---
title: "Customer Flexibility Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04022d"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04022d.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN POWERGRID"
published: "2024-06-05"
---

# Customer Flexibility Services

Buyer: NORTHERN POWERGRID  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04022d

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017416-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2027 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Feb 2024 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN POWERGRID |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 6AF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 65 - Public utilities

### Codes

- 09310000 - Electricity
- 31120000 - Generators
- 65310000 - Electricity distribution

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2024 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017416-2024
- 20 Sep 2023 at 08:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027718-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northernpowergrid.com/
- https://picloflex.com

## Provenance

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