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NESO Interim Capability

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 18:46.

Opportunity overview

National Energy System Operation (NESO), has awarded an interim capability agreement to Palantir Technologies UK Limited (Palantir) for continued licencing and support for Connections and Skip Rate related activities. A redacted copy of the signed contract will be made available within 90 days of signature.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.

Matched by number
Published award value
£17.7m
Awarded
24 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07042994
Location
London, UKI31, EC3V 9DU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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-06ed0c
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
It was considered that the contract can be awarded directly in accordance Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 paragraph 6 (absence of competition for technical reasons) of Schedule 5. NESO currently runs two critical business processes - Connections and Skip Rates using the Palantir Foundry platform which is underpinned by proprietary architecture licensed exclusively by Palantir, Palantir possesses the specialist knowledge, technical expertise and the system knowledge required to maintain and support the solution effectively. Transitioning to an alternative supplier is not possible without significant cost, resource commitment and delivery risk to meet regulatory obligations. It would require the replacement of or significant redevelopment of the current data analytics environment, including migration of data, security accreditation of the replacement solution to the required standards, and training of NESO personnel. This contract has been put in place to enable continuity of the existing critical platform services whilst a competitive procurement is undertaken. A Pre-Market Engagement notice for the strategic modelling capability has been published. Disruption to the platform or associated services would impact the operational continuity of NESO's customer facing services and NESO's ability to fulfil regulatory requirements.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

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
Organisation 2
Name
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.
Id
GB-COH-07042994

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07042994

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCNQ-5186-DMPX

Address

Street Address
Birchin Court 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3V 9DU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKM
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07042994
Name
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
8 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
8 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Possible extensions in 6 month increments will be used if required to enable business continuity and transition out of the services (all or in part) if required.

Value

Including VAT
20,129,619
Amount
16,799,683
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Availability - Performance Commitment
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Migration Readiness - Migration readiness as per tracked capability
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Exit -Export Completeness
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Exit -Documentation
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Exit -Knowledge Transfer
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Exit - Critical Defects
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Exit - Security Closure
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
Exit - Residual Data
Entry 9
Id
9
Title
Exit - Timetable

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094458-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Oct 2026, 17:12
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 081532-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 081534-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 094458-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·