Published date: 10 April 2019
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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
10 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 Prior Information Notice 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.
Leicester City Council "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 three 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.
Outcome
The workings of this 'behind the meter' project should save money by reducing City Hall's electrical demand at peak times.
Vehicle to Building (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 Vehicle to Building 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. The interface will have three operationa
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Spend profile
| 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
pamela.chirara@leicester.gov.uk
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