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Tender to provide media buying services to SSEN’s for its DNO customers (2026-2029) SSEN (SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC and SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC) would like to invite proposals from trusted parties who are experts in their field who will provide specialist, customer-facing media buying services tailored to regulated distribution activities and public awareness campaigns. This includes the following. 1. Strategic media planning and advisory services to support customer communications objectives. 2. Buying, placement and management of media across appropriate channels to maximise reach and value for money. 3. Ongoing optimisation and performance management of media activity throughout delivery. 4. Monitoring, reporting and evaluation of media performance. 5. Compliance with regulatory, governance and brand requirements applicable to a regulated distribution network operator. Aim To appoint a supplier capable of delivering effective and value for money media buying services that support SSEN’s customer communications objectives. Scope We are seeking to appoint a media agency to support the SSEN brand and the delivery of its marketing campaigns for a period of three years subject to satisfactory performance and annual review with the option to extend, at SSEN’s discretion, for a period of up to two additional years. The media agencies will provide wide-ranging support which will include, and not limited to, brand and marketing polling pre and post campaign, media selection and schedule development, covering a range of channels suited to our audience.

The Authority is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as a means of procuring Flexibility Services.

Southern Electric Power Distribution Plc and Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution Plc (SSEN) are looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as a means of procuring Flexibility Services.

Southern Electric Power Distribution intends to award framework agreements to contractors who have the necessary capacity, capability, and expertise to deliver Rising Lateral Mains Inspection and Intervention works, as fully detailed in the slide pack attached. The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documents (Rising and Lateral Mains Works - PQQ Questions) can be downloaded from www.sse.com/potential-suppliers (Call for Competition drop down). Should you wish to participate in this PQQ, please email Nicola.Compton@sse.com and confirm your request to be invited to respond to the PQQ. Please advise if you are are/are not registered on Jaggaer. If your company is already registered on Jaggaer, please contact Nicola.Compton@sse.com by email to register interest, you will be added to the event and a confirmation email will be sent to you, confirming the usernames registered to your Jaggaer account. If your company is not already registered on Jaggaer, please contact (Nicola.Compton@sse.com) with the name of your company and contact email address. We will start the registration process for you and you will receive an invitation by email to complete this. Once you have completed the registration, please let us know and we will activate your account, following which you will be able to access and complete the PQQ. You will then be added to the PQQ event within our Jaggaer procurement system which can be accessed through the link already provided. Any queries should be sent to the above email address unless you have been added to the Jaggaer event, in which case queries should be sent through the Jaggaer messaging system.

Southern Electric Power Distribution intends to award framework agreements for the construction, repair, maintenance and dismantlement of overhead lines and poles on Distribution Networks up to and including 33kV. Whilst conducting Overhead Lines (OHL) Works, there will be a requirement to provide associated ancillary services such as jointing, traffic management, excavation, reinstatement and underground installation of cable. There will also be an expectation that the Supplier will provide their staff to assist with repairs to the OHL network due to adverse weather. The Supplier will make available their normal resource levels in support of such emergency weather events. The geographical spread covers the Distribution South Network, namely the regions of Thames Valley, Ridgeway, Wessex, and Southeast (including the Isle of Wight). Document can be found free of charge at https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/1748622/2137087/foldersFilesList.si?isOnModification=false&_ncp=1726245338099.1993667-1 Should you wish to participate in this PQQ please email deborah.johnstone@sse.com to confirm your request to be invited to respond to the PQQ. Please advise if you are are/are not registered Jaggaer. If your company is already registered on Jaggaer, we will invite you to the event and a confirmation email will be sent to you, confirming the usernames registered to your Jaggaer account. If your company is not already registered on Jaggaer, please include the name of your company and contact email address when you email us to express interest. We will start the registration process for you, and you will receive an invitation by email to complete this. Once you have completed the registration, please let us know and we will activate your account, following which you will be able to access and complete the PQQ. Any queries should be sent to the above email addresses unless you have been added to the Jaggaer event, in which case queries should be sent through the Jaggaer messaging system. All PQQ submissions must be made through the Jaggaer event, we are unable to accept any submissions by email.

Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution Plc and Southern Electric Power Distribution Plc are looking to purchase battery packs suitable to provide power back up for electrically powered medical equipment.

The Authority is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as a means of procuring Flexibility Services.