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The terms and conditions of the procurement process for the ITT111522 flexibility services Autumn 2025 tender. |
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As part of the commercial qualification step on Electron Connect, providers are required to sign the T&Cs of the framework Standard Agreement V3.2, as utilised by all UK DNOs. Once signed, providers can participate in our current and future flexibility tenders. |
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Outlines the technical requirements an asset would need to provide us with flexibility services. |
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Provides details of the individual requirement zones in table format including post codes, capacity, delivery windows, response type, estimated utilisation and availability hours and ceiling price. |
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Half hourly requirements for the next five years in excel spreadsheet format for each zone. |
Autumn 2025
Overview of requirements
Our autumn tender asks flexibility providers for 1,588 MW of flexibility in 220 locations across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester between 2026-28, with just under £14m revenue available for the provision of these services.
This procurement round is taking place on ElectronConnect to improve visibility of our requirements and enable flexibility service providers (FSPs) to maximise routes to participation. FSPs can visit ElectronConnect at any time to complete company qualification, register assets, confirm participation in competitions and place bids.
ElectronConnect is our core market platform offering an end-to-end solution for providers to participate, from registration and qualification all the way through to dispatch and settlement.
Contact support@electron.net for assistance with registering.
Low voltage (LV) requirements
In addition to our HV and EHV requirements, we are proud to be expanding opportunities for FSPs with more low voltage (LV) flexibility requirements. For this tender round, we are procuring 280 LV requirements across 140 different locations in the North West, helping to facilitate the growth of residential flexibility and energy efficiency markets, and fulfilling our obligations as a neutral market facilitator. These requirements can be offered and delivered via two different types of flexibility products (services): Peak Reduction and Scheduled Utilisation. More information about the products we procure can be found in our product parameters guidance document.
Summary of requirements
Full details of each requirement including postcodes, delivery windows, capacity required, response type and ceiling prices can be viewed on our interactive flexibility map above, within Appendix 3 of our Invitation to Tender below, on our Open Data Portal and ElectronConnect.
How to take part
- Create an account on ElectronConnect.
- Submit your commercial qualification application by Friday 12 December 2025. View our Commerical Qualification document for guidance on criteria and example answers.
- Sign our standard framework agreement, utilised by all UK DNOs.
- Register your assets.
- Complete technical qualification by Tuesday 6 January 2026 by confirming the assets you wish to put forward in the competition.
- We will then assess the capability of your asset(s) to meet the requirements of this tender, and if successful, you will be able to submit a bid for the provision of flexibility services during the bidding window in July on your chosen platform.
- We will assess all bids and notify successful participants via Electron Connect.
Products
- Peak Reduction
- Operational Utilisation
- Variable Availability and Operational Utilisation
- Scheduled Utilisation
Full details of our technical requirements including product parameters can be found below in Appendix 2: Technical Specification as part of this Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Tender documents and helpful tools
Use this quick and easy tool to check if your asset is located within one of our flexibility services requirement zones.
TT111522 - Flexibility Services Autumn 2025 Postcode Checker
ITT111522 - Autumn 2025 Cost Calculator Tool
Use this handy tool to calculate a bid price for utilisation and availability that falls within our budget for the zone and service period before submitting a bid. This allows participants to identify if their bid exceeds the maximum price which we are offering as part of this tender. If you submit a bid that is too high, it may be automatically rejected as part of our bid assessment.
In this video, we explain step-by-step how to use our cost calculator tool before placing your bid.
- pdf Revenue Stacking Guidance
- xlsx ENA Open Networks - Revenue Stacking Assessment Tool
- pdf ITT111522-Flexibility Services Autumn 2025-Appendix 3-Site Requirements
- pdf Flexibility services procurement flowchart
- pdf Flexibility services products and parameters 2024
- pdf Commercial qualification criteria guidance
- pdf A guide to flexibility services
- pdf Decision making criteria
- pdf Flexibility services glossary
Useful links
Open data portal
Our flexibility services requirements and reports are available on our Open Data Portal to view and download in a variety of formats including API.
Get in touch
Need help with your application? Get in touch with our flexibility services team who can guide you through the process.
FAQs
Got a question? You may find the answer in our frequently asked questions.