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2025 - National Grid - Request to Participate in tender establishing a Global Capability Centre for Engineering Services

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

National Grid UK Limited has announced a public procurement process to establish a Global Capability Centre for Engineering Services. The process is currently in the tender stage, with a focus on a wide range of services, including engineering, IT, administration, defence, and business services. Interested parties are invited to submit a request to participate by 29th September 2025. The procurement is taking place under a selective method following a competitive flexible procedure, as outlined in Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. The initiative aims to strategically transform National Grid's Enterprise Business Services and expand its offshore operations, ideally in India, with an estimated total contract value ranging between £100 million and £250 million excluding VAT.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the engineering, IT, and consulting sectors, particularly those with experience in design, build, operate, and transfer (DBOT) models or similar setups. The successful party will collaborate closely with National Grid to design and operationalise the GCC, with potential benefits including a long-term partnership and opportunities for extensions beyond the initial five-year contract. Companies with strong technical capacities, project management skills, and a strategic approach to large-scale operations in Asia, particularly India, would find this tender aligns well with their growth ambitions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2025 - National Grid - Request to Participate in tender establishing a Global Capability Centre for Engineering Services

Notice Description

This notice invites participants to submit a request to participate in a competitive flexible procedure for the award of a contract under Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. This is not an invitation to submit tenders. National Grid (NG) is an energy company operating in the UK and US. We deliver electricity and gas safely, reliably and efficiently to the customers and communities we serve - all while working towards a clean energy future. The company is currently undergoing a strategic transformation of its Enterprise Business Services (EBS) organisation and as part of this initiative is successfully operating Engineering Support Services (ESS) activity in India via an incumbent supplier arrangement. ESS is a proven, flexible, and scalable model providing highly skilled engineering support services with diverse technical, project, and analytics skills via an outsource model that transforms engineering processes. At National Grid, these engineering services activities include, but are not limited to, System Modelling and Early Development, Work Management Support, Asset Management Support, Project Controls and Data Management Support. We now wish to create our own Global Capability Centre (GCC) to deliver engineering services at scale and at pace, and we are looking for a single supplier* to I. Establish, grow and deliver engineering services capability at pace II. Co-create and collaborate with us to design the road map to get to the desired end state of an NG-led GCC III. Play an active role as we develop a detailed project plan and Statement of Work that allows us to establish an NG-led Global Capability Centre. IV. Operationalise the Global Capability Centre This notice is for a wide range of services (and, where applicable, supporting goods, works or services) to support National Grid achieve its target end-state of a Global Capability Centre for engineering services in India. Our preference is to establish its GCC using a design build, operate and transfer model, however we are open to other pathways Phase 1 - Design The successful party collaborates with NG to define the requirements of our GCC including location, physical space, office layout, IT infrastructure and network connectivity, service standards and operational requirements and compliance with local laws and regulations. These requirements must satisfy our needs for today and future needs. This phase ensures the GCC is tailored to NG's strategic and operational needs before the Build phase and has the necessary plans and documentation, budget and internal approvals. Phase 2 - Build The successful party establishes the GCC infrastructure, recruits talent and focuses on delivering the planned design on time and within scope and budget. We expect National Grid will be responsible to set up legal entities and gain regulatory approvals. Phase 3 - Operate The successful party will deliver and manage day-to-day operations including engineering services and the necessary enabling functions such as HR, payroll, IT support, compliance, and employee engagement. This phase resembles traditional outsourcing, with service levels and governance models aligned to NG's expectations. Phase 4 - Transfer The successful party is jointly responsible with NG to complete appropriate transfers including operational knowledge, systems and staff to NG within the agreed timescale in such a way that service delivery and service standards are not affected. Phase 5 - After completion of the Transfer phase, both parties may agree additional works for example, enduring functional support such a Finance or IT etc. The deadline for completed requests to participate to be submitted via https://forms.office.com/r/37mdZZdR66 is 17:00 London 29-Sep-25. Please Note National Grid's offshore operations are currently based in India via an incumbent supplier arrangement and India is a preferred location for our Global Capability Centre. However, we intend to explore location strategy as part of our qualification and sourcing activities. National Grid wishes to provide additional insight into the estimated total value figure included in this notice because this public notice permits only a single figure. National Grid used best endeavours when estimating the total cost over the planned duration of this contract and believes the total cost to be in the range of PS100,000,000 to PS250,000,000 excluding VAT (PS100 million to PS250 million) Merger/Affiliates Participation Rule. Where two or more suppliers in this competition become connected persons (including by acquisition, merger or common control) at any time: (i) pre-completion they must participate independently and maintain effective information barriers; (ii) post-completion the group must nominate one supplier to remain in the competition within five (5) working days of completion and withdraw the other(s). National Grid may set evidence requirements, request undertakings and, where necessary, exclude one or more suppliers for breach of procedure or improper behaviour, applying equal treatment and proportionality. * A 'single supplier' could include a joint venture or prime contractor although it should be noted a prime contractor will be responsible for management and delivery of all sub-contract elements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The contract may include options to include emerging scope directly related to delivery of engineering services for example, if new technologies become available that enable faster or more efficient delivery of engineering services.

Renewal: National Grid intends to award an initial contract for 5 years with 3 possible 12-month extensions. National Grid reserve the right to determine the duration of any contract extensions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05939e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059304-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£250,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 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
NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2N 5EH
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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