Strategic Enterprise Modelling Capability Solution

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    "title": "Strategic Enterprise Modelling Capability  Solution",
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    "description": "NESO is inviting suppliers to take part in pre-market engagement to help us understand market capability, appetite and  enterprise solution options for Strategic Capability for end-to-end Modelling Services.\nAs NESO continues its transformation into an independent public corporation and advances its strategic data and digital capabilities, it is seeking to establish a modern enterprise CNI technical platform that enables the consistent representation, management and governance of data, models, calculations, business concepts and relationships across the organisation. \nThe proposed capability will enable enterprise-wide technical solution for modelling, analytical transparency, decision support and AI-enabled innovation. This technology is aimed at establishing capabilities including but not limited to Energy data ontology and orchestration layer, lineage of source to decision auditability, cross modelling scenario analysis and complex modelling, when needed. It is intended to support the integration of data, context, calculations, scenarios and business knowledge across a range of NESO services, technology platforms and operational domains. NESO operates in a Critical National Infrastructure environment hence there is a need to comply to  NESO's Data and Security policy and control postures. \nNESO is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to:\n•\tUnderstand the maturity of currently available market solutions.\n•\tInform the future procurement strategy and requirements.\n•\tExplore implementation, transition and operating model options.\n•\tUnderstand commercial models, licensing approaches and contractual considerations.\n•\tAssess supplier capability, experience and innovation within this market.\n•\tIdentify potential risks, dependencies and transition requirements associated with replacement of existing services.\n \nThe solution is expected to support outcomes including but not limited to:\n•\tAchieve trust and transparency in NESO's advice to stakeholders, customers/industry participants regulators  through improved quality of modelling outputs and ability to trace from source to recommendation/ decisions. \n•\tAchieve measurable at pace decision making and optimum developer experience through seamless, intuitive and self-serve capabilities. \n•\tEnhanced interoperability between NESO's data, analytical and operational platforms.\n•\tAchieve standardization, common representation and rigour in NESO's energy modelling and analytics by connecting data, context, calculation and scenarios and demonstrable adherence to Data standards, analytical standards and technical standards aligned to NESO's operational requirements.\n•\tEstablish modern best-in-class technical capability enabling innovation opportunities and exploit AI \n•\tProvision of secure, resilient and highly available services \nAt this stage the contract term is anticipated to be an initial term of 5 years with extension options up to 2 years in 12-month increments however this may change based on the discussions held as part of the Pre Market Engagement Activity to ensure NESO can meet its key and strategic objectives.",
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        "description": "NESO is using this engagement to test our thinking on a Strategic Enterprise Modelling Capability Solution and understand what suppliers could deliver through any future contract. The following engagement process is indicative\nCorrespondence:\nInterested parties can notify of their interest to  NESOProcurement@neso.energy  to be registered by the engagement deadline date on NESO's iValua platform to:\n•\tBe informed of the engagement process and timeline and any updates.\n•\tAccess and complete any required questionnaire/documentation which NESO will then collate to develop their understanding of the market and complete their assurance process. \n•\tSubmission of clarifications, if required .\nNESO will take appropriate steps to maintain transparency, equal treatment, and fair competition, including sharing relevant information from engagement activity as appropriate via the Ivalua platform. \nParticipation in this engagement does not confer any advantage or disadvantage in future procurement activities.\nBriefing Session:\nNESO intends to hold  an online briefing session and will issue further information to registered suppliers who have expressed an interest. Suppliers attending will have the opportunity to ask questions.  All questions will be collated and shared via the iValua platform.\nPresentations:\nNESO may seek presentations and will communicate and liaise with all interested parties should this be required.\nNESO may decide not to proceed with a procurement, may proceed using a different scope or structure, or may undertake further preliminary market engagement on additional topics before progressing further."
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