Public procurement notice: Periodic Indicative Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-12-27
Buyer: National Grid UK Ltd/National Grid USA Service Company, Inc
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 32420000 | 32424000 | 50312110 | 72100000 | 72266000: Software consultancy services
Estimated value: 210000000 USD

Technical requirements: The objective of this PIN is to provide notice regarding sourcing any, or all, of the following components. Suppliers should contact National Grid to indicate their expression of interest in bidding for each of the 4 components, National Grid will then confirm the applicable codes which suppliers must register against in Achilles' UVDB for the Pre Qualification event.
National Grid is looking to deliver next generation capabilities in data center, networks, and improve the operating model. This will enable the secure provision of reliable services to the business.
Operationally it’s key that National Grid achieve improved service delivery speed, scalability, and flexibility delivered though the optimization of data center footprint, automation of operations and the developing and implementing hybrid cloud architectures that meet National Grid’s current needs and can flex to meet our future needs.
The final scope has yet to be fully approved, however the lots are due to be split into the following components:
(a) global approach for data center’s complying to regional regulatory concern’s. (Servicing USA and UK business);
(b) facilities to host IT hardware including (but not limited to) servers, storage, secure archive and backup, networking equipment and all associated inputs including space, power connectivity, required cooling and heating facilities;
(g) management and monitoring of all co-located services (i.e. power efficiency, environmental, physical and cyber security);
(h) maintain a secure physical environment and maintain secure systems in line with National Grid standards.
(a) data center managed services to provide operational support for scope of existing datacenter and cloud estate;
(b) for servers including but not limited to OS, hypervisor, all storage services, backup, patches, licensing, asset management, capacity management, incident management, configuration management, problem management; etc
(c) data center managed services to provide operational support for scope for future data center and cloud estate;
(b) support and maintenance of applications except where required to provide the underlying data center services;
National Grid is an international electricity and gas company primarily based in the UK and North-Eastern US. We play a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to millions of people in a safe, efficient and reliable manner. National Grid’s principal operations are the ownership and operation of regulated electricity and gas infrastructure networks in the UK and the US, serving around 19 000 000 consumers directly and many more indirectly. National Grid also has interests in related markets, including electricity interconnectors, metering services, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities and property in the UK, LNG storage and transportation, unregulated gas transmission pipelines and home energy services in the US.


Award value: 210000000