Tender

Strategic Consultancy and Technology Services Framework

• ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-031214

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-067c7a

Published 3 April 2026, 5:10pm

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Scope Lots (6)
- Lot 1. Transformation Programme Services and Delivery
- Lot 2. Project and Business as Usual (BAU) Change Resourcing
- Lot 3. Digital
- Lot 4. Specialist Utilities Services
- Lot 5. Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Lot 6. Security
Framework Submission Award criteria Other information Procedure Documents Contracting authority

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Description

INTRODUCTION

Energia Group is a leading energy provider operating across both the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (NI), supplying electricity and gas to a broad and diverse customer base. In ROI, Energia serves over 300,000 residential and small business electricity and gas customers. In NI, its subsidiary Power NI is the largest electricity supplier, with approximately 550,000 domestic and business electricity customers. The Group also serves large industrial and commercial customers across the island, providing tailored energy solutions, including renewable energy offerings and energy efficiency services. Energia plays a central role in the island's energy transition, underpinned by a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and customer-centric services.

This procurement forms a key component of Energia's broader technology transformation strategy. As the energy sector undergoes rapid change driven by evolving customer expectations, increasing regulatory complexity, and the transition to net zero, Energia is committed to modernising its technology platforms to ensure agility, resilience, and long-term value delivery.

Energia Group requires strategic partners to support us through this transformation, partnering with us to deliver both enterprise scale transformation and scalable, resilient, adaptable technology services that can support unified, efficient service across our operating markets.

Please click on the below link for further information on Energia Group ("Energia").

https://www.energiagroup.com /

Energia wish to appoint a multi supplier framework agreement to provide support in the enhancement and development of new systems and business processes.

This framework is intended to establish a pool of trusted, high-quality partners capable of providing both strategic and delivery focused support. Suppliers appointed to the framework will be expected to bring deep subject matter expertise, strong delivery capability, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver outcomes at pace. This includes supporting enterprise scale transformation initiatives as well as providing flexible, scalable resources to augment internal capability where required.

The framework will enable Energia to:

• Access highly skilled specialist resources to supplement internal teams and address skills gaps as they arise.

• Scale delivery capacity efficiently to support both business-as-usual activity and project-based change.

• Deliver end to end initiatives, from discovery and design through to implementation and transition into operation.

• Maintain agility and resilience by drawing on a diverse supplier ecosystem, rather than relying on single supplier arrangements.

Overall, the procurement will provide a structured, compliant mechanism through which Energia can engage strategic partners who are able to support the Group's technology transformation, enhance delivery capability, and contribute meaningfully to the successful execution of its energy transition objectives.

It is Energia's intention to appoint a maximum of six (6) Suppliers under each Lot of the agreement. However, this will be at Energia's discretion, and should the quality of the responses suggest a greater competition then Energia may appoint more Suppliers than the number stated above.

For the avoidance of doubt, this framework will not be 'reopened' as per the Open Framework procedure under the Act. This framework is a multi-supplier framework and those appointed will remain on the framework until the contract concludes.

In the event that the appointed Suppliers on the Framework cannot provide the required resource capabilities, Energia reserves the right to step outside this framework contract and appoint a Supplier from outside the agreement. The Suppliers appointed to the Framework Lot will be contacted in the first instance, before Energia engage with a Supplier outside the Framework agreement.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

• £80,000,000 excluding VAT
• £96,000,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031
• Possible extension to 31 July 2033
• 7 years Description of possible extension:

The initial contract term will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend the contract by a further 2 x 12 months subject to annual review. Extending the contract will be at Energia's discretion.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract locations

• UKN - Northern Ireland

Lot 1. Transformation Programme Services and Delivery

Description

Provision of strategic advisory, delivery leadership, and specialist programme services and resources to support the design, mobilisation and execution of complex, multiyear transformational change programmes across the organisation over the value of £750k.

Lot value (estimated)

• £40,000,000 excluding VAT
• £48,000,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 2. Project and Business as Usual (BAU) Change Resourcing

Description

Provision of resource to cover shortfall within projects or operational change initiatives, delivery specific work packages up to the value of £750k. The shortfall may also need to cover backfill for teams that have had members seconded into projects.

