Notice Information
Notice Title
Low Voltage Distribution System Analysis Tool
Notice Description
Northern Powergrid intends to award a contract the provision of a Low Voltage Distribution System Analysis Tool. The requirement is to replace existing low voltage network assessment methods with a digital tool that can reduce the time required (and therefore resource and cost) for studies, whilst also improving the accuracy, quality and consistency of the studies undertaken.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The tool is required to provide the below functionality: * Be cloud hosted and expandable, future phases of this tool will be used to address new business requirements. * Allow system designs and planning for low voltage networks (voltage up to and including 1000 V, which includes primarily underground cables and overhead lines rated at 400 V) * Able to import network data and display on a geographic map background - noting that this import and modelling consist of millions of nodes and millions of branches. It must also allow the user to enter network components such as busbars, loads and cables as schematic symbols or directly onto a map or building layout drawing. * Able to assess all low voltage networks including three-phase, split-phase and single-phase with an option for three-phase connections to be balanced or unbalanced. The phasing of the network should be easily identifiable by the user. * Provide assessment for the following modules; thermal studies, voltage drop/rise, fault level, flicker, motor studies, cable sizing and LV fuse sizing. * Use UK industry standard statistical calculations (i.e., ACE 49) to analyse aggregated demand taking in account of customer profiles. * Provide the capability to assign an MPAN class/Elexon profile for each customer, modelling both a winter peak scenario and summer minimum scenario. * Allow single line diagram view to visualise, model and analyse the low voltage networks. * Ability to add LCTs (i.e. HP, EV & PV) onto an existing or new connection with the option to amend the diversified demand values for the additional equipment. * Allow distributed connections along the same conductor. * Ability to upgrade transformers and LV cables if asset replacement work is required as part of a reinforcement or a new demand/generation scheme. * Ability to highlight and override any data issues which may affect the network assessment being complete. * The technical results must be available in a report style format which can be downloaded in both a PDF and excel (XLS) formats.
Procurement Information
The delivery of this tool is required by October 2023 to ensure the tool is in place to meet the expected rise in demand and generation requests, driven by decarbonisation. Northern Powergrid is operating within strict budget and timescale constraints for the delivery of the requirement. Our market analysis has identified no other suitable tool currently available on the market that can meet the full list of functional requirements listed above, within the timescales and costs identified. Most notably, we have taken into account that we would require vendors to be able to integrate with our LV spatial database consisting of millions of assets and then undertake statistical calculations using the method outlined in ACE 49.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03e171
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020073-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Jul 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN POWERGRID
- Contact Name
- James Bell
- Contact Email
- james.bell@northernpowergrid.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7731024333
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 6AF
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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