Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Powergrid
Lloyds Court 78 Grey Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6AF
UK
Contact person: Tracy Precious
E-mail: tracy.precious@northernpowergrid.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northernpowergrid.com/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Flexibility Services
Reference number: NPg24285
II.1.2) Main CPV code
65310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northern Powergrid aims to develop a market for local flexibility, giving its customers the opportunity to take an active part in the energy system by using their energy resources to support the network, and be compensated for it.
Northern Powergrid hopes to make use of DER's that can import or expert energy, and of its customers' ability to reduce the amount of energy they are taking from the Company.
To help manage the network, the Company wishes to contract with customers to turn up or turn down their electricity demand, generation and storage upon instruction from the Company.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09310000
31120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The DPS was split down by postcode, however we reserved the right to add more locations throughout the life of the DPS.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-020472
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NPg24285
Title: Flexibility Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Powergrid Limited, Internal Audit Department
Lloyds Court 78 Grey Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2025