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title: "Procurement Services Operational/Indirects"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0553e1"
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# Procurement Services Operational/Indirects

Buyer: NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0553e1

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## Summary

The National Energy System Operator Limited (NESO), based in Wokingham, England, has completed a procurement process titled "Procurement Services Operational/Indirects" in the energy sector. This contract, covering procurement consultancy services, was awarded to Efficio Limited with a current status marked as "active" effective from 24 June 2025 and is set to extend until 25 March 2026. This nine-month contract extension under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) is designed to ensure the continuity of critical business operations across the UK while NESO transitions all procurement services, including operational sourcing, indirects, and digital data & technology (DD&T), to a single supplier. The procurement process followed a limited method, specifically negotiated without the publication of a contract notice, to address immediate operational needs before finalising a comprehensive procurement strategy.

This procurement contract offers significant opportunities for businesses within the procurement consultancy field, particularly those specialising in procurement process optimisation, requisition management, stakeholder engagement, and supplier management. Companies that excel in strategic sourcing for indirect procurement categories will find this contract beneficial as it involves extensive supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting activities. Additionally, businesses adept at maintaining operational procurement standard operating procedures (SOPs) in line with industry best practices will be well-suited for future opportunities with NESO. This contract not only enhances operational efficiency but also equips participating firms with valuable experience in handling large-scale, strategic procurement services, thereby paving the way for further growth and development in this domain.

## Notice

This contract covers interim procurement services provision for operational procurement services (P2P) and Indirects procurement services - a single team. Operational Procurement (P2P): * Assess current procurement processes and provide recommendations for improvement. * Requisition management: from initial request to purchase order creation (on COUPA then moving to Ivalua and Workday). Review and validate requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procurement policies and procedures. Collaborate with the stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and ensure timely procurement cycle completion. * Stakeholder and supplier engagement: Identify and evaluate potential suppliers for IT and indirect goods and services. Refer to the existing NESO frameworks and contracts. Provide guidance, documentation, and templates to the stakeholders. * Manage bid and buy for IT and indirect categories. * Manage the end-to-end procurement process, including requisition, sourcing, contracting, and purchase order management. * Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures. * Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operational procurement, including requisitioning, sourcing, evaluation, and contract management. Update existing SOPs (P2P) as the process evolves. * Ensure SOPs align with industry best practices, organisational policies, and NESO's compliance requirements. Secure sign-off of the documented SOPs from the governance assigned. * Collaborate with the NESO Procurement and P2P teams on the SOPs to ensure consistent and efficient end-to-end procurement practice. Strategic Sourcing Capability - Indirects: * Conduct market analysis and supplier research to identify potential suppliers. * Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indirect procurement categories. * Create and implement sourcing strategies for each requisition. * Manage supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting processes. * Negotiate contracts and establish agreements that provide value and mitigate risk. * Develop and maintain obligations, including any rebates and discounts accrued and offered by the suppliers. * Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic goals. * Develop and maintain a robust supplier base for each category and lead sourcing activities for new frameworks

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement and contract covers interim procurement services provision for operational procurement services (P2P) and Indirects procurement services - a single team. Operational Procurement (P2P): * Assess current procurement processes and provide recommendations for improvement. * Requisition management: from initial request to purchase order creation (on COUPA then moving to Ivalua and Workday). Review and validate requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procurement policies and procedures. Collaborate with the stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and ensure timely procurement cycle completion. * Stakeholder and supplier engagement: Identify and evaluate potential suppliers for IT and indirect goods and services. Refer to the existing NESO frameworks and contracts. Provide guidance, documentation, and templates to the stakeholders. * Manage bid and buy for IT and indirect categories. * Manage the end-to-end procurement process, including requisition, sourcing, contracting, and purchase order management. * Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures. * Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operational procurement, including requisitioning, sourcing, evaluation, and contract management. Update existing SOPs (P2P) as the process evolves. * Ensure SOPs align with industry best practices, organisational policies, and NESO's compliance requirements. Secure sign-off of the documented SOPs from the governance assigned. * Collaborate with the NESO Procurement and P2P teams on the SOPs to ensure consistent and efficient end-to-end procurement practice. Strategic Sourcing Capability - Indirects: * Conduct market analysis and supplier research to identify potential suppliers. * Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indirect procurement categories. * Create and implement sourcing strategies for each requisition. * Manage supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting processes. * Negotiate contracts and establish agreements that provide value and mitigate risk. * Develop and maintain obligations, including any rebates and discounts accrued and offered by the suppliers. * Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic goals. * Develop and maintain a robust supplier base for each category and lead sourcing activities for new frameworks Additional information: This contract is being put in place as an interim measure to ensure that NESO have in place a competent procurement team to manage essential business as usual across the operational and Indirects procurement function. This is contract is vital to the safe, effective and efficient operation of the national electricity network, causing NESO substantial inconvenience. This will give NESO sufficient time to incorporate all services in a single contract with a single supplier (Operational Sourcing, Indirects and DD&T) under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023).

### Procurement Information

In February 2025 NESO awarded a short term below threshold contract to Efficio Limited for a period of 3 months with a one month extension option which has now been executed - this contract expires on the 24/6/2025. The contract was designed to bridge the need for the services until the start of the new procurement which commenced in March 2025. NESO intended to publish a Transparency notices under F20 on Find a Tender Service. Due to the contract being under threshold we did not publish a contract notice and therefore could not comply with the requirement under that specific notice. In order to mitigate this NESO have published a VEAT notice under UCR regulations to allow for this extension. NESO terminated the March 2025 procurement for the provision of procurement services in June 2025 (procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d52d) to appoint a long term replacement supplier. VEAT notice Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d52d sets out the rationale for this NESO continues to require the procurement services. A new supplier cannot be appointed in a manner that is compliant with the Procurement Act 2023. The loss of these services would result in NESO being unable to procure the services that it needs to undertake its activities and properly manage the existing contracts it has and would lead to the potential loss of services vital to the safe, effective and efficient operation of the national electricity network, causing NESO substantial inconvenience. NESO has now extended the current Efficio limited contract for the Provision of Operational and Indirect Procurement services in order assure critical business as usual activities can be maintained whilst we procure the required services for the future complying with PA2023. The contract is extended by 9 months from 24 June 2025 to 25 March 2026, the total value increased from PS246,000 to PS867,000

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035279-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED |
| Locality | WOKINGHAM |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG41 5BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Winnersh |
| Westminster constituency | Wokingham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EFFICIO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Jun 2025 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035279-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.neso.com

## Provenance

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