Planning

National Gas Enterprise Networks Enduring

NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC

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Planning

11 Aug 2023 at 13:54

Summary of the contracting process

The National Gas Transmission PLC is planning a procurement process titled "National Gas Enterprise Networks Enduring" in the services industry category. The process involves seeking UK-based services for network management and support for its enterprise network. The main activities will include LAN / WAN / remote sites / WiFi provision, with a focus on separating its network from National Grid. The event will be held at the National Gas HQ in Warwick and across approximately 40 sites in the UK mainland (excluding Northern Ireland). The deadline for expressions of interest is 8th September 2023 at 6:00 pm.

This tender by National Gas presents an opportunity for businesses in the computer network services industry to engage in providing ongoing management and maintenance services for hardware and software. Suitable businesses with expertise in data network management, network management software services, and computer network services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Interested parties can contact ben.farn@nationalgas.com for further information and to express their interest in participating in the Early Market Engagement event planned for Q3 of calendar year 2023.

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Notice Title

National Gas Enterprise Networks Enduring

Notice Description

National Gas is seeking to engage with the market to explore opportunities to procure UK-based services for the provision of a network management and support partner for its enterprise network including LAN / WAN / remote sites / WiFi provision. As part of its separation from National Grid, National Gas has engaged its incumbent network partner to separate its existing network from that of National Grid - this includes the physical and logical separation of LAN / WAN / WiFi and the supporting management services (e.g. NOC, monitoring software, etc).

Lot Information

Lot 1

National Gas is undertaking Early Market Engagement (EME) to validate its indicative strategy to procure a UK-based service (excluding Northern Ireland) which will deliver a "walk in take-over" of a newly built enterprise network which provides connectivity to National Gas HQ and satellite sites. It is envisaged that this may encompass the support and maintenance of WAN, LAN and WiFi, including hardware and software maintenance, network monitoring (NOC) and control (though not CSOC which is provided by National Gas) and incident management (to be managed through National Gas Service Management service desk - that is currently being procured through a separate procurement activity). Staff involved in the delivery of the services will require appropriate security clearance - it is currently envisaged that this will be United Kingdom Security Vetting - Security Check (SC). It should be noted that National Gas are considering retaining ownership and governance of the Enterprise Network. The indicative requirement is for a partner to provide the ongoing management and maintenance of the hardware and software and to ensure the Enterprise Network is appropriately monitored and to resolve issues as they arise - this is subject to validation through early market engagement. Additional information: National Gas envisages launching a formal procurement process in due course and requires no active engagement from prospective partners at this stage. National Gas will be running a supplier event (indicatively in Q3 of calendar year 2023) to provide further information and undertake some Early Market Engagement (EME) to solicit feedback from the market on indicative procurement strategies for this requirement. This EME activity will likely include 1-2-1 sessions with interested suppliers to discuss and validate procurement options, along with potential written submissions in response to questions posed by National Gas. Should you wish to register an email address for attendance at such an event (likely virtual) please send the details of your interested party to the following address. Procurement Lead: Ben Farn Contact Details: ben.farn@nationalgas.com All communications and queries arising from this PIN should be conducted on email through the Procurement Representative detailed above. Please ensure all emails on this notice include the following in the subject box: National Gas Enterprise Network Enduring Sourcing (expression of interest) Any queries must be submitted no later than 18:00 hrs (UK time) 8th September 2023 for this PIN and expressions of interest to participate in early market engagement. Please note, your decision to participate or otherwise in this early market engagement does not preclude your later participation in the next phase of the process. National Gas shall not be responsible for or pay for any costs or expenses that may be incurred by the supplier in the preparation and submission of a response to this event. The submission deadline for you to register your 'expression of interest' in the Early Market Engagement call for Q3 of calendar year 2023 is 18:00 hrs (UK time) 8th September 2023. Your expression of interest should be sent to the Procurement representative for this tender event, as follows: ben.farn@nationalgas.com

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ef26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023598-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72511000 - Network management software services

72700000 - Computer network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
Contact Name
National Gas Transmission Procurement
Contact Email
ben.farn@nationalgas.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 6DA
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Myton & Heathcote
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

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