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title: "Energy System 'Digital Spine' Feasibility Study"
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# Energy System 'Digital Spine' Feasibility Study

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-system-digital-spine-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-037464). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: "Energy System 'Digital Spine' Feasibility Study". Published status: complete. Published Value: £204,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-energy-industrial-strategy-nhs-xvw)
- **Published Value:** £204,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy and related services, Feasibility study
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £189,260 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037464`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-system-digital-spine-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-037464#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-system-digital-spine-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-037464#participate

## Description
The energy system ‘digital spine’ feasibility study is an opportunity to contribute to policy development for the digitalisation of our energy system. A smart, flexible energy system can improve our energy security and help deliver net zero by 2050 at least cost to the consumer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £204,000
- **Description:** The energy system ‘digital spine’ feasibility study is split into 2 Phases over 6 months:
Phase 1 – Scope and Stakeholder engagement
Phase 2 – Feasibility and Delivery
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/05/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Energy Systems Digital Spine Feasibility Study (active)
  - Award id: `005220-2023-3592-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ove Arup & Partners**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186781`
  - Value: £189,260 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Energy Systems Digital Spine Feasibility Study (active)
  - Signed Value: £189,260
  - Signed Date: 13/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005220-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-21T16:24:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:03:57.949Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037464