SONI078 Low Carbon Inertia Services in Northern Ireland - Phase 2
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Estimated value
£7.3m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
29 May 2026
Description
SONI has the responsibility as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) under its license to operate and plan the development of the electricity transmission network. This requires SONI to complete all the relevant activities (‘pre-construction’) to enable Northern Ireland Electricity Networks, the Transmission Asset Owner (TAO), to carry out the construction and connection to the grid. Refer to PSQ for full details.
Scope
- Reference
- SONI078
- Total value
- £7,310,000 excluding VAT£8,772,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2035
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 0900000065000000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous Experience | Candidates are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience to deliver contracts / projects of this nature, specifically relating to the generation of electricity, energy storage or provision of system services through a connection to an electricity transmission system. | price | — |
| Financial & Legal Standing | Candidates must complete the Exclusionary Criteria Declaration satisfactorily. Candidates must complete the Self-Declaration questionnaire and provide details of turnover and profit. | quality | — |
| HSE, QA Cyber Security | Candidates must complete the relevant questionnaires | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Refer to PSQ
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- www.mytenders.co.uk ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure