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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
PS26239 - RAF015/2627 - Plug-in batteries safety study
Live: the notice is at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £300,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Wed 21 Oct 2026, 11:00 BSTOpen for bids.
- Published
- 5 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 21st October 2026 at 11:00
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
Phase 1
The objective of phase 1 is to assess the safety and risk considerations for deployment of up to 800 W AC mains output plug-in batteries in the UK context with acceptable electrical and fire safety risk. The study will inform technical standards adaptations and assess the feasibility of safe, plug-in batteries for UK domestic use.
A relevant set of installation configurations will need to be considered in scope of the fire and electrical safety tests and will be finalised as part of the test protocol development for the study, in consultation with relevant stakeholders. These installation configurations may include individual plug-in batteries, plug-in battery DC-coupled to plug-in solar with a single hybrid inverter, multiple plug-in batteries DC-coupled in series, and multiple plug-in batteries DC-coupled in parallel. An illustrative set of installation configurations that might be expected to be considered by the supplier when developing the test protocol are provided below, noting that the tests should focus on the standalone plug-in battery products and/or the plug-in battery to plug-in solar interface rather than the wider domestic environment in which they are located.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document.
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2830
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 73000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
6 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 17 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 17 August 2026.
Deadline in this release: Wed 30 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST.
Release 077975-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 18 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 18 August 2026. Stated change: Typeing errors have been amended and the information shared that there may be the possibility to increase the budget by £50k, subject to budget availability, and at the contracting authority’s discretion.
Deadline in this release: Wed 30 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST.
Release 078530-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 21 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 21 August 2026. Stated change: Typeing errors have been amended and the information shared that there may be the possibility to increase the budget by £50k, subject to budget availability, and at the contracting authority’s discretion.
Deadline in this release: Wed 30 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST.
Release 079815-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 11 Sep 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 11 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Wed 7 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST.
Release 086641-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 5 Oct 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 5 October 2026. Stated change: The Contracting Authority wishes to inform bidders that the bid submission deadline has been extended by two weeks following a review of the procurement timetable. This extension is intended to provide bidders with additional time to prepare and submit their responses, while supporting a fair and robust evaluation process. The revised timetable is detailed within the updated tender documents, which are available in the Attachments section of the procurement portal.
Deadline in this release: Wed 21 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST.
Release 093964-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 5 Oct 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 5 October 2026. Stated change: The Contracting Authority wishes to inform bidders that the bid submission deadline has been extended by two weeks following a review of the procurement timetable. This extension is intended to provide bidders with additional time to prepare and submit their responses, while supporting a fair and robust evaluation process. The revised timetable is detailed within the updated tender documents, which are available in the Attachments section of the procurement portal.
Deadline in this release: Wed 21 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST.
Release 093969-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e54c
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Mon 12 Oct 2026, 08:11 BST
- Read at
- Sat 17 Oct 2026, 00:22 BST
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