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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007000-2025

SSE plc

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: SSE plc

Buyer Address: Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, UKM, PH1 3AQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Andrew.Steen@sse.com

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
500000.0 GBP
Published
14 Aug 2025, 10:48
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
65310000 - Electricity distribution
Region
n/a
Awarded To
UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED, Ovo Energy Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Load Managed Areas (or LMAs) are DCUSA provision that allows electricity loads that can be switched on remotely to be controlled so that they do not all switch on at the same time. We are looking at transforming LMAs into a Demand Diversification Service, and more information on the trial and how to participate can be found here: The Future of Load Managed Areas - SSEN https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/dso/flexibility/flexibility-services/future-of-load-managed-areas/

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Load Managed Areas (or LMAs) are DCUSA provision that allows electricity loads that can be switched on remotely to be controlled so that they do not all switch on at the same time. This has typically been used for managing the charging of electric storage heaters and water tanks so that households access the cheapest possible electricity tariff and our network is not overloaded. Switching all this load at the same time causes peaks on the network that can result in thermal overloads and voltage step changes. This scheduling approach has successfully avoided this. We are looking at transforming LMAs into a Demand Diversification Service, and more information on the trial and how to participate can be found here: The Future of Load Managed Areas - SSEN https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/dso/flexibility/flexibility-services/future-of-load-managed-areas/ Whilst we continue to develop the diversification service approach we wish to give a payment to suppliers who are supporting households within LMA Areas. Particularly focusing on those household with 5 port smart meters being implemented. We therefore have opened a tender for a payment per household for these households as part of our Flexibility Service procurement strategy. The Procurement documents will be freely available on week commencing 24th February 2025 at the links provided.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Ceiling Price

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