Planning

SD-WAN

  • YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056294

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05999f

Published 12 September 2025, 3:38pm



Scope

Description

Yorkshire Water is exploring the role that SD-WAN could play in enhancing its network operations, improving its technical capabilities, cyber security, network reporting, and operational resilience.

This exploratory initiative is focused understanding market options available for SD-WAN overlay systems, underlay systems, and combined systems.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 32430000 - Wide area network
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 72720000 - Wide area network services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

14 October 2025

Engagement process description

Yorkshire Water is undertaking a market engagement exercise to explore the role that SD-WAN could play in enhancing its network operations, improving its technical capabilities, cyber security, network reporting, and operational resilience.

The market engagement will run from 12 September 2025 until 14 October 2025 at 5pm (UK time).

Suppliers wishing to participate are invited to submit their expressions of interest and access further information by contacting Matt Bamforth at matt.bamforth@yorkshirewater.co.uk


Procedure

Special regime

Utilities


Contracting authority

YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02366682
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGT-3622-WXBQ

Western House

Bradford

BD6 2SZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKE41 - Bradford

Organisation type: Private utility