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title: "Network Control Management System (NCMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0346ce"
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buyer: "NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED"
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# Network Control Management System (NCMS)

Buyer: NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0346ce

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## Summary

The procurement process relates to a tender by National Grid UK Limited for the provision of a Network Control Management System (NCMS), classified under software supply services within the services category. The contract is situated in Wokingham, UK, and has reached the award stage, with the date signed on 15th June 2022. The procurement method used was selective, with a competitive dialogue approach employed for evaluating submissions. The total value of the awarded contract is £17,726,373, with an initial period of 5 years for implementation and early operations, plus an extension option thereafter.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in software development, particularly those with expertise in energy management systems or data analytics solutions. Companies capable of delivering advanced situational awareness tools, alarm management capabilities, and integration with existing systems will be well-positioned to compete. The successful contractor will play a crucial role in enhancing the operational efficiency and safety of the GB electricity network, making this an attractive opportunity for larger firms with relevant experience as well as innovative SMEs in the tech sector.

## Notice

The provision of a new EMS (Energy Management System) Core for National Grid Electricity System Operator to manage the GB Electricity network.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NGESO is seeking a situational awareness tool which can leverage several complex data sources and allows users to operate a heavily constrained electricity system securely, efficiently, and safely, bringing key issues into vision quickly and display them clearly to enable users to make informed decisions. Existing NGESO Database and Display conversion - Ability to convert existing SCADA database. - Ability to convert existing Network Model. - Ability to convert existing Display stack. - Validation of converted SCADA database and Network Model. Interfaces - The NCMS should be able to consume and produce data for NGESO's Data and Analytics Platform, allowing users and the wider industry to gain insight into the GB energy system. - Data exchange between external parties must be possible. - Existing interfaces within the iEMS should be migrated to the NCMS via the Data and Analytics Platform or directly to the systems they link with. Intelligent alarming capabilities - Users should have access to basic alarm management capabilities including ingest of alarm data, visual display of alarms, alarm notification and management. - The NCMS should provide advanced alarm handling with an additional layer intelligence. This includes grouping of alarms, time tagging, rule based alarming and dynamic alarming capabilities. - Network Analysis alarming functionality, including Contingency Analysis and Short Circuit Analysis Alarming. SCADA and Network Modelling - SCADA and Power System modelling functionality to enable simulation of the electricity transmission network to provide users a view of the current and potential future state of the network for operational and planning scenarios. Advanced Network Analysis - Advanced Situational Awareness capabilities including, State Estimation, Contingency Analysis, Fault Level (Short Circuit) Analysis, Constraint Analysis, Voltage Stability Analysis, Transient Stability Analysis and Lookahead Analysis. Training Simulator - Training and simulation functionality to facilitate an end-to-end training experience that accurately reflects the GB electricity network to prepare trainees for real life scenarios. Wide Area Monitoring - The ability to leverage PMU measurements to monitor real-time system dynamic quantities and enhance real-time network analysis capabilities. Core Scope - 2023 The following list includes all activity that should be considered as "core" scope: Provision of software for a Situational Awareness tool for NGESO; Consultancy, design, configuration, and implementation services associated with the implementation of the Situational Awareness tool; Ongoing support and maintenance of the Situational Awareness tool; and Integration of other applications into the Situational Awareness tool for NGESO. Contracts will be awarded to a single provider for an initial period of 5 years for the implementation and early operations, with an option to extend thereafter. The intent is to contract for the entire scope outlined in Part 1 section 1 but with a break clause after MVP build. Future Scope The following list details potential areas of "future" scope: Customisable API's - Constraint Analysis Real Time Messaging (Third Parties) - Re-Wind - Data & Modelling Workflor (TL Process) - Model Validation Error Message / Handling - Data Testing / Simulation Standard Reports - Release Management Report Builder - Data Validation Automated Reports - Configurable Views (role based) Near Miss Catching - Visual / Graphical Displays Restoration Tooling - Dashboarding Voltage Stability Analysis (VSAT) - Video Wall Transient Stability Analysis (TSAT) - Multiple Data Sets (overlays) Lookahead Additional information: Qualitative Score = 100%, which then needed to be divisible by 75% as the weighted score

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016425-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,726,373 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED |
| Locality | WARWICK |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV34 6DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick Myton & Heathcote |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GE DIGITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 15 Jun 2022 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016425-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalgrid.com
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:626947-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.nationalgrid.com/

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