Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Open Utility Ltd Piclo
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 069832-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Oct 2025
- Published30 Oct 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
In order to deliver a reliable and efficient supply of electricity, NIE networks requires the provision of a system to manage flexibility services in a business as usual environment, in a scalable, robust and secure manner. Key system functions: Procurement (via dynamic purchasing system) Scheduling of flexible units Dispatch instructions and management Baselining Collection of meter data and performance analysis Facilitation of settlement processes Reporting functions The system will be used in an operational environment to schedule, dispatch and monitor flexibility services as required. Services will be procured using the system, with the oversight of Flexibility Commercial resources. Flexibility service providers will access flexibility opportunities using the system and will be migrated to an operational environment once contracted. The system will allow communication of instructions and other key operational information between NIE Networks and contracted flexibility providers. T…
About the supplier
Open Utility Ltd Piclo: every public contract they have won.