Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- SSE plc · Utilites
- Suppliers
- Ovo Energy Ltd, Utilita Energy Limited
- Value
- £900,000 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Public utilities · Electricity distribution (CPV 65310000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 048697-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2025
- Published14 Aug 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Load Managed Areas (or LMAs) are DCUSA provision that allows electricity loads that can be switched on remotely to be controlled so that they do not all switch on at the same time. This has typically been used for managing the charging of electric storage heaters and water tanks so that households access the cheapest possible electricity tariff and our network is not overloaded. Switching all this load at the same time causes peaks on the network that can result in thermal overloads and voltage step changes. This scheduling approach has successfully avoided this. We are looking at transforming LMAs into a Demand Diversification Service, and more information on the trial and how to participate can be found here: The Future of Load Managed Areas - SSEN https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/dso/flexibility/flexibility-services/future-of-load-managed-areas/ Whilst we continue to develop the diversification service approach we wish to give a payment to suppliers who are supporting households w…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007000-2025 | Ovo Energy Ltd | £400k |
| https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007000-2025 | Utilita Energy Limited | £500k |
About the suppliers
Utilita Energy Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04849181).
Ovo Energy Ltd: every public contract they have won.