Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Gas Networks (SGN)
St Lawrence House, Station Approach
Horley
RH6 9HJ
UK
E-mail: mobasshir.mushtaq@sgn.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sgn.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The scope of work is to deliver a Secure Service Edge (SSE) solution to enable Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of work is to deliver a Secure Service Edge (SSE) solution to enable Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). This new service will provide SGN with enhanced security controls to protect enterprise traffic to the internet, cloud services, and applications. The solution is intended for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend for a further two years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of work is to deliver a Secure Service Edge (SSE) solution to enable Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). This new service will provide SGN with enhanced security controls to protect enterprise traffic to the internet, cloud services, and applications. The solution is intended for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend for a further two years.
The project will replace our current web proxy service with a Secure Service Edge (SSE) solution.
SSE provides continuous risk assessment of sessions to be able to react in real time to risky behaviour, unlike current web proxies which only risk assess on connection. ZTNA and SSE will provide connectivity from any device based on identity, allowing for more flexible working end user use cases. This will also provide better risk assessments due to wider context of security controls applied to the sessions. This enhanced capability ensures more comprehensive protection for SGN now and into the future for management of cyber risks and continuous compliance towards our enhanced Cyber Assessment Framework (eCAF) requirements.
Details of the operational support will be discussed once a product has been selected. At this stage SGN would like to ensure support criteria can be met along side the technical requirements.
SSE is the convergence of networking and security to provide a seamless and secure access. It will provide SGN with new security controls and services to protect enterprise traffic to the internet, cloud services and applications.
The following are key features required but, not limited to;
1. Zero Trust Network Access oversight and control
2. Cloud Firewall capability
3. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (this will also consist of integration with existing DLP solution on the Microsoft estate)
4. Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
5. Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) (this will also consist of integration with existing CASB solution on the Microsoft estate)
6. Seamless SSL inspection
7. Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
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:
2021/S 000-000004
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
SGN
St Lawrence House,
Horley
RH6 9HJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025