Notice Information
Notice Title
NGET Call For Innovation - Innovative Solutions For Partial Discharge Monitoring On Substation Assets
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
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) currently carries out routine radio frequency interference (RFI) surveys using hand held survey technology and trailer bound equipment to monitor partial discharge (PD) activities in substations. The survey results are important for NGET to implement effective asset management. However, due to the intermittent nature of PD, the surveys cannot capture all PD activities and thus can miss early signs of asset failures. The survey activities and the maintenance of the trailer fleet also incur overheads and carbon emission. NGET thus seeks more efficiency ways to monitor PD activities in substation. The purpose of this CFI is to help NGET to identify: * A solution for long-term PD monitoring that is suitable for HV transmission substation assets and involves minimum manual intervention This CFI will inform NGET about current state-of-the-art of long-term PD monitoring and the approach of obtaining the required resources, products and services. NGET is looking to explore what services could be developed and/or packaged to address the requirements with reference to geographical coverage, information about these services and companies able to provide them, and the interest from the supply base in working with National Grid. The solution(s) must: * Be able to provide the same or higher quality of PD monitoring results when compared with NGET's current methods * Have the potential to provide long-term PD monitoring in HV transmission substations * Have the potential to replace the current manual RFI survey which is based on hand held, portable equipment and trailer bound monitoring technology. * Be non-intrusive and does not require an outage for installation, maintenance or repairment * Be effective and efficient in PD monitoring with minimal manual intervention * Be of an optimised design to ensure space efficiency while being maintainable * Be able to last for at least 12 months in a HV substation environment uninterrupted * Be able to interface via suitable means to substation systems, e.g., secure IP rated power connectors to LVAC systems * Meet all relevant NG technical specifications * Comply with all relevant industry and international standards * Be clear on asset lifecycle and lifespan * Have provision for an implementation/delivery plan or timescales * Have provision for the cost for the contractor to deliver the project proposal / response to this call The solution(s) should: * Consider different delivery platforms to achieve minimal CAPEX and OPEX * Have relevant product or service certification to operate within a substation environment or electricity network. * Be redeployable * Economical and time efficient service schedule(s). * Minimal environmental impact - from the manufacture to operations. * Require minimal civil works to install. * Be able to monitor all areas of a High Voltage substation * Be deployable and redeployable by National Grid Technicians * Be configurable by National Grid technicians without recourse to supplier. The solution(s) won't: * Be a research project or concept (TRL 1 - 4)
Options: NGET will have the option to extend the term of any agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03b667
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008871-2023
- 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
65 - Public utilities
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
71700000 - Monitoring and control services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Apr 2023Expired
- 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
- Krishna Chauhan
- Contact Email
- krishna.chauhan@nationalgrid.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7866154330
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
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