Notice Information
Notice Title
FW Services - Operational Technology Framework - Extended Deadline to 20/06
Notice Description
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 NB. Original notice published is Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020450 & updated on notice identifier 2025/S 000-031698. This notice is to reflect change to dates, including change of deadline for PQQ responses from 16.06.25 @12:00 to 20.06.25 at 12:00
Lot Information
Substation OT Prof Services (security assurance in substations, firewalls, common platforms)
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.
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
OT Security Services inc. Training & AwarenessTraining 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
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
OT Infrastructure and Network Services inc. Substations (hardware, networking)* 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 Page 6 to 15 * Consultancy engagements focused on future development or addressing emerging challenges, specific to Lot 3.
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
OT Operations (BAU Support and Development)* 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 Page 7 to 15 * 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.
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
Data Center Hosting* 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.
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
Delivery Services* 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
Options: Framework - Purchase via call off contracts
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05492c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032552-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £240,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PERTH
- Postcode
- PH1 3AQ
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Electoral Ward
- Perth City North
- Westminster Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032552-2025
16th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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