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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

SONI071 – DS3 System Services Qualifications Trial Process 2025

SONI Ltd · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:03.

Opportunity overview

The Qualification Trial Process (QTP) is an important process for contributing to the transition from a fossil fuel powered system to a sustainable renewable power system. The QTP acts as a platform to trial system services from new technology providers and identify the operational complexities to the provision of services from a range of providers.

Classification

  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities

Lots

  • Lot 1£350k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SONI071
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
2 Mar 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
9 Feb 2026, 12:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
420,000
Amount
350,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Business and Industry Impact Statement
Description
Business and Power System Impact Statement prepared by the Tenderer setting out the: • Projected EirGrid/SONI and wider power system benefits – a value proposition. During QTP trial planning, QTP implementation period and longer-term, what are the benefits of this new or improved system service provision to the System Operator (EirGrid/SONI) and the wider power system? • Projected business impact on EirGrid/SONI (i.e. anticipated costs and impact) and the wider power system during project design and QTP period

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Programme of Work
Description
Tenderers should include a proposed project plan and strategy for effective delivery of the scope of requirements outlined to include defined timescales/milestones for the duration of the contract in accordance with Form 3.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Environmental Commitment
Description
Tenderers should provide a detailed description of the programme that will manage and minimise the environmental impact of these services.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
cost
Name
Ultimate Cost
Description
Tenderers shall provide a Fixed Price Sum for all the required service in accordance with the Pricing Schedules.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Please refer to RFP and Contract

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
65000000
Description
Public utilities

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
004866-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jan 2026, 14:09
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
SONI Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPVY-9479-DHPY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPVY-9479-DHPY

Address

Street Address
12 Manse Road
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT6 9RT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0E

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN0E · BT6 9RT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 004866-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·