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title: "S1228 - Flexibility Management Platform"
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# S1228 - Flexibility Management Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s1228-flexibility-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited: "S1228 - Flexibility Management Platform". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-electricity-networks-limited-coh-ni026041)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, IT software package, Software package and information systems, Software package utilities
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s1228-flexibility-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e`

## 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/s1228-flexibility-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s1228-flexibility-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48460000, 48517000, 48700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** 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:
Proc...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Flexibility Management Platform (active)
  - Award id: `069832-2025-S1228 (2024)-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Open Utility Ltd Piclo**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165294`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Flexibility Management Platform (active)

  - Signed Date: 21/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F069832-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-30T15:50:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:29:29.442Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c18e