Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish and Southern Electricity
4094290
No 1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road
Reading
RG1 3JH
UK
Contact person: Timothy Higgins
Telephone: +44 1738453836
E-mail: timothy.higgins@sse.com
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://sse.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://sse.com/potential-suppliers/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://sse-sgn.emptoris.com/emptoris/sso_login.jsp?timeout=true#/login/loginPage
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Neutral Market Facilitator and Whole System Coordinator Trial Systems
Reference number: 55530
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of 2 software packages to support the UK Electricity Industry to move towards Distribution System Operator (DS0). The packages will be used to support trials as part of the transition project (www.ssen-transition.com), with the subsequent business as usual system subject to a further tender exercise in the future.
The software packages are:
— Lot 1: The Neutral Market Facilitator (NMF) will provide a market for trading the use of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs),
— Lot 2: The Whole System Coordinator (WSC) will be the DSO’s point of interaction with the NMF.
The packages need to communicate with many other systems, so need to use industry standard communication protocols. Full details of the specifications for both systems are in the specification documents included within this opportunity and further background details of both system, as well as the Transition project, can be found on www.ssen-transition.com
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Neutral Market Facilitator Software Package
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48150000
48211000
48219000
48771000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Neutral Market Facilitator (NMF) will provide a market for trading the use of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), i.e. flexible energy resources connected to the distribution network; this will include demand response as well as generation. Functionality includes the procurer of flexibility noting confirmation of dispatch to the flexibility provider via the NMF. Note that intent to dispatch will be with sufficient notice to confirm use of and to arm energy resources, but will not provide activation of dispatch. This means that direct control of devices does not go via the NMF and real-time control is not the responsibility of the NMF.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Response to technical questions issued under invitation to tender
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
20/03/2020
End:
20/03/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Whole System Coordinator Software Package
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48150000
48211000
48219000
48771000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Whole System Coordinator (WSC) will be the DSO’s point of interaction with the NMF. Where the DSO has identified a need to procure use of energy flexibility from the market, the WSC will provide information about existing DSO flexibility contracts and communicate with the NMF regarding potential new contracts. The WSC will also provide facilities to assess potential negative impacts of peer-to-peer trades on the NMF.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Response to technical questions issued under invitation to tender
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
20/03/2020
End:
20/03/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Applicants are not required to have a specific membership of any professional or trade registers in relation to this opportunity.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Applicants must not have been convicted of any of the offences prescribed under section 58 Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as allowed for under the Utility Contracts Regulations (Scotland) 2016. If yes, the applicant shall provide a statement confirming the details and evidence of self cleaning where applicable.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/12/2019
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
20/01/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Timothy Higgins
Perth
PH1 3AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1738453836
E-mail: timothy.higgins@sse.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
SSE
Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 3AQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/11/2019