Lead Provider for Strategic Energy Planning (SEP)
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.5m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
28 Apr 2026
Description
The National Energy System Operator ("NESO") is running a mini-competition under the NESO Legal Framework Agreement to appoint a lead provider to support NESO's Strategic Energy Planning (SEP) directorate. Instructions will range from pre-planned work packages to smaller, discrete unplanned ad hoc matters. This is expected to be from discrete legal queries to the review of large documents prior to publication. The anticipated Charges under this call-off shall be no more than one million five hundred thousand pounds sterling (£1,500,000) (exclusive of VAT).
Scope
- Reference
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- Commercial tool
- Call-off from a framework
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Award under framework
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.5m
Award date
22 Apr 2026
Contract start
07 May 2026
Contract end
08 May 2029
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 22 Apr 2026 · Contract period 07 May 2026 — 08 May 2029
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