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Published 21 Jan 2025, 17:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement Services Indirect & IT

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)

+7 more

Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£4,800,000exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 18 Mar 2025

Next notice expected 19 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement Services Solution in conjunction with NESO covering: Operational Sourcing, Indirects and IT (DD&T)

CPV: Procurement consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£48,000,000

Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · UK Wide

Extensions: The term of the agreement can be incrementally extended by up to a total of 2 years. · Incremental extension options of up to 2 years subject to business case approval by the Authority.Second stage: up to 20 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

79418000 Procurement consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 21 Jan 2025, 17:25 GMT
Last source update: 25 Jun 2025, 17:50 BST
Authority reference: FTS 008107-2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035222
Classification (CPV): Procurement consultancy services
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 more
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d52d Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: NESO identified possible irregularities in the procedure adopted which renders it unsafe to continue with the procurement and the award of the contract.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations

Submission deadline: 18 Mar 2025
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.ariba.com ↗

Timeline

19 Feb 2025 → 25 Jun 2025 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
19 Feb 2025
Submission deadline
18 Mar 2025
Invitations to tender expected
26 Mar 2025
Notice published
25 Jun 2025, 17:50 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025

Published value published: £4,800,000
5 Mar 2025, 16:41 GMT
Status changed to active
5 Mar 2025, 16:41 GMT
Procurement method changed
5 Mar 2025, 16:41 GMT
Deadline moved to 18 Mar 2025
5 Mar 2025, 16:41 GMT
+40 days · was 5 Feb 2025, 18:00 GMT
Buyer details updated
5 Mar 2025, 16:41 GMT
Status changed to complete
25 Jun 2025, 17:50 BST
Buyer details updated
25 Jun 2025, 17:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyEnergyElectricity GB-COH: 1014226 · GB-COH: NESO0012 ADDRESS, Wokingham, UKContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

DESNZReview body London
OFGEMReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria