ON-HOLD: LEM005d ITT for a battery energy storage system (BESS) providing both UPS capability and grid ancillary services for a commercial site in mid Cornwall
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THIS PROCUREMENT EVENT IS ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
This project is part of the wider Cornwall Local Energy Market Programme in Cornwall.
The scope of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to procure a BESS to provide both Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) capability and selected grid services, which will be located Behind The Meter (BTM) at a Commercial site in mid Cornwall.
The scope includes the design of the BESS; execution of transport, offloading, installation, commissioning, testing and sign off/certification, in addition to providing an operation and maintenance service.
System sizes could range from: 150kW x 75kWh to 250kW x 125kWh.
Centrica plc's Cornwall Local Energy Market project (LEM) is an EU-funded initiative involving the development of a virtual energy marketplace.
The trial provides homes and businesses with the technology and a software platform to buy and sell energy and flexibility to both the supply networks and the wholesale energy market.
The project's overarching aim is to demonstrate that the electricity distribution network can facilitate an increased penetration of renewable / low carbon electricity generation by invoking novel strategies including flexibility.
The LEM project will enable energy asset flexibility in the most constrained areas on the distribution network in Cornwall.
To this end the project is installing low carbon energy generation assets, such as natural gas CHP, renewable energy generation, storage, private wire networks, and demand-side response technologies into selected industrial and commercial premises in Cornwall.
The full Invitation to Tender will become available after you complete an NDA and register your interest as per the instructions below: Please complete the attached two forms, ARIBA COMPANY INFORMATION and CENTRICA PLC NDA and include these when requesting an ITT pack.
The SAP Ariba invitation will be sent via CENTRICA GLOBAL PROCUREMENT email address: s4system-prodeu@eusmtp.ariba.com by 14 November 2019 (unless your initial request is later than this date).
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Note: ITT packs will continue to be sent out up to the 'Questions Portal' deadline, shown below in the tender timeline: ITT advertised on ContractsFinder: Monday 4th November ITT pack request deadline: Thursday 14th November 2019 Opportunity to attend a site visit: TBC Centrica issue tender pack to tenderers: 14th November 2019 up to questions portal deadline Questions portal deadline/confirm intention to bid: Thursday 28th November 2019 12:00 GMT Tender returns: Monday 2 December 2019 12:00 GMT Scoring and selection: 2-6 December 2019 Contracting: January 2019
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The scope of this Invitation to Tender
The scope of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to procure a BESS to provide both Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) capability and selected grid services, which will be located Behind The Meter (BTM) at a Commercial site in mid Cornwall.
The trial provides homes and businesses
The trial provides homes and businesses with the technology and a software platform to buy and sell energy and flexibility to both the supply networks and the wholesale energy market.
The project's overarching aim is to demonstrate
The project's overarching aim is to demonstrate that the electricity distribution network can facilitate an increased penetration of renewable / low carbon electricity generation by invoking novel strategies including flexibility.
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