SONI074 DS3 System Services – Volume Capped – Gate 14
A Tender Notice
by SONI LTD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 0.5 year
- Value
- £34M
- Sector
- INDUSTRIAL
- Published
- 12 Dec 2025
- Delivery
- 01 Apr 2026 to 30 Sep 2026
- Deadline
- 15 Jan 2026 12:00
Related Terms
Location
Northern Ireland:
1 buyer
- Soni Belfast
Description
Following review by the Regulatory Authorities of the TSOs’ Report on Ensuring a Secure, Reliable and Efficient Power System in July 2011 the TSOs were requested by the SEM Committee to put in place a programme of work to solve the challenges associated with increased levels of penetration of variable non-synchronous renewable generation.
Lot Division
| 1 | POR L1NI - Primary Operating Reserve
Primary Operating Reserve or 'POR' has the meaning given to it in the grid code Award Criteria
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| 2 | SOR L2NI - Secondary Operating Reserve
Secondary Operating reserve or 'SOR' has the meaning given to it in the grid code Award Criteria
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| 3 | TOR1 L3NI - Tertiary 1 Operating Reserve
Tertiary 1 operating reserve or 'TOR1' has the meaning given to it in the grid code. Award Criteria
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| 4 | TOR2 L4NI - Tertiary 2 Operating Reserve
Tertiary 2 operating reserve or 'TOR2' has the meaning given to it in the grid code Award Criteria
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| 5 | RRD L5NI - Replacement Reserve (De-Synchronised)
RR (De-synchronised)' means replacement reserve provided by the providing unit when: (i) not Synchronised to the power system in the case of a synchronous providing unit, or (ii) when connected to the power system and operating at a level less or equal to 0 MW in the case of an energy storage providing unit, or (ii) when connected to the power system in the case of a demand side unit Award Criteria
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| 6 | RRS L6NI - Replacement Reserve (Synchronised)
RR (Synchronised)' means Replacement Reserve provided by the Providing Unit when: (i) synchronised to the power system in the case of a synchronous providing unit, or (ii) when connected to the power system and operating at a level greater than 0 MW in the case of an energy storage providing unit or power park module. II.2.5) Award criteria Award Criteria
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| 7 | SSRP L7NI - Steady State Reactive Power
Steady-state reactive power or 'SSRP' means reactive power capability (Leading) and reactive power capability Award Criteria
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| 8 | SIR L8NI - Synchronous Inertial Respons
Synchronous Inertial Response (SIR) is the kinetic energy (at a Frequency of 50 Hz) of a centrally dispatched synchronous providing unit multiplied by the SIR factor (SIRF) Award Criteria
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| 9 | RM1 L9NI - Ramping Margin 1 Hour
Ramping Margin 1 is the increased MW Output and/or MW Reduction that a providing unit can provide to the company within one hour of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain for a further two hours after the one hour period has elapsed. It is limited by the lowest availability in that three hour period. Award Criteria
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| 10 | RM3 L10NI - Ramping Margin 3 Hour
Ramping Margin 3 is the increased MW Output and/or MW reduction that a providing unit can provide to the company within three hours of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain for a further 5 hours after the 3 hour period has elapsed. It is limited by the lowest availability in that 8 hour period Award Criteria
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| 11 | RM8 L11NI - Ramping Margin 8 Hour
Ramping Margin 8 is the increased MW Output and/or MW reduction that a providing unit can provide to the company within eight hours of the company issuing a dispatch instruction to a service provider and that the providing unit can maintain for a further 8 hours after the 8 hour period has elapsed. It is limited by the lowest availability in that 16 hour period. Award Criteria
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| 12 | FFR L12NI - Fast Frequency Response
Fast Frequency Response (FFR) is the additional MW Output or MW reduction required compared to the pre- incident MW output or MW reduction, which is fully available from a providing unit within 2 seconds after the start of an event and sustainable up to 10 seconds after the start of the event. Award Criteria
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Renewal Options
Option for TSO to extend the term of its Contract in respect of any or all of its applicable Lots in certain defined cases, at the discretion of the Contracting Entity. This option might apply where, for instance, there is a delay in completing the procurement for any subsequent phases envisaged under the DS3 Programme.
CPV Codes
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f475
- FTS 082303-2025