--- title: "Britned Allocation and Nomination Platform" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRITNED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED" published: "2021-08-02" --- # Britned Allocation and Nomination Platform Buyer: BRITNED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf62.json) ## Summary Britned Development Limited is currently engaged in an active procurement process titled "Britned Allocation and Nomination Platform," which is focused on IT services classified under the CPV code 72000000. The tender is aimed at developing a new capacity allocation and nomination IT platform essential for the operational functionality of the BritNed Interconnector, located in the UK and Netherlands. The procurement method is selective, employing a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, and submissions are due by 2 September 2021. Interested suppliers are encouraged to register their interest and obtain pre-qualification documents via email. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in software development and operational support systems. Companies that focus on custom IT solutions, particularly those with capabilities in building and managing complex platforms for commercial operations in the energy sector, will find this opportunity particularly relevant. The successful supplier will take on a comprehensive role, developing, hosting, and operating the new platform, which may pave the way for ongoing business relations and service renewals after the initial contract duration of approximately three years. ## Notice This Contract Notice is Mirrored on TED Enotices. Britned are tendering to procure a new capacity Allocation and Nomination IT Platform. This Platform shall allow BritNed to replace functionalities currently performed and hosted by other systems and shall improve BritNed's system driven business functions. The Platform will need to perform a variety of different 24/7 operative commercial use cases (further detail is provided in the detailed description and tender documents). To register your interest in this procurement event and to obtain the pre-qualification documents applicants are to email elliot.leighton@nationalgrid.com using the wording 'Registering Interest for Britned Allocation and Nomination Platform' and include in the body of the message (if you have them) your Ariba AN numbers (Network ID), name, email address and contact phone number for all contacts who will need to receive Ariba messages and administer your online submissions. ### Lot Information Lot 1 BritNed Development Limited is tendering for a new capacity Allocation and Nomination IT Platform for the commercial operation of the BritNed Interconnector. The new IT Platform shall allow BritNed to replace functionalities currently hosted and performed by other systems and shall furthermore help to improve BritNed's system driven business functions. The Platform will need to perform a variety of critical 24/7 commercial operations processes such as: - Different user roles setup and management - Receipt and/or calculation, verification, management and processing of Interconnector Capability and Net Transfer Capacity - Calculation, verification, management and processing of Available Transfer Capacity - Calculation, verification, management and processing of Offered Capacity for all auction types - Enabling and facilitation of Explicit Auctions and Implicit Auctions/Market Coupling interfacing at various timescales (Long-term, Day Ahead and Intraday) with different auction products and product settings - Facilitation of Secondary Market activities - Credit management - Settlement, invoicing and auditing processes for all timescales - Calculation / receipt, management and publication of Transmission Rights - Transmission Rights Curtailment - Nominations at Long Term, Day Ahead and Intraday timescales - Backup Power Purchase Management - Interfaces to TSOs for Physical Transmission Rights (PTRs) nomination - Market Notifications to customers and for regulatory purposes - Publications to Platform users and external systems - Business data management, extractions and reporting functions - Market interfacing throughout the whole commercial process (to TSOs, customers, regulators, Power Exchanges, data warehouses, other IT supplier platforms) The selected supplier shall as part of this tender deliver a customised IT development to establish the new platform for BritNed. Furthermore, the supplier shall offer the solution in form of a turn-key-agreement as a managed service to BritNed. Meaning that the supplier shall not only develop, but also host and operate the platform on behalf of BritNed after the completion of the initial development. Therefore, the supplier will be asked to provide an option for a 24/7 helpdesk function for BritNed and its customers to handle any system process related issues, as well as a 24/7 technical support function to deal with technical issues and failures of the platform or its interfaces that need IT engineering intervention. The platform shall be hosted to comply with high performance, availability and cyber security requirements. For this, the supplier needs to ensure that that the stated performance, security and availability levels within the business requirements documentation can be met and that the platform contains of a hot standby setup with a geographically separated Disaster Recovery site to ensure operation to all times. Renewal: After the initial contract duration a further renewal of agreed services may be exercised. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018420-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRITNED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 2 Aug 2021 at 12:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018420-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ariba.com - https://www.britned.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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