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FW Services - Operational Technology Framework - Extended Deadline

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:25.

Opportunity overview

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc (SHET) trading as SSEN Transmission has identified a requirement to establish an OT specific Framework of suppliers to maintain a dedicated pool of suppliers to support the successful delivery of our T3 programme. Details of the programme can be found at https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/globalassets/documents/riio-t3-documents/ssent-riio-t3-business-plan.pdf *** Original notice published is Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020450. This notice is to reflect change to dates, including change of deadline for PQQ responses from 09.06.25 @12:000 to 16.06.25 @12:00 ***

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1. Substation OT Prof Services (security assurance in substations, firewalls, common platforms)£240m · Including VAT
  • Lot 2. OT Security Services inc. Training & Awareness£240m · Including VAT
  • Lot 3. OT Infrastructure and Network Services inc. Substations (hardware, networking)£240m · Including VAT
  • Lot 4. OT Operations (BAU Support and Development)£240m · Including VAT
  • Lot 5. Data Center Hosting£240m · Including VAT
  • Lot 6. Delivery Services£240m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-054719
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
SSEN invite interested suppliers to view the Tender Documents on our Jaggaer e-procurement system under "Current Opportunities" here: https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=426 Full details of the service required and how to respond to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire can be found on that page.
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
16 Jun 2025, 12:00

Procedure

Features
PQQ to be issued -2 step procedure under PA23 utilising Jaggaer / Find a tender. Open Framework to be utilised. Following PQQ evaluation, down selection will be made to move to ITT stage. Awards will be made per lot. Total of 6 available lots

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
open
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Refer to PQQ/ITT documentation
Buyer Categories
SSE group companies
Is Open Framework Scheme
Yes
Open Framework Scheme End Date
31 Jan 2034, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
1 Nov 2025, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1. Substation OT Prof Services (security assurance in substations, firewalls, common platforms)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Design and build of security solutions to be deployed into substation environments, including the infrastructure and services for backup, monitoring, endpoint protection and firewalls. • Design and build of physical security solutions for substation environments, including automated access control systems (AACS), CCTV, and other access control and monitoring solutions such as key safes and door contact sensors. • Procure and supply the hardware for the security solutions. In most cases this will be free issued by SSEN-T. • Provide ongoing 2nd line maintenance and support of the service / solution. • Consultancy engagements focused on future development or addressing emerging challenges, specific to Lot 1.

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Purchase via call off contracts

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2. OT Security Services inc. Training & Awareness
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Training and Awareness - Development of training content to educate users of operational technology about the risks from cyber security threats. • Provide specialised OT Security Consultancy and related services including process development and assurance (IDAM, VM, Change Management), maturity assessment, collation and summary of threat intelligence, testing and configuring security tools (Firewalls, EDR, IDS, SIEM). • Security architecture - risk assessing a new changed system IT/OT systems to ensure security principles are followed and residual risks are understood. • Penetration testing - undertaking targeted investigations to highlight vulnerabilities within our existing systems and controls that could be exploited by a threat actor. • OT Forensics - capability to undertake forensic investigations on low level devices used within the electricity sector. e.g. those running Realtime operating systems such as Vxworks. • Consultancy engagements focused on future development or addressing emerging challenges, specific to Lot 2.

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Purchases via call off / SoWs as required

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3. OT Infrastructure and Network Services inc. Substations (hardware, networking)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Design and build of IT/OT infrastructure to be deployed into data centres and data rooms within offices. Including hardening of servers, software installation, network configuration, physical deployment (racking and wiring). • Design and build supporting applications such as identity services, domain management, key management and backup servers. • Provide infrastructure support, including patching, processing change requests, fault investigation and repair. • Design, build or procurement of network infrastructure to include but not limited to Routers, Switches, Firewalls and typical Datacentre technologies • Consultancy engagements focused on future development or addressing emerging challenges, specific to Lot 3.

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Requirements to be made via call off / SoWs as required

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Lot 4. OT Operations (BAU Support and Development)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Provide specialist application support and development for OT Applications including PowerOn, PI to respond to incidents, facilitate configuration changes and deliver updates. • Provide technical assistance for wider OT estate, including Active Directory and firewalls - often required as part of fault diagnosis, technical remediation and/or project resourcing • Provide assistance and expertise with build and support of physical and virtual OT Windows clients. Building, applying and testing new client images via SCCM for use in Production OT environment. • DR testing - provide technical expertise with backup solutions such as NetBackup & Rubrik, to assist with comprehensive DR restoration tests for our OT servers and applications. • Consultancy engagements focused on future development or addressing emerging challenges, specific to Lot 4.

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Requirements to be made via call off / SoWs as required

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Lot 5. Data Center Hosting
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Provide data center hosting in a secure and resilient environment suitable for critical national infrastructure (CNI) (likely to be Tier 3 as a minimum) with proximity to the SSEN Transmission OT network in the north of Scotland and connectivity to public cloud services. • Provide data center hosting to Security Check Level to meet Cabinet Office requirements.

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Requirements to be made via call off / SoWs as required

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Lot 6. Delivery Services
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Description
• Professional and Consultancy services. • Skillset with Operational Technology (OT) expertise. Roles to include, but not limited to; 1. Business analysis 2. Design development 3. Testing 4. Change management 5. Architecture 6. Project delivery and management 7. Technical design 8. Service design

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000,000

Options

Description
Framework - Requirements to be made via call off / SoWs as required

Award criteria

Weighting Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
cost
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
price
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 3
Name
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Type
quality
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per PQQ / ITT Doumentation

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Item 6
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
031698-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Jun 2025, 17:52

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-SC213461
Name
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM77
Country
GB
Locality
Perth
Postal Code
PH1 3AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
privateUtility
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Private utility

Identifier

Id
SC213461
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Perth · UKM77 · PH1 3AQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054719-2025-06-11T17:52:33+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·