Legal Services Framework
- NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052237
Description
NESO is looking to procure a broad range of Legal Services, including energy and regulatory law by a multi-lot framework agreement for Legal Services (in accordance with the Act) with an initial term of 3 years (+1+1 possible extension).
NESO is looking to set up a 2-lot Legal Services framework agreement following the Competitive Flexible Procedure:
• Lot 1 - Energy Regulation and frameworks - specialist Legal Services
• Lot 2 - General Legal Services
An overview of the disciplines required is covered in Table 1 below.
LOT 1 - ENERGY REGULATION & FRAMEWORKS
1 Electricity/ gas codes
2 Electricity connections
3 Balancing services (electricity)
4 Electricity interconnectors
5 Electricity Market Reform
6 Network competition
7 Gas markets
8 Developing/adapting to new energy legal frameworks
9 Licence change, investigations and other regulatory issues
10 Public Investigation and inquiry processes
11 Planning and major infrastructure projects
12 Information management (energy)
13 Public Law (energy)
14 Competition law and dawn raids (energy)
15 Litigation (energy)
LOT 2 - GENERAL SERVICES
1 General commercial and transactions
2 Public procurement
3 Technology expertise (including Cyber Security, AI, ICT & IoT)
4 Innovation
5 Commercial property/ construction
6 Corporate
7 Finance
8 Intellectual Property (including trademark and patent services)
9 Health, safety and environmental
10 Employment
11 Pensions
12 Insurance (including insurance claims)
13 Information Management (non-energy)
14 Public Law (non-energy)
15 Competition law & dawn raids (non-energy)
16 Litigation (non-energy)
Notices
UK4: Tender notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-061198
- Published
- 1 October 2025, 10:43am
UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-040667
- Published
- 16 July 2025, 6:38pm
UK1: Pipeline notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-026229
- Published
- 23 May 2025, 12:38pm