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SONI085 DS3 - Gate 15

SONI Ltd

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

11 Sep 2026 at 18:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

25 Jun 2026 at 11:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

22 Jun 2026 at 08:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

18 Jun 2026 at 15:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

11 Jun 2026 at 10:21

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

SONI Ltd procured energy and related system services under its DS3 Gate 15 qualification system. The requirement covers operating reserves, replacement reserves, reactive power, synchronous inertial response, ramping margin and fast frequency response for the electricity system. The 12 service areas are Primary Operating Reserve, Secondary Operating Reserve, Tertiary 1 and 2 Operating Reserve, Replacement Reserve in de-synchronised and synchronised forms, Steady State Reactive Power, Synchronous Inertial Response, Ramping Margin for one, three and eight hours, and Fast Frequency Response. Services are to be delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement is a utility services opportunity managed by SONI Ltd, a private utility operating under Northern Irish devolved regulations.

The procurement is complete and has reached award. SONI used an open competitive flexible procedure, with a qualification system and a second-stage process. Awards were made on 1 September 2026, subject to a standstill ending on 22 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 30 September 2026. Contracts run from 1 October 2026 to dates between 30 and 31 March 2027. Awards were made to GridBeyond Limited, Craiggore Energy Limited and Envishagaran Wind Farm LTD for Lot 1, worth £7,725,202 gross; the same three suppliers for Lot 2, worth £4,706,015.46 gross; and GridBeyond Limited, Craiggore Energy Limited and Envishagaran Wind Farm LTD for Lot 3, worth £4,112,924.29 gross. Lot 4 went to GridBeyond Limited and iPower Flexible Energy Ltd for £4,048,678.93 gross. Lots 5 and 9 went to GridBeyond Limited and iPower Flexible Energy Ltd, worth £1,209,788.19 and £756,213.22 gross respectively. Lots 10 and 11 went to iPower Flexible Energy Ltd, worth £1,092,643.42 and £1,023,179.31 gross. Lot 12 went to GridBeyond Limited and Lisburn Solar Power for £11,020,119.12 gross. Evaluation focused on technical compliance and acceptance of legal conditions, with economic and technical selection criteria.

This procurement shows recurring demand from SONI for electricity-system flexibility and ancillary services across Northern Ireland and the wider UK market. Competitors seeking similar work would need assets or operational capability that can provide fast, reliable reserve, response, ramping, reactive-power, inertia and frequency-management services. Evidence of compliance with the technical questionnaire, scope of work, performance measurement requirements, proven technology requirements and new signal requirements would be important. Suppliers would also need to accept SONI’s contractual and legal conditions and demonstrate the economic and technical capability required by the qualification briefing documents. The awards show that both specialist SMEs and larger energy businesses can be credible participants: lots covering Secondary and Tertiary Operating Reserve, replacement reserve, reactive power, inertial response, ramping margin and fast frequency response were identified as suitable for SMEs. Capability to operate across United Kingdom delivery locations and to work within SONI’s qualification-system and staged evaluation model would strengthen a future submission.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SONI085 DS3 - Gate 15

Notice Description

This Qualification System refers to the system that is in place to enable interested parties to submit a Response and subsequently qualify for award of Contract for provision of DS3 System Services.

Lot Information

POR L1NI

Primary Operating Reserve

SOR L2NI

Secondary Operating Reserve

TOR1 L3NI

Tertiary 1 Operating Reserve

TOR2 L4NI

Tertiary 2 Operating Reserve

RRD L5NI

Replacement Reserve (De-Synchronised)

RRS L6NI

Replacement Reserve (Synchronised)

SSRP L7NI

Steady State Reactive Power

SIR L8NI

Synchronous Inertial Response

RM1 L9NI

Ramping Margin 1 Hour

RM3 L10NI

Ramping Margin 3 Hour

RM8 L11NI

Ramping Margin 8 Hour

FFR L12NI

Fast Frequency Response

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b27f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086657-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

71314000 - Energy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£37,806,621 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£37,806,615 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£29,745,632 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
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
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

GRIDBEYOND LIMITED

Craiggore Energy Limited

Envishagaran Wind Farm LTD

iPower Solutions Limited

Lisburn Solar Power

Further Information

Notice Documents

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