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Flexible Benefits Platform (including Brokering Service) and Employee Reward & Recognition Platform

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:13.

Opportunity overview

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is an independent, public corporation at the centre of the energy system with a view to create access to reliable, clean and affordable energy in the UK. Following its transition into public ownership, NESO is seeking to appoint a provider(s) to provide for the People function a reward and benefit software as a service platform solution for their 2,800 primarily UK based employees. Lot 1 Flexible Benefits Platform and brokering service (Estimated spend £7681779 of which 52% is pass through spend to benefit providers) Lot 2 Employee Reward & Recognition Platform (Estimated spend £5498319) NESO is exploring competitive options via public sector frameworks and is therefore starting the process as a PA23 engagement to get market insight. We are releasing the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire which will help us validate the strategy at Gate 0 and to understand what the market is able to offer.

Classification

  • CPV48400000 — Business transaction and personal business software package
  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • CPV98300000 — Miscellaneous services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-06023a
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Oct 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Oct 2034, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48400000
Description
Business transaction and personal business software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79900000
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
98300000
Description
Miscellaneous services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
NESO would like interested organisations to complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/e/T2MadKHZGP which NESO will then collate in order to develop their understanding of the market and complete their assurance process. Further communication in the form of notices will then be published via Find a Tender Service (FTS).
Due
23 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
004650-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jan 2026, 10:15
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11014226

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11014226

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHQL-5234-MWWV

Address

Street Address
St Catherine's Lodge Bearwood Road
Locality
Wokingham
Postal Code
RG41 5BN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wokingham · UKJ11 · RG41 5BN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 001614-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 001650-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 004650-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·