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GEO SCADA WITS Protocol Migration

PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

Portsmouth Water Limited has undertaken a procurement process titled "GEO SCADA WITS Protocol Migration" involving the direct award contract to Schneider Electric Systems UK Limited. This process, under the industry category of mechanical and electrical engineering services, and industrial control software development services, is situated in Havant, UKJ3 region, United Kingdom. The procurement stage currently is at the contract award, scheduled to commence on November 7, 2025, and conclude on December 31, 2026. The key rationale for the direct award stems from exclusive technological and intellectual property rights held by Schneider Electric, crucial for the migration of RTUs to the WITS protocol. This adjustment is necessary due to the obsolescence of the existing telemetry protocol employed by Portsmouth Water.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses that have expertise in RTU migration and database conversion tools. Companies involved in the development and testing of software tools particularly in the scope of industrial control systems, and those capable of providing additional engineering services, may find worthwhile engagement opportunities. Although Schneider Electric Systems UK Limited was awarded the contract based on exclusive capabilities, companies with complementary skills or those providing ancillary services such as site engineering within the utilities sector stand to benefit by aligning their services in support of the project requirements outlined in the contract.

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Notice Title

GEO SCADA WITS Protocol Migration

Notice Description

Portsmouth Water Ltd (PWL) currently communicates with its T4 type RTUs using the existing telemetry protocol. As existing has reached end-of-life with limited support available, PWL needs to use the Geo SCADA DNP3 WITS driver to communicate with each of the existing T4 type RTUs following their conversion from running the Proteus firmware to running the T4 DNP WITS firmware. Following on from a detailed study of the PWL database, and investigation into options, Schneider Electric Systems UK (SESUL) have identified a tool that will allow a user to select any Outstation on the existing PWL database for automatic conversion of its associated database objects to supported standards (DNP3 T4 WITS database objects) except for logic Charts. The scope of this delivery covers the design, development and testing of software tools to support the database conversion process, as well as the creation of Method Statements that detail the steps to be undertaken by SESUL and PWL on their site system. The scope includes all 72 RTUs including addition RTUs (from critical sites) in the factory / testing phase and additional site engineering scope. * Simple complexity Outstation - point counts less than 100 - 42 RTUs in total. * Average complexity Outstation - point counts between 100 and 300 - 21 RTUs in total. * Complex Outstation - point counts greater than 300 - 9 RTUs in total. The new scope of work is to migrate all 72 of these RTU over to WITS protocol using the tools and methodologies developed..

Procurement Information

Portsmouth Water currently have implemented the Schneider GeoScada platform which is integrated into our existing water supply and treatment control network. This software is owned and licensed by Schneider who have the necessary tools, access and security controls to upgrade and modify this platform. There is no feasible alternative to Schneider providing the upgrade services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d21c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067699-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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


CPV Codes

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

72212150 - Industrial control software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£438,028 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20254 months ago
Contract Period
7 Nov 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED
Contact Name
Shivan Gopie
Contact Email
shivan.gopie@portsmouthwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
+442392477999

Buyer Location

Locality
HAVANT
Postcode
PO9 1LG
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ35 South Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Havant
Electoral Ward
Havant St Faith's
Westminster Constituency
Havant

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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