Notice Information
Notice Title
Operator Console
Notice Description
Design, Implementation and Support of the Operator Console solution as per the below: * Provision of a detailed solution design including the following components: * Operator Console desktop * 'Single pane of glass' display across monitors plus a touchscreen & stylus-enabled display sitting at the tabletop level * Seamless interaction and interoperability across a wide range of applications and networks within the 'single pane of glass' concept * No physical KVM or manual display-switching; the solution must be compatible with a single keyboard/mouse * Configurable role-based and user-based personalization of display layouts * Retention of existing physical telephony with capability to migrate to soft client, with the necessary headset connection at each console * Network connectivity as required within console, between consoles and from consoles to comms-room sources. * Design patterns to support extensibility of the solution onto additional desks or to additional control rooms at a future date * Implementation of Operator Console solution: * Deployment of desktop infrastructure (e.g. keyboard, mouse, displays, controllers, networking) onto existing ENCC physical desktops. * Deployment of end-user compute and associated hardware. This may be deployed under the control room desks or racked in a comms room environment, and we would like to explore both options as part of this RFP. * Deployment of highly-resilient connectivity between consoles and compute infrastructure (utilising existing networking suppliers). Strictly Confidential 4 * Implementation of the console across 3 sites: Control Room 1, Control Room 2 and the Control Training Unit. Please note that Control Room 1 and the Control Training Unit are at the same physical site, but different building areas, and Control Room 2 is at a separate physical site. * Early Life Support (ELS) period during the first 12 weeks following the project golive OR until agreed exit criteria are satisfied * Support of Operator Console solution * Provision of second-line support, on an 8-year time horizon as per the Agreement stated below. * 24-hour operational support including on-site response where required
Lot Information
Lot 1
Design, Implementation and Support of the Operator Console solution as per the below: * Provision of a detailed solution design including the following components: * Operator Console desktop * 'Single pane of glass' display across monitors plus a touchscreen & stylus-enabled display sitting at the tabletop level * Seamless interaction and interoperability across a wide range of applications and networks within the 'single pane of glass' concept * No physical KVM or manual display-switching; the solution must be compatible with a single keyboard/mouse * Configurable role-based and user-based personalization of display layouts * Retention of existing physical telephony with capability to migrate to soft client, with the necessary headset connection at each console * Network connectivity as required within console, between consoles and from consoles to comms-room sources. * Design patterns to support extensibility of the solution onto additional desks or to additional control rooms at a future date * Implementation of Operator Console solution: * Deployment of desktop infrastructure (e.g. keyboard, mouse, displays, controllers, networking) onto existing ENCC physical desktops. * Deployment of end-user compute and associated hardware. This may be deployed under the control room desks or racked in a comms room environment, and we would like to explore both options as part of this RFP. * Deployment of highly-resilient connectivity between consoles and compute infrastructure (utilising existing networking suppliers). Strictly Confidential 4 * Implementation of the console across 3 sites: Control Room 1, Control Room 2 and the Control Training Unit. Please note that Control Room 1 and the Control Training Unit are at the same physical site, but different building areas, and Control Room 2 is at a separate physical site. * Early Life Support (ELS) period during the first 12 weeks following the project go live OR until agreed exit criteria are satisfied * Support of Operator Console solution * Provision of second-line support, on an 8-year time horizon as per the Agreement stated below. * 24-hour operational support including on-site response where required
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded following a Further Competition conducted under the Crown Commercial Service RM6098 Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Under Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Dynamic Purchasing Systems are fully compliant procurement procedures, and all required advertising was completed when the DPS was originally established. Individual call-offs under a DPS do not require a separate contract notice in Find a Tender or the OJEU prior to award. Therefore, the award of this contract without a prior publication of a call-for-competition notice is lawful and compliant
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065afa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016455-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,540,036 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOKINGHAM
- Postcode
- RG41 5BN
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Winnersh
- Westminster Constituency
- Wokingham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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