{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-06d494-2026-07-31T15:35:39+01:00", "date": "2026-07-31T15:35:39+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06d494", "initiationType": "tender", "planning": { "documents": [ { "id": "070935-2026", "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice", "noticeType": "UK3", "description": "Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070935-2026", "datePublished": "2026-07-27T16:50:51+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "parties": [ { "id": "GB-COH-04508773", "name": "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "04508773" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PGTR-4481-CJPQ" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "1-3 Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2N 5EH", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "onyinye.ehigie@nationalgrid.com" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "privateUtility", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Private utility" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-COH-04508773", "name": "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED" }, "tender": { "id": "WS5629624045", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Strategy Consulting Services", "description": "National Grid is running this global procurement to seek suppliers capable of delivering strategy consulting services across both the United Kingdom and the United States. This scope covers: * Provision of corporate strategy services * Development of strategic plans and roadmaps for all Business Units and Functions * Optimizing Group organization structures * Governance and programme management processes to achieve the organizational vision * Implementation of transformational change to achieve corporate or business unit strategic goals * Definition of success measures to implementation support and capability building * Change management and strategy implementation * Group-level regulatory advisory, covering enterprise-wide regulatory strategy, policy positioning, and major regulatory decisions * Strategic process design and improvement to enable consistent and efficient execution across the enterprise * Provision of overarching strategic input / advisory support on topics related to specialty domains (e.g. Regulation, Operations) Services may support regulated utility activities, non-regulated business activities, and programmes spanning both environments. Suppliers should be capable of operating across the full range of Group, Business Unit, and Functional requirements. The scope explicitly excludes Technical Engineering Consulting Services, IT Professional Services, and PR services. The estimated value stated in this notice relates to anticipated expenditure under the UK framework arrangements only. This procurement forms part of a broader global sourcing programme under which separate US contractual arrangements may also be established.", "status": "active", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79411000", "description": "General management consultancy services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "US", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "US", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "procurementMethod": "selective", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "utilities" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true, "frameworkAgreement": { "maximumParticipants": 3, "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition", "description": "National Grid reserves the right to award the framework to up to 3 suppliers as a result of this procurement process. The award of the contract will be made to the highest-scoring Tenderer as the Primary Tenderer, with the next two highest-scoring Tenderers appointed as Contingency 1 and Contingency 2 respectively, based on the total combined scores achieved across all categories. The scope of work under this tender is divided into regulated and non-regulated work. This Competitive Flexible Procedure will establish a single-lot, multi-supplier framework arrangement, under which National Grid may award Statements of Work that are utility contracts for the purposes of PA23, as well as Statements of Work that are not utility contracts for the purposes of PA23. 1. Awarding Statements of Work that are utility contracts for the purposes of PA23: For regulated Statements of Work, the Statement of Work shall be awarded to the Primary supplier to deliver the relevant requirement, unless one of the contingency triggers applies. A contingency supplier is considered where any of the following occur: 1. The Primary supplier confirms in writing that it cannot meet the required delivery timetable, resource profile or capability requirements 2. The Primary supplier fails to confirm acceptance of an engagement within five (5) working days; or 3. The Primary supplier fails a critical performance measure for two consecutive reporting periods pursuant to the MSA. Where a Contingency supplier is required, National Grid will carry out a structured secondary contingency suitability assessment. This assessment will use a short standard confirmation questionnaire together with evidence already held by National Grid, relevant to the disclosed assessment criteria, including original tender responses and, where available, objective supplier performance information generated under the framework. The assessment will be carried out against a uniform and disclosed set of assignment criteria, as set out below. The following contingency assessment criteria derive from, and do not exceed or add to, the framework award criteria. Assignment criterion: Strategic fit (20%) - Demonstrated relevant experience evidenced in the tender response, including comparable assignments and operating-model fit to the assignment. Capability (20%)- Original tender capability submissions; evaluated technical capability from the ITT; and any known evidence of delivery under the contract. Capacity (20%)-Supplier confirmation of current resource availability; ability to start by the required date; and ability to meet the required timeframe. This criterion is applied primarily as an objective availability/start-date trigger. Commerciality (20%)-Whether the assignment can be delivered under the agreed pricing mechanism; whether the expected resource mix is workable; and whether the budget envelope