Spring 2023

Spring 2023 flexibility requirement

Our Spring 2023 tender closed for submissions on Friday 16th June but you can still view the tender details, documents and procurement tools on this page.

Our Spring tender asks flexibility providers for 1097MW of flexibility in 32 locations across our region. This procurement round is taking place on the PicloFlex platform and potential providers are encouraged to visit the platform and complete company qualification by signing up to the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and uploading assets prior to participating in this procurement round.

Full details of our Spring requirements including postcodes, delivery windows, capacity required, response type (product) and ceiling prices can be viewed on our interactive flexibility map on the right, within Appendix 3 of our Invitation to Tender below and on Piclo. Our map shows our current requirements (navy icons) and indications of over 70 future requirements for the next 5-10 years (grey icons) as identified in our Network Development Plan.

We are procuring four common products for this tender: Sustain (pre-fault), Secure (pre-fault), Dynamic (post-fault) and Restore (post-fault). Energy Efficiency measures can also provide flexible services through each of the four products, by installing energy efficiency schemes that reduce long term energy demand. Find out more about each of our products on our Understanding Flexible Services web page.

Follow these steps on PicloFlex to take part in our tenders:

  1. Register on the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) by Friday 16 June 2023
  2. Register and upload your assets.
  3. Complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by Friday 23 June 2023        *New PQQs must be submitted for each tender.
  4. Confirm participation or withdraw from competition. 
  5. Assuming your asset(s) meet the requirements of this tender, you will be able to submit a bid for the provision of Flexible Services. More information on how to submit a bid can be found here.

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