Published date: 23 April 2019

Last edited date: 23 April 2019

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 2 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£68,300

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN402160-42502608

Published date

23 April 2019

Approach to market date

2 May 2019

Contract start date

24 June 2019

Contract end date

23 June 2026

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This PIN is to advise the market of a forthcoming procurement opportunity and suppliers do not need to express an interest at this time. A further contract notice will be issued as a call for competition; this is expected to be published in May 2019. The Council are undertaking a 'Vehicle to Building' (V2B) project at their headquarters, City Hall. Leicester is part of a six centre, EU (Interreg) programme of pilot projects, (Smart, clean Energy and Electric Vehicles for the City - SEEV4-City), studying how to optimise the use of electrical vehicles, renewable energy resources and smart ICT, in various urban settings; to maximise the amount of renewable energy available to charge electric vehicles. This is a small pilot project. However, the Council is aware that with the growth in decentralised energy generation, the V2B concept has the potential to be upscaled and implemented in a range of urban settings.The project has 3 objectives:1. Maximise electric vehicle's EV's use of renewable energy; by prioritising PV generation for: a.) EVs; b.) City Hall. 2. Increase Energy Autonomy; by EVs discharging to City Hall during evening peak. 3. Avoid grid investments; by EVs discharging to City Hall during evening peak and scheduling main EV recharge for overnight.The workings of this 'behind the meter' project should save money by reducing City Hall's electrical demand at peak times.
(V2B) system components
Existing components
• 23.4 kWp PV array, with a Schneider Conext TL 20000 E, 20 kVA PV Inverter • Four Nissan Leaf electric cars
Required Project Components The project will replace the existing chargers with four smart, bi-directional chargers (thus V2B chargers). With the V2B system, the EVs on charge at the end of the working day will initially be available to provide a controlled discharge to City Hall of the residual energy in their batteries, (to a minimum level). This will help City Hall to meet its 35-40% baseload energy requirement during the expensive evening electricity peak demand period. These smart chargers will permit overnight charging of the EVs to be scheduled from midnight utilising cheaper overnight electricity rates. However, we also require that the charger hardware is designed to work as standard chargers; then, if there is a problem with the V2B functionality they can still operate. An interface/integration piece is required to co-ordinate the workings of both the existing and new elements. The interface should function upstream of City Hall's Schneider Struxureware BMS. It must also link with the BMS, in order to ensure a Mains supply to the EVs when there is no solar supply. V2B chargers don't need to handshake with the BMS, just with the interface. The interface should be installed and commissioned before the V2B chargers arrive.No single supplier is expected to be able to provide all these elements. It is the Council's preference to receive tenders from a lead contractor with sub-contractors

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Electric Vehicle to Building Charging Project

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 10 April 2019, last edited 10 April 2019

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2019/2026 £68,300

About the buyer

Contact name

Pamela Chirara

Address

Bosworth House
9-15 Princess Road West
Leicester
LE1 6TH
England

Telephone

+44 1164543502

Email

pamela.chirara@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk