C0980 Battery Energy Storage Market Data Services

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f5
Creator: National Wealth Fund Limited
Published: 2026-09-15T10:51:41.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: National Wealth Fund Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosed Value not published

Awarded 4 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Aurora Energy Research Limited, Modo Energy Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NWF is looking to expand its exposure to the battery storage (BESS) market and requires more market data.

CPV: Data services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NWF has procured two solution(s) to deliver the following service elements as a minimum:Awarded

NWF has procured two solution(s) to deliver the following service elements as a minimum: • Provide forecasting market data for Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") assets via an interactive tool / platform including access to periodic reports; • Provide outturn revenue data for individual BESS assets and the UK fleet via an interactive tool / platform, split out by each element of the revenue stack. If possible, the solution will also be able to show outturn Optimiser performance; • Provide web-based platform(s) that NWF can access on demand, manipulate and customise without requirement to e…

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The 2 contracts start in March and April 2025 and the contracts shall have a 3 year initial subscription period with the option to extend by a further two years in the form of two optional one year extension periods i.e., a maximum of five years in total for each contract.

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 15 Sept 2026, 11:51 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2026, 11:51 BST
Authority reference: C0980
Classification (CPV): Data servicesMarket and economic research; polling and statisticsResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f5

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was competed under a Dynamic Purchasing System which was tendered under PCR15: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027493-2021 We are unable to link the notice (2021/S 000-027493) and select Restricted Procedure here since the FTS website will not allow us to link the notice, however, this has followed the correct procedure.

Publisher note: A contract award notice has previously been published on Contracts Finder for both of these contracts:- Modo Energy Limited:- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6612afd2-78ae-4cde-84bb-77a298d55884 Aurora Energy Research Limited:- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79503db5-15b5-4a66-9c0b-8e47f72922dc

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 2

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 4 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aurora Energy Research LimitedC0943 Battery Energy Storage Market Data Services - Aurora	—	—	Awarded
Modo Energy LimitedSMEC0943 Battery Energy Storage Market Data Services - Modo	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

C0943 Battery Energy Storage Market Data Services - Aurora · Aurora Energy Research Limited
Signed
4 Apr 2025
Value
—
Status
active
C0943 Battery Energy Storage Market Data Services - Modo · Modo Energy LimitedSME
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
NWF has procured two solution(s) to deliver the following service elements as a minimum:	2bids	1	—	£316,250 — £544,250
Whole notice	—	—	—	£616,250 — £1,044,250

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairs GB-COH: 06816271 2 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS14HR [email protected]

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Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Aurora Energy Research LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08442755 Oxford, UK, OX1 1DSView supplier profile →
Modo Energy LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11998983 5th Floor, 24 Stephenson Way,, London, UK, NW1 2HDView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.