SD-WAN

{
  "id": "056294-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2025-09-12T15:38:41+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05999f",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-02366682",
    "name": "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05999f",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "planning",
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2030-08-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "32430000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Wide area network"
          },
          {
            "id": "32500000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Telecommunications equipment and supplies"
          },
          {
            "id": "72720000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Wide area network services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "SD-WAN",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "Yorkshire Water is exploring the role that SD-WAN could play in enhancing its network operations, improving its technical capabilities, cyber security, network reporting, and operational resilience.\nThis exploratory initiative is focused understanding market options available for SD-WAN overlay systems, underlay systems, and combined systems.",
    "specialRegime": [
      "utilities"
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-02366682",
      "name": "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKE41",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Bradford",
        "postalCode": "BD6 2SZ",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Western House"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "privateUtility",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Private utility"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02366682",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "matt.bamforth@yorkshirewater.co.uk"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PXGT-3622-WXBQ",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "056294-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056294-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-09-12T15:38:41+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-10-14T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Yorkshire Water is undertaking a market engagement exercise to explore the role that SD-WAN could play in enhancing its network operations, improving its technical capabilities, cyber security, network reporting, and operational resilience.\nThe market engagement will run from 12 September 2025 until 14 October 2025 at 5pm (UK time).\nSuppliers wishing to participate are invited to submit their expressions of interest and access further information by contacting Matt Bamforth at matt.bamforth@yorkshirewater.co.uk"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}