---
title: "Flexibility Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047abe"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-047abe.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN POWERGRID"
published: "2025-02-11"
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# Flexibility Services

Buyer: NORTHERN POWERGRID  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047abe

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## Summary

Northern Powergrid is currently undertaking the procurement process for "Flexibility Services" within the Electricity Distribution industry. The process focuses on the UK region and is in the award stage as of 11th February 2025. This procurement aims to develop a market for local flexibility, enabling customers to actively participate in the energy system by using their energy resources to support the network. Northern Powergrid aims to contract with customers who can adjust their electricity demand, generation, and storage as required by the company.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in energy distribution, electricity generation, and storage solutions. Companies that can offer services to decrease import or increase export of power at specific network locations are particularly well-suited. Participation in Northern Powergrid's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Flexibility Services, a restricted procurement method with electronic submission, can help businesses gain long-term contracts and growth opportunities, with the contract period running until 31st March 2028. Interested parties can find further details and submit their applications through the Piclo Flex platform.

## 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 expert energy, and of its customers' ability to reduce the amount of energy they are taking from the Company. 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 was split down by postcode, however we reserved 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/004562-2025 |
| 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 | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2027 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £340,754 |
| 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

- 11 Feb 2025 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004562-2025
- 4 Jul 2024 at 14:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020472-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northernpowergrid.com/
- https://picloflex.com
- https://www.piclo.energy/profiles/northern-powergrid

## Provenance

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