Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Wales And West Utilities
Wales & West House, Spooner Close, Coedkernew
NEWPORT
NP108FZ
Contact
Rebecca Crisp
wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Companies House
05046791
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/
one.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Design & Build: Industrial Control System (ICS) Network
Reference number
WWU1303
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wales & West Utilities (WWU) is embarking upon a significant programme of work to rearchitect its industrial control system (ICS).
WWU is seeking to partner with an organisation who can work with us on this endeavour and is interested in hearing from companies with expertise in architecting secure operational technology (OT) environments in cloud instances.
This is a design and build tender, and the successful supplier will work with us on all aspects and phases of this programme, from discovery and design, through to proof of concept and testing and production deployment.
You will be required to -
• Design, document and deploy new cloud networks
• Consult, advise and design OT architecture and governance processes
• Design a layered network at Purdue layers 3 and 3.5
• Align the architecture closely with accepted best-practice ICS reference architecture
• Produce high quality architectural design documentation, to include diagrams produced in a recognised diagramming language such as UML.
In order to be considered for this contract, you must meet the following requirements -
• You must be NCSC CAF assured
• You must have previous experience in designing OT/ICS architectures and the Purdue reference architecture.
• You must have prior experience of designing in Cloud environments
• Companies with this experience of undertaking similar projects in the CNI sector are of particular interest.
WWU are holding a supplier engagement call on Tuesday 4th April at 9am where our Cyber team will provide greater detail on this opportunity. If you are considering whether this is an opportunity you'd like to tender for, please email wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk who can invite you to the session so that you can find out more.
WWU would like to invite expressions of interest (EOI) based on the information specified and for interested suppliers to submit their EOI to wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wales & West Utilities (WWU) is embarking upon a significant programme of work to rearchitect its industrial control system (ICS).
WWU is seeking to partner with an organisation who can work with us on this endeavour and is interested in hearing from companies with expertise in architecting secure operational technology (OT) environments in cloud instances.
This is a design and build tender, and the successful supplier will work with us on all aspects and phases of this programme, from discovery and design, through to proof of concept and testing and production deployment.
You will be required to -
• Design, document and deploy new cloud networks
• Consult, advise and design OT architecture and governance processes
• Design a layered network at Purdue layers 3 and 3.5
• Align the architecture closely with accepted best-practice ICS reference architecture
• Produce high quality architectural design documentation, to include diagrams produced in a recognised diagramming language such as UML.
In order to be considered for this contract, you must meet the following requirements -
• You must be NCSC CAF assured
• You must have previous experience in designing OT/ICS architectures and the Purdue reference architecture.
• You must have prior experience of designing in Cloud environments
• Companies with this experience of undertaking similar projects in the CNI sector are of particular interest.
WWU are holding a supplier engagement call on Tuesday 4th April at 9am where our Cyber team will provide greater detail on this opportunity. If you are considering whether this is an opportunity you'd like to tender for, please email wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk who can invite you to the session so that you can find out more.
WWU would like to invite expressions of interest (EOI) based on the information specified and for interested suppliers to submit their EOI to wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 3 years, in 12 month increments.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 April 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Participants wanting to participate in this sourcing activity must confirm their expression of interest and ability to provide the service required by e-mailing wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk before the deadline of
19th April 2023.
Please include the following information in your email:
1) Full company name;
2) Main contact details (name, job title, email address, and telephone numbers).
3) Bravo registration details - registered name and email address
Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal Bravo which requires suppliers to be registered to participate, failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the sourcing event. Suppliers not already registered in the Bravo system will also need to complete the Bravo registration process. To register in the Bravo system please proceed to the WWU procurement portal at the following web address and click "Register", sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk. For support during the registration process please visit the how to register section of the portal, or contact Bravo Solution through the following routes: Phone: 0800 0698630 Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk
WWU are holding a supplier engagement call on Tuesday 4th April at 9am where our Cyber team will provide greater detail on this opportunity. If you are considering whether this is an opportunity you'd like to tender for, please email wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk who can invite you to the session so that you can find out more.
This notice has been edited to remove sensitive information after publication.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wales and West Utilities
Newport
Country
United Kingdom