Lot value (estimated)

• £8,000,000 excluding VAT
• £9,600,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 3. Digital

Description

Development and support of mobile and web-based application

Lot value (estimated)

• £5,000,000 excluding VAT
• £6,000,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 4. Specialist Utilities Services

Description

Provision of services and resources with specialism in Energy and Commodity trading, Energy Transition, Risk Management, ML/AI in Trading, and Governance.

Lot value (estimated)

• £12,000,000 excluding VAT
• £14,400,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 5. Data and Artificial Intelligence

Description

Resources to support the definition and implementation of the Energia group Data & AI strategy and data driven initiatives.

Lot value (estimated)

• £5,000,000 excluding VAT
• £6,000,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 6. Security

Description

Provision of professional services, solutions, and technologies to support the protection, resilience, and governance of the organisation's IT infrastructure and digital assets.

Lot value (estimated)

• £10,000,000 excluding VAT
• £12,000,000 including VAT Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Framework

Maximum number of suppliers

Unlimited

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

It is Energia's intention to request three types of services from Suppliers. These services include time and materials, implementation services and support services. Further details are provided in Schedule 1 Specification.

Energia will evaluate and award each Lot separately. Suppliers are allowed to bid for one, two, three, four, five or all six Lots - provided they can demonstrate capacity and capability.

For Suppliers participating in more than three Lots, Energia reserves the right to engage with those Suppliers prior to the tender award, to attain assurance that they will have sufficient capacity to fully fulfil the requirement.

FRAMEWORK CALL OFFS

Call off from each Framework Lot will be using one of the methods detailed below:

• Ranked

• Further Competition

• Direct Award

Ranked

In each Lot, Suppliers will be ranked in accordance with their MAT score. The first ranked Supplier will be assigned all resource request for that Lot. However, during the contract period there may be occasions where the first ranked Supplier may not have the capacity or capability to supply the required resources, skillset or expertise. In this instance, the second ranked Supplier will be contacted to supply the required resources, skillset or expertise. Should the second ranked Supplier not have the capacity or capability, then the third ranked Supplier will be contacted and so on.

or

Further Competition

To drive value, a mini competition will operate with all Suppliers appointed to the specific Lot being contacted for a request for quotation/proposal. Request for quotation/proposal criteria may be based on pricing or price and quality depending on the requirement.

or

Direct Award

There may be occasions, when Energia may require a niche skillset or experience. Energia will contact the Supplier with this niche skillset or experience regardless of their ranked position in the Framework and they will be offered the resource request. This direct award call off will be at Energia's discretion.

Award method when using the framework

Either with or without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only

Submission

Tender submission deadline

15 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://procurement.energiagroup.com /

Any Supplier wishing to be set up on the Procurement Portal (Fusion) to submit a Response must email

FrameworkProcurement@Energiagroup.com, with the following details:

Supplier Company Name:

Supplier Address:

Primary Contact Name:

Primary Contact Email Address:

Primary Contact Telephone Number:

Secondary Contact Name:

Secondary Contact Email Address:

Secondary Contact Telephone Number:

Suppliers must advise Energia Group of any updated contact details during the procurement process. On receipt of an e-mail notifying Energia Group that a Supplier wishes to submit a Response, Energia Group will issue access and log-in details to the

electronic portal which is to be used for the submission of Responses. Note that e-mails must be no bigger than 20MB in size - any messages bigger than this will be rejected by Energia Group's e-mail infrastructure. Responses submitted by email will not be accepted.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

30 June 2026

Award criteria

Lot 1. Transformation Programme Services and Delivery

| Name | Type | Weighting |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Technical Capabilities | Quality | 65% |
| Cost | Cost | 30% |
| Approach to managing Client relationship | Quality | 5% |

Lot 2. Project and Business as Usual (BAU) Change Resourcing

Lot 3. Digital

Lot 4. Specialist Utilities Services

Lot 5. Data and Artificial Intelligence

Lot 6. Security

| Name | Type | Weighting |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Technical Capabilities | Quality | 55% |
| Cost | Cost | 40% |
| Approach to managing Client relationship | Quality | 5% |

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Documents

Associated tender documents

Framework Procurement Supplier Pack.pdf

Contracting authority

ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED

• Companies House: NI033250
• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPH-4346-JGHQ Greenwood House, 64 Newforge Lane

Belfast

BT9 5NF

United Kingdom

Email: FrameworkProcurement@energiagroup.com

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Private utility

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland