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Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

S1228 (2024) Flexibility Management Platform

IT ServicesCPV 48460000
Value£900k
Deadline13 Jan 2025
Published2 Dec 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 2 Dec 2024ClosedCloses 13 Jan 2025
Who to contact
Stephen Hughes
Stephen.Hughes@nienetworks.co.uk

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Contract value in context
£900ktotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.1m

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The brief

In order to deliver a reliable and efficient supply of electricity, NIE networks requires the provision of a system to manage flexibility services in a business as usual environment, in a scalable, robust and secure manner.

Key system functions: • Procurement (via dynamic purchasing system) • Scheduling of flexible units • Dispatch instructions and management • Baselining • Collection of meter data and performance analysis • Facilitation of settlement processes • Reporting functions The system will be used in an operational environment to schedule, dispatch and monitor flexibility services as required.

Services will be procured using the system, with the oversight of Flexibility Commercial resources.

Flexibility service providers will access flexibility opportunities using the system and will be migrated to an operational environment once contracted.

The system will allow communication of instructions and other key operational information between NIE Networks and contracted flexibility providers.

The vendor is expected to provide the functionality in one system.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

In order to deliver a reliable

In order to deliver a reliable and efficient supply of electricity, NIE networks requires the provision of a system to manage flexibility services in a business as usual environment, in a scalable, robust and secure manner.

02

Flexibility service providers will access flexibility opportunities

Flexibility service providers will access flexibility opportunities using the system and will be migrated to an operational environment once contracted.

03

The vendor is expected to provide

The vendor is expected to provide the functionality in one system.

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OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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