Planning

IT Service Management and Development (SMD)

  • Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069132

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d5a9

Published 28 October 2025, 4:48pm



Scope

Description

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), in collaboration with Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) Digital, are planning to procure a contract for the provision of IT Service Management and application development services.

In preparation for the procurement, preliminary market engagement is being conducted to seek feedback from prospective suppliers.

The potential route to market is the new Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Technology Services 4 (TS4) Framework Agreement RM6190. The procurement may use Matrix Lot 2.5, comprising: Lot 2 - Transition and Service Integration and Management (SIAM) and Lot 5 - Application and Data Management. The competitive selection process would therefore be restricted to Suppliers who are successful in their bids for the relevant Matrix Lots of CCS TS4.

Further details on the scope of the required services, requirements and key performance indicators are available by emailing the point of contact in this notice.

Total value (estimated)

  • £50,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £50,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
  • Possible extension to 30 April 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 November 2025

Engagement process description

The Buyer would like to obtain feedback from the market on the proposed procurement for IT Service Management and Application Development Services.

A one-hour briefing session will be held at 11am on 03 November 2025 via MSTeams; attendance is limited to two attendees per company. If you are interested in attending please email the point of contact with the name and email address of up to two attendees.

Interested providers are invited to respond to the request for information (RFI) questionnaire; the deadline for responding to the RFI is 5pm 12 November 2025.

Relevant documents are available by emailing the point of contact in this notice.

Participation in this preliminary market engagement process is not mandatory nor are suppliers required to register interest in the planned competition process.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

12 January 2026


Contracting authority

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDHQ-2163-WYMH

55 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2HP

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government