Official UK procurement notice
Load Managed Area (LMA) Payment Service - Framework - 2
Authority: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLoad Managed Areas (or LMAs) are DCUSA provision that allows electricity loads that can be switched on remotely to be controlled so that they do not all switch on at the same time. This has typically been used for managing the charging of electric storage heaters and water tanks so that households access the cheapest possible electricity tariff and our network is not overloaded. Switching all this load at the same time causes peaks on the network that can result in thermal overloads and voltage step changes. This scheduling approach has successfully avoided this.
We are looking at transforming LMAs into a Demand Diversification Service, and more information on the trial and how to participate can be found here: The Future of Load Managed Areas - SSEN www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/dso/flexi… ↗
Whilst we continue to develop the diversification service approach we wish to give a payment to suppliers who are supporting households within LMA Areas. Particularly focusing on those household with 5 port smart meters being implemented. We therefore have opened a tender for a payment per household for these households as part of our Flexibility Service procurement strategy.
The Procurement documents will be freely available commencing 21st May 2025 at the links provided.
CPV: Electricity distribution
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 3 yrs from 30 Jun 2025
Published description of the framework
A ceiling price incentive figure will be established.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Commercial Compliance
- “Load Managed Area (LMA) Payment Service - Framework - 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
10467- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024258- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051be2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 28 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published21 May 2025, 16:22 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
- Standstill ends28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Tender notice published21 May 2025, 16:22 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2025, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2025, 15:41 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octopus Energy LimitedFW Services - Reopener - Load Managed Area (LMA) Payment Service - Multi Site 04261 Sept 2025 – 30 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: 2 years (1+1) | £1,500,000 | 18 Aug 2025standstill to 28 Aug 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender