---
title: "Opportunity Finder Sept 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Opportunity Finder Sept 2026

Buyer: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8c

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## Summary

UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited is seeking a supplier for its Opportunity Finder geospatial planning service. The requirement covers designing and producing the service to specification, configuring it, providing the underlying platform licence, migrating from the existing pilot, supporting users and carrying out ongoing software development. The work is principally custom software development and software maintenance and repair (CPV 72230000 and 72267000). This is a technology services contract for a geospatial planning platform used by a major electricity network operator. The buyer is based in London. The requirement suits suppliers able to provide an end-to-end managed software service, combining geospatial application development, platform operation, migration and continuing enhancement.

The procurement reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. It has four stages: a Procurement Specific Questionnaire and conditions of participation; a request for proposal assessed using a balanced scorecard; a product demonstration and further balanced-scorecard assessment; and negotiation followed by final selection. Enquiries closed on 15 September 2026 at 15:00 UTC, and expressions of interest were due by 28 September 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The intended award decision period ended on 18 December 2026 at 23:59 UTC. The contract is scheduled for 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2030, with renewal options of up to two further years on a 1+1 basis. Its estimated value is £800,000 excluding VAT, or £960,000 including VAT. Evaluation is 35% technical quality and 65% commercial offer.

This opportunity suits software companies with experience delivering production geospatial planning systems rather than only prototypes. Relevant capability includes translating a defined specification into a reliable production service, configuring and licensing a platform, migrating data or functionality from a pilot, and providing responsive support and ongoing development. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate the product and carry out further technical assessment before negotiation and final selection. The requirement also favours organisations able to manage the full service lifecycle, including platform operation, maintenance, repair and future enhancement of the geospatial planning module. Firms with strong commercial proposal capability will be well placed because the final selection gives greater weight to the commercial offer than to the technical assessment.

## Notice

Provision, configuration, support and ongoing development of the Opportunity Finder geospatial planning service: production solution to specification, platform licence, migration from the pilot.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0001

Options: Potential development of the module and enhancement of the platform.

Renewal: Up to 2 years (1+1).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082658-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | £800,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 13:39 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082658-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082658-2026
  1st September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=59c65457-2af6-45dd-bc3b-9b7b3aafc7d9

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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