Provision of network investment forecasting and mass low carbon technology connection tools

Official notice

Authority: Northern Powergrid Limited

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 4 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to EA Technology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northern Powergrid intends to purchase the provision of network investment forecasting and mass low carbon technology connection tools.

The network investment forecasting tool will model a range of scenarios with different future energy requirements, spread geographically across Northern Powergrid’s low voltage distribution network.

The mass low carbon technology connections tool will deliver efficiencies by automating and streamlining the process for optioneering, costing and approval of bulk applications for low carbon technologies.

CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Nov 2024, 07:48 GMT
Last source update: 4 Nov 2024, 07:48 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-035572
Classification (CPV): Industry specific software package
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b38b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The tools are required by September 2025 to ensure they are in place to meet the expected rise in demand and generation requests, driven by decarbonisation, and to provide information for the next regulatory price control period.
Northern Powergrid is operating within strict budget and timescale constraints for the delivery of the requirement. Our market analysis has identified no other suitable tool currently available on the market that can meet the full list of functional requirements listed above, within the timescales and costs identified. Most notably, we have taken into account that we would require suppliers to be able to integrate with our LV spatial database consisting of millions of assets and then undertake statistical calculations using the method outlined in ACE 49.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EA Technology LtdSubcontracting: declared	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035572-2024-1 · EA Technology Ltd
Signed
4 Nov 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Powergrid Limited

Contracting authorityElectricity Riverside House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland, UK, SR5 3XBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Northern PowergridReview body Newcastle upon Tyne

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EA Technology LimitedAwarded supplier Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst, Chester, UK, CH1 6ES

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.