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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED |
| Main Category: | — |
| Procurement Method: | Direct award |
| Method Rationale: | Unicorn is the only viable supplier capable of providing the complete requirement due to the specialist technical nature of the ECP and OPDE applications and the ENTSO-E governance arrangements. For ECP, Unicorn is the only capable supplier to provide the required maintenance and support. For OPDE, the supplier market is highly specialised and limited, with only Unicorn having the complete required technical expertise across the application components used by NESO. There are no reasonable alternative suppliers capable of providing the complete scope required by NESO, and a change of supplier would create significant technical and operational risk to these business-critical applications. |
| Tender Status: | Closed |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | Not specified |
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| Award value: | £1,318,515 |
| Award status: | Pending |
Provision of ongoing maintenance and application operation support services for NESO's European Energy Communication Platform (ECP) and Operational Planning Data Environment (OPDE) applications. These business-critical applications enable secure communication and the exchange of operational planning data between NESO, European Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and interconnectors in accordance with ENTSO-E requirements. The services include application and technical support, incident and problem management, change and configuration management, deployment and release support, service requests, user support and associated operational support activities.
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Book a free consultation →| Release Date: | 26 August 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Contract Start Date: | 7 September 2026 |
| Contract End Date: | 7 September 2031 |
| Contract Duration: | 5.1 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-06ed06 |
| Notice Reference: | 081516-2026 |