Award

Customer Flexibility Services

NORTHERN POWERGRID

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Jun 2024 at 12:05

Tender

20 Sep 2023 at 08:55

Summary of the contracting process

Northern Powergrid, a leading company in the electricity distribution industry based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, has recently completed a procurement process for 'Customer Flexibility Services'. The company's aim is to establish a local flexibility market, enabling customers to actively participate in the energy system. Northern Powergrid seeks to engage customers for managing energy demand, generation, and storage, with a focus on using Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). The procurement method used was a 'Restricted procedure', and the Company is encouraging customer involvement in turning electricity supply up or down based on the Company's instructions. The latest key date is the award date on 16th February 2024.

This tender by Northern Powergrid offers business growth opportunities to companies in the services sector, particularly those involved in electricity distribution and related services. Businesses that can provide innovative solutions for customer energy management and flexibility would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage is 'Award', indicating that contracts have already been successfully signed. The geographic scope of the opportunity is the UK, with a specific focus on postcodes to be covered by the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Customer Flexibility Services. The contract period extends until 31st March 2028, offering a long-term engagement opportunity for interested businesses.

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Notice Title

Customer Flexibility Services

Notice Description

Northern Powergrid aims to develop a market for local flexibility, giving its customers the opportunity to take an active part in the energy system by using their energy resources to support the network, and be compensated for it. Northern Powergrid hopes to make use of DER's that can import or export energy, and of its customers' ability to reduce the amount of energy they are taking from the network. To help manage the network the Company wishes to contract with customers to turn up or turn down their electricity demand, generation and storage upon instruction from the Company.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The DPS will be split down by post code, however we reserve the right to add more locations throughout the life of the DPS.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04022d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017416-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

65 - Public utilities


CPV Codes

09310000 - Electricity

31120000 - Generators

65310000 - Electricity distribution

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 20272 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN POWERGRID
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tracy.precious@northernpowergrid.com
Contact Phone
+44 07731024909

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

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