Notice Information
Notice Title
LV Voltage Control devices: Request for Information (Project SILVERSMITH)
Notice Description
SILVERSMITH (Solving Intelligent LV - Evaluating Responsive Smart Management to Increase Total Headroom) is a 10 month NIA project investigating the future challenges and opportunities for our LV network. It aims to identify the scale and demographic of thermal, voltage, and power quality based compliance issues due to the proliferation of Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs), and Distributed Generation (DG) being connected to our Low Voltage (LV) network. We will explore new and upcoming devices and strategies to address these issues. In partnership with EA Technology Ltd, we are conducting a network evaluation study to model our LV network considering the projected uptake of new LCTs and DG. This will provide us with insights into the types of issues we are most likely to experience in the future, and enable us to work closely with suppliers to ensure the future reinforcement or upgrade requirements can be achieved at the lowest cost at this pre-adoption stage. What are we hoping to achieve? Whilst we already have several tried and tested means to address compliance issues, engagement with suppliers such as yourself has suggested that we should be considering all approaches going forwards. Through a literature review of past innovation projects and peer-reviewed academia, along with this Request for Information (RfI), we want to capture the state-of-the-art LV Voltage Control devices. Pairing this with our network study and an understanding of the functional requirements we will need, SILVERSMITH will create a methodology for us and other DNOs to follow when making procurement and investment decisions on their LV networks.
Lot Information
Lot 1
SILVERSMITH (Solving Intelligent LV - Evaluating Responsive Smart Management to Increase Total Headroom) is a 10 month NIA project investigating the future challenges and opportunities for our LV network. It aims to identify the scale and demographic of thermal, voltage, and power quality based compliance issues due to the proliferation of Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs), and Distributed Generation (DG) being connected to our Low Voltage (LV) network. We will explore new and upcoming devices and strategies to address these issues. In partnership with EA Technology Ltd, we are conducting a network evaluation study to model our LV network considering the projected uptake of new LCTs and DG. This will provide us with insights into the types of issues we are most likely to experience in the future, and enable us to work closely with suppliers to ensure the future reinforcement or upgrade requirements can be achieved at the lowest cost at this pre-adoption stage. What are we hoping to achieve? Whilst we already have several tried and tested means to address compliance issues, engagement with suppliers such as yourself has suggested that we should be considering all approaches going forwards. Through a literature review of past innovation projects and peer-reviewed academia, along with this Request for Information (RfI), we want to capture the state-of-the-art LV Voltage Control devices. Pairing this with our network study and an understanding of the functional requirements we will need, SILVERSMITH will create a methodology for us and other DNOs to follow when making procurement and investment decisions on their LV networks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035231
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019337-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Aug 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
- WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC
- Contact Name
- Rachel Drake
- Contact Email
- wpdsilversmith@westernpower.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1179332383
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS2 0TB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Lawrence Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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