Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
St Catherine's Lodge
Wokingham
RG415BN
Contact
Tennille Madigan
tennille.madigan@nationalenergyso.com
Telephone
+44 7795483583
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Procurement Services Indirect & IT
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,800,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK Wide - any NESO location
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £48,000,000
two.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.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Suppliers that responded to the PIN notice
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.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.
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
two.2.14) Additional information
Via Ariba
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-002091
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 March 2025
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
26 March 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.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 six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
OFGEM
London
Country
United Kingdom