CA277 2026 Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market for Flexibility Services

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  "date": "2026-01-12T14:34:14Z",
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    "description": "Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE Networks) wishes to establish a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market for Flexibility Services from customers connected within specific Flexibility Zones.  Successful Tenderers will provide NIE Networks with network Flexibility services, the ability to adjust their aggregate electricity generation or consumption in response to an instruction signal during defined Service Windows, to support network operation as required during the contract period.  The initial zones that we will be requiring Flexibility for are: \nFlexibility Managed Zone\t               Year(s) Required\nBallyclare Central    \t                        2026\nOmagh West\t                                        2026-27\nBallyfodrin Central\t                        2027-28\nLurgan East\t                                        2026-28\nNewry South \t                                2026-28\nNIE Networks would like to invite Flexibility Providers to visit the Piclo website www.picloflex.com/dashboard where they can register, add their assets. You can find out more information regarding NIE Networks Flexibility requirements at www.piclo.com/profiles/nie-networks . Information regarding this opportunity can also be found on NIE Networks\u0027 Flexibility Services Website Flexibility Services | Northern Ireland Electricity Networks.  \nThe award protocol is to appoint the Most advantageous tenderers onto the framework agreement to fulfil the total published requirement. The contract will be awarded to the most advantageous tenderers and the business will be split as determined by submissions until the published requirement is fulfilled. \nThe Dynamic Market is open ended. \nNIE Networks estimate that the total spend under this Framework Agreement will be around \u00a32m for the duration of the contract.",
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    "title": "CA277 2026 Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market for Flexibility Services"
  }
}