is feasible using contract rates. Performance (20%)- Performance scored objectively against defined MSA KPIs, recorded and disclosed at establishment as a permitted call-off input. Where no MSA performance record yet exists, this criterion carries zero weight. Refinement of framework award criteria at call-off: Where a Statement of Work is competed between contingency suppliers, National Grid reserves the right to refine (by narrowing or re-weighting) the framework award criteria for that call-off, provided no new criteria are introduced and the framework criteria are not exceeded. Where a Contingency supplier is required, the Statement of Work will be awarded to the highest-scoring Contingency supplier based on the comparative application of the disclosed assignment criteria and the recorded evaluation outcome. Statements of Work will be issued in line with the original contractual terms, with no material changes to the scope or pricing mechanism. This regulated allocation mechanism forms part of the framework and governs the award of all regulated Statements of Work. 2. Awarding Statements of Work that are not utility contracts for the purposes of PA23 For work packages classified as non-regulated, the Primary supplier will be the default service provider. Any alternative allocation to a Contingency supplier will take into account operational need, continuity, supplier suitability and stakeholder requirements. Such allocation is made at National Grid's discretion, provided the requirement has first been documented as not being a utility contract for the purposes of PA23.", "type": "closed" } }, "submissionMethodDetails": "National Grid Procurement will issue the tender documents via SAP Ariba (www.ariba.com) to those suppliers that have expressed their interest in response to the planned procurement notice.", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-09-14T14:00:00+01:00", "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-11-02T23:59:59Z" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "technical", "description": "Technical capabilities that will require demonstration through the tender process include: Experience in providing enterprise-wide strategy consulting services to large, complex organisations, including regulated utilities, infrastructure operators, energy companies and similar asset-intensive businesses. Capability in areas such as corporate strategy, business transformation, operating model design, digital and technology strategy, sustainability and Net Zero strategy, and executive-level strategic advisory services. Capability to support strategic decision-making across complex operational, regulatory and investment environments, including organisations managing multi-billion-pound asset portfolios and critical national infrastructure." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "Technical capabilities that will require demonstration through the tender process include: Experience in providing enterprise-wide strategy consulting services to large, complex organisations, including regulated utilities, infrastructure operators, energy companies and similar asset-intensive businesses. Capability in areas such as corporate strategy, business transformation, operating model design, digital and technology strategy, sustainability and Net Zero strategy, and executive-level strategic advisory services. Capability to support strategic decision-making across complex operational, regulatory and investment environments, including organisations managing multi-billion-pound asset portfolios and critical national infrastructure" } ] }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-11-30T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2029-11-30T23:59:59Z", "maxExtentDate": "2031-11-29T23:59:59Z" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "Following the initial three-year term, National Grid may extend the contract for up to two additional one-year periods at its discretion." }, "value": { "amountGross": 480000000, "amount": 400000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Technical", "numbers": [ { "number": 45, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Presentation", "numbers": [ { "number": 25, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "Commercial", "numbers": [ { "number": 30, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "A-19718", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "description": "To facilitate registration, suppliers should complete the accompanying Expression of Interest (EOI) and SAP Ariba Onboarding Form. Interested suppliers should submit a completed registration form to David.Kammerer@nationalgrid.com by 9 August 2026.", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-19718", "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet" }, { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "072843-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072843-2026", "datePublished": "2026-07-31T15:35:39+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "value": { "amountGross": 480000000, "amount": 400000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "procedure": { "features": "Steps will be undertaken in the following order; Step A - Mandatory eligibility gateway: PQQ Assessment. Tenderers must pass each requirement in the pre-qualification questionnaire to proceed to Step B - Request for Proposal. If a Tenderer fails any requirement, the Tenderer will not progress to Step B or the scored evaluation stage. The pre-qualification questionnaire will be published with the tender documents on SAP Ariba as part of the RFP launch on 10 August 2026. Step B- Request for Proposal 1. Stage 1 - Detailed Set of Competition Documents to request written proposals. As part of this stage, National Grid will also issue a first draft of contract terms to all Tenderers. 2. Desktop Evaluation of Tender Documents 3. Commercial Evaluation 4. Combined Scoring 5. Stage 2 - Supplier Presentations. 6. Non-Scored CEO Conversations - Optional Step 7. Negotiations 8. Stage 3 - Final Evaluation and Scoring: The final award score combines (i) the Stage 1 written technical score , (ii) the Stage 2 presentation score and (iii) the Stage 3 BAFO commercial score, weighted 45% / 25% / 30% respectively, and ranked highest to lowest in accordance with the MAT." }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-08-28T14:00:00+01:00" } }, "language": "en" }