applications including PowerOn, PI to respond to incidents, facilitate configuration changes and deliver updates.
•	Provide technical assistance for wider OT estate, including Active Dir...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Data Center Hosting
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Provide data center hosting in a secure and resilient environment suitable for critical national infrastructure (CNI) (likely to be Tier 3 as a minimum) with proximity to the SSEN Transmission OT network in the north of Scotland and connectivity to...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Delivery Services
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000,000
- **Description:** •	Professional and Consultancy services.
•	Skillset with Operational Technology (OT) expertise. Roles to include, but not limited to;
1.	Business analysis
2.	Design development
3.	Testing
4.	Change management
5.	Architecture
6.	Project delivery and m...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/11/2033

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (15)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186358`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 10 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **NCC Group Security Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177666`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 11 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ORANGE CYBERDEFENSE UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171484`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 12 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **PROSOURCE.IT (UK) LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXGD-2228-WRQR`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 13 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **SWORD IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169022`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 14 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147821`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 15 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **EXPONENTIAL-E LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142888`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 2 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **AMENTUM CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180459`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 3 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 4 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179132`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 5 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **BRIGHTSOLID ONLINE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103108`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 6 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153592`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 7 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179282`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 8 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **HCL TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-101288`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

- **Award:** 9 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **JACOBS U.K. LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12560`
  - Value: £240,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020450-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-19T16:09:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:31:19.239Z
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