Find a TenderPlanned procurement
Published 27 Feb 2026, 16:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Technology Change & Delivery Services (Core Systems & Applications)

Authority: NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC

3 lotsGoods
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£1total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Gas is looking to review the market for Change and Delivery services across its enterprise core systems and applications (such as ERP, CRM and Asset Management systems). This framework will support the continuous enhancement, evolution, and technical optimisation of NG's technology estate, ensuring it remains resilient, efficient, and fit for purpose as a regulated Critical National Infrastructure operator.

CPV: Software package and information systems

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Core Application Development & ChangePlanned
Lot #2Design, Architecture, System Integrator (SI), & Technology AdvisoryPlanned
Lot #3Testing, Quality Assurance & DevOps EnablementPlanned

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48), and who usually turns up

NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerNATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no supplier sizes published · market: division 48 · UK-wide, n=2,286
—30%

No supplier sizes published for this authority.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no winner locations published · market: division 48 · UK-wide, n=2,085
—29%

No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: division 48 · UK-wide, n=243
—62 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 62 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 1 of 1 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 48 · UK-wide, n=3,619
1 of 166%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyerNo bid counts published
The market377 lots with bid counts · division 48 · UK-wide
16% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid16%
Market: 59 of 377 lots with published bid counts.
2–331%
Market: 117 of 377 lots with published bid counts.
4–632%
Market: 119 of 377 lots with published bid counts.
7+22%
Market: 82 of 377 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyerNo estimate-and-award pairs published
The market232 lots with estimate and award · division 48 · UK-wide
55% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate55%
Market: 128 of 232 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%25%
Market: 57 of 232 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate20%
Market: 47 of 232 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Core Application Development & ChangeCPV 48Estimate not published

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 48. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 377 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet16% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 377 similar lots
1 bid16%
59 of 377 similar past lots received 1 bid (16%).
2–331%
117 of 377 similar past lots received 2–3 (31%).
4–632%
119 of 377 similar past lots received 4–6 (32%).
7+22%
82 of 377 similar past lots received 7+ (22%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

Lot #2Design, Architecture, System Integrator (SI), & Technology AdvisoryCPV 48Estimate not published

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 48. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 377 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet16% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 377 similar lots
1 bid16%
59 of 377 similar past lots received 1 bid (16%).
2–331%
117 of 377 similar past lots received 2–3 (31%).
4–632%
119 of 377 similar past lots received 4–6 (32%).
7+22%
82 of 377 similar past lots received 7+ (22%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

Lot #3Testing, Quality Assurance & DevOps EnablementCPV 48Estimate not published

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 48. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 377 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet16% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 377 similar lots
1 bid16%
59 of 377 similar past lots received 1 bid (16%).
2–331%
117 of 377 similar past lots received 2–3 (31%).
4–632%
119 of 377 similar past lots received 4–6 (32%).
7+22%
82 of 377 similar past lots received 7+ (22%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Feb 2026, 16:16 GMT
Last source update
27 Feb 2026, 17:10 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018159
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document

Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published241 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 17:10 GMT
  2. Submission deadline227 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Tender notice expected88 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.4—National Gas Transmission owns and operates Britain's National Transmission System (NTS), a nationwide network that transports gas from entry points to power stations, industry, storage facilities, gas distribution networks serving homes and businesses, and international interconnectors. The NTS includes around 5,000 miles of pipeline, over 60 compressors across 21 stations, and more than 500 abov…
—TextII.1.1—Request for Information (RFI): Technology Change & Delivery Services (Core Systems & Applications)

Engagement process description Our aim is to leverage market expertise, alongside our internal insights, to develop a robust strategy that meets both our technology needs and compliments the market's service capabilities. We believe that the supplier's input in this early dialogue is crucial to the success of this initiative. We are conducting this request for information via Microsoft Form to e…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC

Contracting authorityInformation Technology - Gas Industry GB-COH: 02006000 National Grid House Warwick Technology Park, Warwick, UK, CV346DAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.