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<TED_EXPORT><NOTICE_DATA><NO_DOC_EXT>2026-000006</NO_DOC_EXT><DOC_ID>004650-2026</DOC_ID><URI_DOC>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004650-2026</URI_DOC><PUBLISHED>2026-01-20T10:15:09Z</PUBLISHED></NOTICE_DATA><FORM_SECTION>
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      <id>004650-2026</id>
      <date>2026-01-20T10:15:09Z</date>
      <tag>planningUpdate</tag>
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      <previousNotice>001650-2026</previousNotice>
      <ocid>ocds-h6vhtk-06023a</ocid>
      <parties>
        <name>NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED</name>
        <id>GB-COH-11014226</id>
        <identifier>
          <scheme>GB-COH</scheme>
          <id>11014226</id>
        </identifier>
        <additionalIdentifiers>
          <scheme>GB-PPON</scheme>
          <id>PHQL-5234-MWWV</id>
        </additionalIdentifiers>
        <address>
          <streetAddress>St Catherine&#039;s Lodge Bearwood Road</streetAddress>
          <locality>Wokingham</locality>
          <postalCode>RG41 5BN</postalCode>
          <country>GB</country>
          <countryName>United Kingdom</countryName>
          <region>UKJ11</region>
        </address>
        <contactPoint>
          <email>nesoprocurement@neso.energy</email>
        </contactPoint>
        <roles>buyer</roles>
        <details>
          <classifications>
            <scheme>UK_CA_TYPE</scheme>
            <id>publicUndertaking</id>
          </classifications>
        </details>
      </parties>
      <buyer>
        <id>GB-COH-11014226</id>
        <name>NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED</name>
      </buyer>
      <planning>
        <milestones>
          <id>1</id>
          <type>engagement</type>
          <description>
            <p>NESO would like interested organisations to complete the following form:</p>
            <p>https://forms.office.com/e/T2MadKHZGP</p>
            <p>which NESO will then collate in order to develop their understanding of the market and complete their assurance process. Further communication in the form of notices will then be published via Find a Tender Service (FTS).</p>
          </description>
          <dueDate>2026-01-23T23:59:59Z</dueDate>
          <status>scheduled</status>
        </milestones>
      </planning>
      <tender>
        <title>Flexible Benefits Platform (including Brokering Service) and Employee Reward &amp; Recognition Platform</title>
        <description>
          <p>The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is an independent, public corporation at the centre of the energy system  with a view to create  access to reliable, clean and affordable energy in the UK.</p>
          <p>Following its transition into public ownership, NESO is seeking to appoint a provider(s) to provide for the  People function a reward and benefit software as a service platform solution for their 2,800 primarily UK based employees.</p>
          <p>Lot 1 Flexible Benefits Platform and brokering service</p>
          <p>(Estimated spend £7681779 of which 52% is pass through spend to benefit providers)</p>
          <p>Lot 2 Employee Reward &amp; Recognition Platform</p>
          <p>(Estimated spend £5498319)</p>
          <p>NESO is exploring competitive options via public sector frameworks and is therefore starting the process as a PA23  engagement  to get market insight.  We are releasing the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire which will help us validate the strategy at Gate 0 and to understand what the market is able to offer.</p>
        </description>
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          <id>1</id>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>48400000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>79900000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>98300000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <deliveryAddresses>
            <region>UK</region>
          </deliveryAddresses>
          <relatedLot>1</relatedLot>
        </items>
        <value>
          <amountGross>15816000</amountGross>
          <amount>13180000</amount>
          <currency>GBP</currency>
        </value>
        <mainProcurementCategory>services</mainProcurementCategory>
        <specialRegime>utilities</specialRegime>
        <aboveThreshold>true</aboveThreshold>
        <techniques>
          <hasFrameworkAgreement>true</hasFrameworkAgreement>
        </techniques>
        <lots>
          <id>1</id>
          <contractPeriod>
            <startDate>2026-10-31T00:00:00Z</startDate>
            <endDate>2030-10-30T23:59:59Z</endDate>
            <maxExtentDate>2034-10-30T23:59:59Z</maxExtentDate>
          </contractPeriod>
          <hasRenewal>true</hasRenewal>
        </lots>
      </tender>
      <language>en</language>
    </UK2_2023>
  </FORM_SECTION></TED_EXPORT>
