NG UKBP/TP 133 PDF

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Telecommunications services for National Grid High Voltage electricity sites are delivered and supported through long-term contracts with service providers:

 • The Optel contract is for operational telecommunications services, also called Optel services e.g. for tele-protection, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Operational Telephony, Operational Data such as EDL, and CNI Security (CCTV) WAN. There are two Optel contracts 1) The Managed Fibre (MF) contract for the fibre and 3 party infrastructure connecting the sites, and 2) The Managed Services (MS) contract for the communications hardware, network management systems and overall service management. Where the Optel contract is referred to in this document this may be the MF contract, MS contract or both contracts. These contracts are delivered by the Operational Service Providers (OSPs).

 • The Business Networks and Enterprise Services Contracts for Business Services e.g. LAN, WAN, connection of RAMM services, desktops, printers and business applications. These contracts are currently awarded to Verizon for Business Networks, CSC for Desktops and Laptops, and Xerox for Printers. For simplicity this document will refer to Business Services and Business Service Providers (BSPs) This Transmission Procedure document sets out the procedures for forecasting, designing and procuring telecommunications services for National Grid High Voltage electricity sites and the roles and responsibilities of each group involved in the process. All project teams and Capital Delivery Units (CDUs) requiring telecommunications services are required to follow the procedures described in this Transmission Procedure. The process steps referred to in this Transmission Procedure align with those defined in TP146 (Investment Process).