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The terms and conditions of the procurement process for the ITT111339 flexibility services spring 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. |
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Following submission of a successful bid, the flexibility provider will be required to sign our service terms which form part of the framework standard agreement. These terms outline the provider's details of each flexibility requirement that was accepted by SP ENWL. |
Spring 2025
This tender is now closed for submissions. Sign up to our flexibility mailing list to be the first to hear about our latest requirements.
Overview of requirements
Our spring tender asks flexibility providers for 897 MW of flexibility in 100 locations across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester between 2025-28, with over £12m 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 134 LV requirements across 67 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 Wednesday 28 May 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 Thursday 5 June 2025 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
- Operational Utilisation and Variable Availability
- 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.
TT111339 - Flexibility Services Spring 2025 Postcode Checker
TT111339 - Spring 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.
View the results of our Spring 2025 tender including contracts awarded for successful bids, sites that received insufficient bids (which will be re-tendered) and the CEM losses tools used to determine successful bids where the procurement of flexibility services are deemed an economical and sufficient solution to traditional network reinforcement.
This information can also be viewed on our Open Data Portal.
Common Evaluation Methodology (CEM) Tool results
- xlsm Knott Mill OUVA Oct
- xlsm Knott Mill OUVAFuse
- xlsm Moss Side (Longsight) OUVA
- xlsm Newby OU
- xlsm Sedbergh OU
- xlsm Flat Lane OUVA Fuse
- xlsm Flat Lane OUVA Oct
- xlsm Frederick Rd BSP OUVA
- xlsm Gillsrow OU
- xlsm Burrow Beck OUVA Fuse
- xlsm Burrow Beck OUVA
- xlsm Capontree Group (prev Pirelli Group) OUVA
- xlsm Catterall Waterworks OUVA
- xlsm Ardwick OUVA W2526
- xlsm Ardwick OUVA W2728
- xlsm Ardwick PR W2728
- xlsm Ardwick OU W2728
- xlsm Ambleside Group OUVA W2627
- xlsm Alston OUVA W2526
Common Evaluation Methodology (CEM) Losses Tool results
- xlsx Alston OUVA W2526
- xlsx Ambleside Group OUVA W2627
- xlsx Ardwick OUVA W2526
- xlsx Ardwick OUVA W2728
- xlsx Ardwick Peak Reduction W2728
- xlsx Burrow Beck OUVA S26
- xlsx Burrow Beck OUVA S27
- xlsx Burrow Beck OUVA W2526 CMS
- xlsx Burrow Beck OUVA W2526 Fuse
- xlsx Burrow Beck OUVA W2627 CMS
- xlsx Capontree Group OUVA W2526
- xlsx Caterall Waterworks OUVA W2526
- xlsx Flat Lane OUVA W2526 Fuse
- xlsx Flat Lane OUVA W2526 Oct
- xlsx Flat Lane OUVA W2627 Oct
- xlsx Flat Lane OUVA W2728 Oct
- xlsx Frederick Rd BSP OUVA W2526
- xlsx Knott Mill OUVA W2526 Fuse
- xlsx Knott Mill OUVA W2526 Oct
- xlsx Knott Mill OUVA W2627 Oct
- xlsx Knott Mill OUVA W2728 Oct
- xlsx Moss Side (Longsight) OUVA W2526
- xlsx Moss Side (Longsight) OUVA W2627
- xlsx Moss Side (Longsight) OUVA W2728
- xlsx Ardwick OU W2728
- xlsx Gillsrow OU FY26
- xlsx Gillsrow OU FY27
- xlsx Gillsrow OU FY28
- xlsx Newby OU FY26
- xlsx Newby OU FY27
- xlsx Newby OU FY28
- xlsx Sedbergh OU FY26
- xlsx Sedbergh OU FY27
- xlsx Sedbergh OU FY28
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.