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Published 28 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lead Provider for Strategic Energy Planning (SEP)

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED (Public body)

Award under frameworkUtilities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Apr 2026
Awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Energy System Operator ("NESO") conducted a mini-competition under the NESO Legal Framework Agreement to appoint a lead provider to support NESO's Strategic Energy Planning (SEP) directorate that can bring deep sector expertise.

Instructions will range from pre-planned work packages to smaller, discrete unplanned ad hoc matters. This is expected to be from discrete legal queries to the review of large documents prior to publication.

The anticipated Charges under this call-off shall be no more than one million five hundred thousand pounds sterling (£1,500,000) (exclusive of VAT).

Specific scopes of work arising during the term of the contract will be commissioned through individual Order Forms issued under the call-off contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST
Last source update
21 May 2026, 22:34 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047451
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c6b Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    21 May 2026, 22:34 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP8 May 2026 – 8 May 2029 · up to 30 Jan 2031Extensions: This call-off shall come to an end on the earlier of: the expiry date of the Initial Term of the Framework Agreement or earlier termination date; such other date as determined in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement; or Where the actual Charges incurred by the Customer under this call-off have not reached the maximum call-off value the Customer and Supplier may agree an extension provided the Framework Agreement remains in force. · Options: Any variations to the call-off are in line with the NESO Legal Services Framework T&Cs£1,500,00023 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

    Signed
    29 Apr 2026
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    29 Apr 2026 – 29 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Jan 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    This call-off shall come to an end on the earlier of: the expiry date of the Initial Term of the Framework Agreement or earlier termination date; such other date as determined in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement; or the date on which the actual Charges incurred under this Order Form reach the Maximum Order Value. Where the actual Charges incurred by the Customer under this call-off have not reached the maximum call-off value the Customer and Supplier may agree an extension provided the Framework Agreement remains in force.
    Options
    Any variations to the call-off are in line with the NESO Legal Services Framework T&Cs.

    No agreed KPIs: The estimated value of the contract is below the threshold at which KPIs are mandatory under Section 52 of the Procurement Act 2023. Formal KPI reporting requirements have therefore not been applied to this contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 11014226 · GB-PPON: PHQL-5234-MWWV St Catherine's Lodge Bearwood Road, Wokingham, South East, RG41 5BNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GOWLING WLG (UK) LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC304378GB-PPON: PMTV-6479-YMNX 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender