Notice Information
Notice Title
ENQEIR997 FASS Credit Management Services
Notice Description
This notice does not commence a competitive tendering process. For the detailed requirements and relevant documentation, please see the Call for Competition, published on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7694501. Description: The TSOs are developing competitive market arrangements for system services under the FASS Programme (Future Arrangements for System Services). The TSOs require that all markets under FASS are fully collateralised. To accomplish this the TSOs require credit management services to be provided by a third party, who will assume and manage the credit risk to the TSOs, including the implementation of automated system-to-system interfaces to enable this service. (1) The primary service required by the TSOs is credit management for DASSA (Day Ahead System Services Auction) secondary trading. (2) A secondary element of the service is the management of a fixed amount of collateral for providers to cover other aspects of the FASS markets including but not limited to any performance related payments due to the TSOs (e.g. DASSA compensation payments) and resettlement. Full information relating to our requirement can be found in the accompanying procurement documents 'FASS PQQ and Information Memorandum'. Please note that the value of this tender reflects the amount expected to be paid by EirGrid and SONI for this implementation and maintenance of this service. The TSOs expect that the operational costs for providing this service will be recovered from market participants, reflecting the cost to the tenderer to manage market participants' credit cover. As such, the value of the tender reflects only the portion of the total value payable by EirGrid and SONI to the tenderer.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend annually for a further 3 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066a99
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023324-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
66 - Financial and insurance services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48217000 - Transaction-processing software package
48441000 - Financial analysis software package
48442000 - Financial systems software package
48812000 - Financial information systems
66100000 - Banking and investment services
66130000 - Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66131000 - Security brokerage services
66132000 - Commodity brokerage services
66133000 - Processing and clearing services
66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,071,453 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,071,453 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 20262 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- SONI LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT6 9RT
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Moneyreagh
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023324-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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