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title: "SONI040"
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# SONI040

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni040-ocds-h6vhtk-04720f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SONI Ltd: "SONI040". Published status: active. Published Value: €467,825,000. 12 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SONI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/soni-ltd-GB-PPON-PPVY-9479-DHPY)
- **Published Value:** €467,825,000 (EUR)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 12
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN, UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04720f`

## 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/soni040-ocds-h6vhtk-04720f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni040-ocds-h6vhtk-04720f#participate

## Description
DS3 System Services - Volume Uncapped – Gate 11

## Lots (12)
### Lot 1: POR L1NI - Primary Operating Reserve
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Primary Operating Reserve and Primary Operating reserve or ‘POR’ has the meaning given to it in the grid code. Additional information: Interested parties should download or refer to the tender pack attached to the notice for this contract for full de...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: SOR L2NI - Secondary Operating Reserve
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Secondary Operating reserve or ‘SOR’ has the meaning given to it in the grid code.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: TOR1 L3NI - Tertiary 1 Operating Reserve
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Tertiary 1 operating reserve or ‘TOR1’ has the meaning given to it in the grid code.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: TOR2 L4NI - Tertiary 2 Operating Reserve
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Tertiary 2 operating reserve or ‘TOR2’ has the meaning given to it in the grid code. Additional information: Interested parties should download or refer to the tender pack attached to notice for this contract for full details
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: RRD L5NI - Replacement Reserve (De-Synchronised)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** RR (De-synchronised)’ means replacement reserve provided by the providing unit when: (i) not Synchronised to the power system in the
case of a synchronous providing unit, or
(ii) when connected to the power system and operating at a level less or equ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: RRS L6NI - Replacement Reserve (Synchronised)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** RR (Synchronised)’ means Replacement Reserve provided by the Providing Unit when: (i) synchronised to the power system in the case of
a synchronous providing unit, or
(ii) when connected to the power system and operating at a level greater than 0 MW ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: SSRP L7NI - Steady State Reactive Power
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Steady-state reactive power or ‘SSRP’ means reactive power capability (Leading) and reactive power capability
(Lagging) Additional information: Interested parties should download or refer to the tender pack attached to notice for this contract for fu...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: SIR L8NI - Synchronous Inertial Response
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Synchronous Inertial Response (SIR) is the kinetic energy (at a Frequency of 50 Hz) of a centrally dispatched synchronous providing unit
multiplied by the SIR factor (SIRF) Additional information: Interested parties should download or refer to the te...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: RM1 L9NI - Ramping Margin 1 Hour
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Ramping Margin 1 is the increased MW Output and/or MW Reduction that a providing unit can provide to
the company within one hour of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain
for a furthe...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: RM3 L10NI - Ramping Margin 3 Hour
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Ramping Margin 3 is the increased MW Output and/or MW reduction that a providing unit can provide to the company within three hours
of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain for a fur...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 11: RM8 L11NI - Ramping Margin 8 Hour
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Ramping Margin 8 is the increased MW Output and/or MW reduction that a providing unit can provide to the company within eight hours
of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain for a fur...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 12: FFR L12NI - Fast Frequency Response
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Fast Frequency Response (FFR) is the additional MW Output or MW reduction required compared to the pre- incident MW output or MW
reduction, which is fully available from a providing unit within 2 seconds after the start of an event and sustainable up...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2024 to 30/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019258-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-24T09:38:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:01:46.939Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04720f