AwardedAwarded 16 October 2026

Information Systems Services Framework Agreement

Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc · Private utility

In brief

Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc awarded IT and software work to Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, I.T. Professional Services Limited and Expleo UK Limited and 1 others on 16 October 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £455,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 May 2026.

It is split into 10 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Northern Powergrid is looking to establish an Information System Services Framework Agreement that will deliver all regulated business digital, cyber, and managed service requirements across the following ten Lots: 1. Infrastructure Operations 2. Application Operations 3. End User Computing 4. Cyber Operations 5. Service Integration 6. Oracle 7. Technical Services 8. Transformation Services 9. Platform Engineering 10. Testing Services Lots 1 to 6 (inclusive) are "business as usual" managed services. Lots 7 to 10 (inclusive) are future requirements that are required to respond to our evolving industry.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Infrastructure Operations
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of infrastructure operation services, including but not limited to data centre services, data centre networking, infrastructure security services, and business continuity.

IT services and software£18,640,155
Application Operations
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of application operation services including but not limited to application maintenance and support, service deployment and decommissioning, lifecycle management, application security services, and business continuity.

IT services and software£19,747,491
End User Experience
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of end user experience services including but not limited to service desk, end user compute, and Teams rooms.

IT services and software£12,272,973
Cyber Operations
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of cyber operation services including but not limited to security testing, security incident response, business continuity, and crypto management.

IT services and software£6,690,155
Service Integration
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of service integration services including but not limited to service operation, continual service improvement, eco-system vendor management, and service quality.

IT services and software£4,863,050
Oracle
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of Oracle services including but not limited to application support, annual upgrades, vulnerability management, and platform/cloud management.

IT services and software£11,437,500
Technical Services
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of technical services including but not limited to governance, demand management, dispute resolution, and service level agreement management.

IT services and software£895,903
Transformation Services
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of transformation services including but not limited to programme and project delivery services, technical delivery services, system integration, and data/business analysis.

IT services and software£300,745,949
Platform Engineering
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of platform engineering services including but not limited to platform engineering and automation, cloud and hybrid integration, developer enablement, development, security & operations and compliance, Observability and reliability engineering, and platform operations and continuous improvement.

IT services and software£3,045,174
Testing Services
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
What this lot covers

Provision of testing services including but not limited to test service set-up and governance, functional testing services, performance and load testing, integration testing, data testing services, and compatibility testing.

IT services and software£895,903

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Not statedTechnical Services—
Not statedOracle—
Tata Consultancy Services LtdInfrastructure Operations£7,266,486
Awarded 16 October 2026
Tata Consultancy Services LtdApplication Operations£9,186,534
Awarded 16 October 2026
I.T. Professional Services Limited (SME)End User Experience£10,612,800
Awarded 16 October 2026
Expleo UK LimitedCyber Operations£4,144,000
Awarded 16 October 2026
Mastek UK LtdService Integration£4,064,396
Awarded 16 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 066869-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 068162-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 073727-2025
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 098076-2026

About the buyer

  1. Adobe Licenses for the London Borough of Lewisham

    London Borough of BrentUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £55kestimated
  2. Client Support Framework (CSF)

    East West Rail Company LimitedUK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon11 hours leftExpress interest3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £350mframework ceiling
  3. Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System

    North Tyneside Borough CouncilNorth EastIT services and software, Legal services

    Closing soon11 hours left

    £200kestimated
  4. Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazine

    Scottish Library and Information CouncilScotlandLeisure, culture and events, IT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours left

    £1.6mestimated
  5. Fleet Management System

    North East Derbyshire District CouncilEast MidlandsIT services and software, Vehicles and fleet

    Closing soon11 hours leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated

From notice 066869-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2025, last updated 16 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 16 October 2026.