Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
St Catherine's Lodge
Wokingham
RG415BN
UK
Contact person: Tennille Madigan
Telephone: +44 7795483583
E-mail: tennille.madigan@nationalenergyso.com
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.neso.energy.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.neso.energy.com
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.Ariba.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.ariba.com
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement Services Indirect & IT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79418000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Contract notice is a call for competition and is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform that NESO intend to contract with any current Supplier or a Capable Economic Operator that responded to the PIN notice issued 21/1/2025 and are able to provide comprehensive Procurement Service's covering both Indirect and IT categories
NESO National Energy System Operator for Great Britain main function is making sure that Great Britain has the essential energy it needs by ensuring supply meets demand every second of every day. The support functions specifically procurement help NESO achieve their key objectives to Britain.
Scope of Work - Indirect & IT Categories.
The preferred Supplier will be UK based with a wealth of onshore experience in the Public Sector Space. They will provide procurement operations, category support and sourcing capability services. This project aims to enhance our procurement processes for indirect and IT procurement categories, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance.
They will lead sourcing activities end-to-end for new contracts and frameworks across various indirect categories such as HR, Benefits, Rewards, General Management Consulting, Technical Management Consulting, Learning and Development, Professional Services, and IT (Hardware, Software, Infrastructure, Platforms, Networks, etc).
The supplier must bring public sector procurement expertise and ensure compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations (UCR) and Public Contracts Regulations (PCR), including competence and capability to meet PA 2023 requirements.
All documents and submission responses are strictly via the Ariba system only. Please contact Tennille.madigan@nationalenergyso.com for any questions.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79418000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK Wide - any NESO location
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NESO National Energy System Operator for Great Britain main function is making sure that Great Britain has the essential energy it needs by ensuring supply meets demand every second of every day. The support functions specifically procurement help NESO achieve their key objectives to Britain.
Scope of Work - Indirect & IT Categories.
The preferred Supplier will be UK based with a wealth of onshore experience in the Public Sector Space. They will provide procurement operations, category support and sourcing capability services. This project aims to enhance our procurement processes for indirect and IT procurement categories, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance.
They will lead sourcing activities end-to-end for new contracts and frameworks across various indirect categories such as HR, Benefits, Rewards, General Management Consulting, Technical Management Consulting, Learning and Development, Professional Services, and IT (Hardware, Software, Infrastructure, Platforms, Networks, etc).
The supplier must bring public sector procurement expertise and ensure compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations (UCR) and Public Contracts Regulations (PCR), including competence and capability to meet PA 2023 requirements.
All documents and submission responses are strictly via the Ariba system only. Please contact Tennille.madigan@nationalenergyso.com for any questions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
48 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Incremental extension options of up to 2 years subject to business case approval by the Authority.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The term of the agreement can be incrementally extended by up to a total of 2 years.
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Via Ariba
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-002091
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/03/2025
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
26/03/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2025