Published date: 27 March 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 January 2024, 12am

Contract summary

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Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

MT231683

Published date

27 March 2024

Closing date

1 January 2024

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

13 March 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

SF6 is a greenhouse gas which is widely used in the network equipment, e.g., switchgear for insulation and quenching the arc generated when switching or opening electrical circuits. SF6 is leaked from old or malfunctioning of equipment and contributes greatly to global warming.
This contract seeks to provide insights and to develop a better understanding of a likely increased use of SF6 in the overall energy sector because of Net Zero transition. It is anticipated that in the absence of reliable and cost-effective alternates to SF6 based equipment, particularly at medium/high voltage levels, new SF6 based equipment (switchgear and insulated cables) are likely to be used in large numbers, in new generation, new connections, new transmission and distribution networks and new interconnectors. Even though network companies are committed to reduce the leakage and use of SF6 equipment. However, the scale of transformation required to reach Net Zero, may hinder the use of SF6 alternates, causing long term environmental issues.
The study will seek to fill the knowledge gap and help Ofgem understand how the existing use of SF6 will change with time, because of increased electrification, multiplied offshore wind generation and interconnectors, while working towards Net Zero. There is a need to take a holistic approach (covering all aspects of the energy sector) and an attempt at quantification, potentially through combining different data sets (e.g. energy system data and existing SF6 equipment inventory).

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Award information

Awarded date

11 March 2024

Contract start date

13 March 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Total value of contract

£50,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atkins

Address

3100 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds

Reference

Companies House number: 00688424

About the buyer

Contact name

Lynsey Gordon

Address

10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
England

Telephone

+44 2079017000

Email

procurement2@ofgem.gov.uk

Website

http://www.ofgem.gov.uk