Notice Information
Notice Title
NGET Call For Innovation - Innovative Substation Auxiliary Load Solutions
Notice Description
The Call for Innovation (CFI) is an approach to the market to see what products and services are available in the industry with funding coming from Ofgem's Network Innovation Allowance. A CFI is not a formal competitive tender process but is an approach to the market with a specific problem statement or topic of interest that National Grid would like to hear ideas about from the marketplace. All information received will be used to consider whether we want to engage with a specific supplier or whether we believe a competitive tender approach is required. Essentially this CFI will inform or dictate our procurement strategy.
Lot Information
Lot 1
To tackle climate change by reducing emissions and enhance the reliability and resilience of backup power systems, NGET, is seeking to establish a new commercial approach with a 3rd party supplier, to trial new backup power systems or combined standby and generation assets that are low carbon alternatives to the traditional battery and diesel assets that are used across its substations. NGET's substations need both AC and DC power for the safe reliable operation of the network including protection, control, critical plant and equipment such as transformers, reactors, and switchgear. Traditionally, incoming AC supplies are derived from a DNO (via distribution transformers) and DC power from substation batteries (VRLA, Plante and some Ni-Cad). In addition, backup diesel generators (gensets) provide standby AC power in in the event of a loss of supply event. The purpose of this CFI is to help National Grid identify: 1. Products a. New technologies capable of providing in the region of 300 - 500kVA low emission backup power to a substation for a minimum of 72 hours with no external supply; and/or, b. Novel technology capable of delivering energy solutions that can meet all or part of the substation load demand (AC/DC) during normal and standby operations (as a priority) combined with commercial generation (MW) that can synchronise to the GB electricity network*. 2. Services a. Service offerings related to the provision of power during a loss of supply event. This CFI will inform NGET's approach to obtaining the required resource / improve NGET's knowledge of the backup power and generation market.
Options: NGET will have the option to extend the term of any agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-032134
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006829-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
51112200 - Installation services of electricity control equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Mar 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Apr 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC
- Contact Name
- Lewis Gardner
- Contact Email
- lewis.gardner@nationalgrid.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7971241483
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2N 5EH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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