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Flexibility Innovation Programme: Laboratory testing and demonstration of interoperable DSR applications in settings indicative of the real world.

Engineering-related scientific and technical services
Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment
Technical services
UK
Published value
£5,200,000
Submission deadline 7 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): "Flexibility Innovation Programme: Laboratory testing and demonstration of interoperable DSR applications in settings indicative of the real world.". Published status: active. Published value: £5,200,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
7 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£5,200,000
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Published history for The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 29 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
Last source update4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationEngineering-related scientific and technical services, Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment, Technical services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-031392
What is being bought
The purpose of this ITT is for the provision of independent laboratory testing and demonstration for demand side response (DSR) systems, in settings indicative of the real world. The work seeks to test and demonstrate how DSR services can be delivered by three different technical frameworks: Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 1878 and the principles of PAS 1879  PAS 1878 specifically using Annex D and the principles of PAS 1879  GB smart metering system in accordance with the Standalone Auxiliary Proportional Controller (SAPC) specification.  The requirements of this competition will be procured through 2 Lots.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £5,200,000
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 7 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1: Design and delivery of laboratory testing of DSR systems, including the design of conformance testing and performance testing schemes. Conformance testing will be of individual products (ESAs and DSRSP platforms), while performance testing will cover both individual products and products in combination.
    active
    Published value£2,700,000
    Design and delivery of laboratory testing of DSR systems, including the design of conformance testing and performance testing schemes. Conformance testing will be of individual products (ESAs) and of DSRSP platforms, while performance testing will cover products and platforms in combination. Additional information: Bidders are able to apply for either or both lots. If applying for both lots, separate bids are required to be submitted for each lot. There will be an expectation that the suppliers for each lot will work closely together to ensure coordination between the laboratory and real-world demonstration phases. 
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2: Design and delivery of demonstration of DSR systems in settings indicative of the real world. Demonstration will be of products in combination. 
    active
    Published value£2,500,000
    Design and delivery of demonstration of DSR systems in a setting indicative of the real world. Demonstration will be of multiple products and platform in combination to produce a meaningful change in demand for grid control purposes.  Additional information: Bidders are able to apply for either or both lots. If applying for both lots, separate bids are required to be submitted for each lot. There will be an expectation that the suppliers for each lot will work closely together to ensure coordination between the laboratory and real-world demonstration phases. 
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Feb 2022, 18:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2782
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