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# HPE CNI Support & Professional Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpe-cni-support-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077e85). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED: "HPE CNI Support & Professional Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-energy-system-operator-limited-gov-pc1425)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,165,632 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpe-cni-support-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077e85#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077e85`

## Before you bid
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- **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/hpe-cni-support-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077e85#tl-md)

## Description
National Energy System Operator Limited (NESO) intends to award an interim contract to Hewlett-Packard Limited (HPE) for the provision of support, maintenance and associated Professional Services for existing HPE infrastructure supporting NESO's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).
The requirement covers four existing HPE infrastructure environments: Legacy infrastructure supporting core CNI operations; HPE infrastructure underpinning Balancing Mechanism activities; HPE server, storage and associated infrastructure supporting the Electricity CNI environment; and the HPE Nimble HF20 storage estate.
Services include, as applicable, hardware maintenance, break-fix and replacement, firmware and software support, Complete Care, mature/post-end-of-support-life support, incident response, technical assistance and associated OEM support services. Services will be provided remotely and/or onsite according to the applicable support requirements and service levels.
The contract also provides a controlled mechanism for in-scope HPE Professional Services associated with the supported estate and its transition. Additional services will be instructed through approved Statements of Work or Change Requests, subject to agreed commercial rates, NESO approvals and purchase order controls.
The currently identified core support requirement is approximately £1.166 million excluding VAT. The maximum proposed contract value is £2,165,631.69 excluding VAT (£2,598,758.03 including VAT), including capacity for controlled in-scope Professional Services and changes during the contract term. The maximum value is a contractual ceiling and does not represent guaranteed expenditure.
The contract is expected to run from signature until 31 December 2027. This interim arrangement maintains continuity of support for the existing HPE CNI estate while NESO develops its longer-term technology and sourcing strategy.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** HPE CNI Support & Professional Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hewlett Packard Ltd t/a Hewlett Packard Enterprise**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167036`
  - Value: £2,165,632 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096106-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T12:54:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T07:59:48.864Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077e85