Published
GB-Solihull: Sector digital platform for energy, water, and waste industries
Notice number: ocds-b5fd17-439e4f3f-56f2-4339-bc15-893c8e6c25f7
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Contracting authority
- Energy and Utility Skills Limited
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 21, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a strategic digital partner to design, develop, and deliver a new, sector-level digital platform for the energy, water, and waste industries, aiming to provide a unified entry point and support national workforce planning. The scope of work encompasses Operational, Professional, and Transitional Assistance Services, initiated by a crucial Discovery Phase to define business requirements, assess the technical ecosystem, and confirm the software scope, followed by a Development Phase for design, delivery, and testing. Key technical requirements include a cloud-hosted solution compatible with Microsoft environments, robust API provision for content ingestion, ISO 27001 certification, integration with the Quartz database, and stringent security and testing protocols. Bidders must demonstrate financial stability through three years' statements and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including £10 million for Employers' Liability and £5 million each for Public Liability, Professional Indemnity, and Cyber Liability. The procurement phase concludes with an ITT Response Deadline of 30 October 2026, leading to a contract signing by 31 March 2027, with the agreement…
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline includes a procurement phase with specific dates and an operational phase with defined milestones and duration mechanisms.
Procurement Timeline Milestones:
- ITT Issued: Friday 21 August 2026
- Deadline for Submission of Clarification Questions: 17:00, Friday 25 September 2026
- Response to Clarification Questions published: 17:00, Friday 09 October 2026
- ITT Response Deadline: 17:00, Friday 30 October 2026
- Presentations and Interviews: To be scheduled between Monday 30 November and Friday 11 December 2026
- Notification of Contract Award: By Friday 19 February 2027
- Contract Signed: By 31 March 2027
Phases Mentioned:
- Discovery Phase: This is a research and investigation phase that precedes any design, development, or technical implementation work. It aims to establish business requirements, assess the current technical ecosystem, confirm scope and priorities, confirm success criteria, and identify dependencies, risks, and subsequent phases. There is a "Discovery Phase Completion Date" by which a Discovery Report must be submitted.
- Development Phase (Phase 1/MVP): This phase follows the Discovery Phase and involves the design, development, delivery, and testing of the software.
Contract Duration:
The agreement commences on the "Commencement Date" and continues until the later of the date the work is completed to the customer's satisfaction or 24 months after the last Acceptance Date for the Supplier Software. There is also a mention of an "Initial Term" which can be extended by up to 2 years with 6 months' written notice from the Customer prior to its expiry. The specific "Commencement Date" or the length of the "Initial Term" are not explicitly stated.
Sources
- 1EUSG ITT PART A - Background Content Requirements v1.0 210826.pdf — “to deliver Discovery and Phase 1 (MVP) 14.8 Confidentiality and data handling All bidder submissions will be handled in accordance with EUSG procurement policies and applicable data protection legislation. Bidders should…”
- 2Appendix 1 - EUSG Software Development Agreement V1.0 210826.pdf — “this Agreement and for the Discovery Phase Completion Date and the Completion Date. 3.3 In performing the Services, the Supplier shall comply with the Customer's reasonable instructions to ensure minimal disruption to th…”
- 3Appendix 2 - EUSG Master Services Agreement Version 1.0 210826.pdf — “between any of the provisions in the main body of this Agreement and the Schedules, the provisions in the main body of this Agreement shall prevail. 1.12 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated bo…”
- Compatibility with Microsoft-based systems and data environments
- Cloud-hosted solution
- Provision of APIs
- Support for ingestion of job feeds, training feeds, and third-party content via APIs
- Version control
- Robust automated and manual testing
- Security testing
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability scanning
- Clear environment strategy covering development, testing/staging, and live operation
- Structured release management
- Discovery (methodology)
- Use of modern, well-supported technologies
- Adherence to widely recognised industry standards and development practices
- ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) certification
- Integration with Quartz database (EUSR)
- Encryption in transit and at rest
Sources
- 1EUSG ITT PART A - Background Content Requirements v1.0 210826.pdf — “practices, including encryption in transit and at rest. • 6.5 Implement monitoring, logging and audit trails for key events and data access. Support regular security testing, including vulnerability scanning and penetrat…”
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DIRECTORY • 6 FILES
- Appendix 2 - EUSG Master Services Agreement Version 1.0 210826.pdf962 KBPDF
- EUSG ITT PART C - Scoring v1.0 210826.pdf217 KBPDF
- EUSG ITT Appendix 3 – Pricing Table Template v1.0 210826.docx78 KBDOCX
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