Published date: 17 August 2022

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Approach to market date: 16 September 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Energy and related services - 71314000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£204,000

Procurement reference

tender_314704/1099015

Published date

17 August 2022

Approach to market date

16 September 2022

Contract start date

30 November 2022

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

BEIS will procure a six-month discovery study assessing technical feasibility and policy implications of the energy system 'digital spine' concept, as proposed in the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce report.

An energy system digital spine is a proposed piece of digital infrastructure to connect energy system participants, enabling them to exchange data simply and securely. A common industry-wide digital spine solution could deliver the efficiencies of an interoperable, digital energy system, but the definition, scope, potential delivery options and overarching governance requirements are uncertain and wide-ranging. This study will include definition/scope options analysis, stakeholder engagement, security and operability implications, user journeys, and costs.

This work sits within the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio's £65m Flexibility Innovation Programme, which enables large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, flexible, secure, and accessible technologies and markets. 

BEIS is holding a supplier engagement event on 8th September 13:00 - 14:00 for this opportunity, please use the link below to register for this event:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-system-digital-spine-scoping-study-information-event-tickets-404052049557

Energy Digitalisation Taskforce report - https://es.catapult.org.uk/news/energy-digitalisation-taskforce-publishes-recommendations-for-a-digitalised-net-zero-energy-system/

£65m Flexibility Innovation Programme - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexibility-innovation

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
England

Email

FlexibilityInnovation@BEIS.gov.uk

Website

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/