Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2023-05-03
Buyer: EirGrid plc
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: -	A separate DS3 System Services Agreement for services in Ireland, which is to be entered into with EirGrid; and
-	A separate DS3 System Services Agreement for services in Northern Ireland, which is to be entered into with SONI
The start date of each of the Contracts awarded under Gate 8 is 1st April 2023. It is intended that the term of each Contract will last until 30th April 2024, as per the decision of the Regulatory Authority set out in SEM-21-021 System Services Future Arrangements - Decision Paper 1, but with an option for each TSO to extend the term of its Contract.
It is intended that the term of each Contract will last until 30th April 2024, as per the decision of the Regulatory Authority set out in SEM-21-021 System Services Future Arrangements - Decision Paper 1, but with an option for each TSO to extend the term of its Contract in respect of any or all of its applicable Lots in certain defined cases for one additional time period of up to eighteen (18) months, at the discretion of the Contracting Entity.
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
It is intended that the term of each Contract will last until 30th April 2024, as per the decision of the Regulatory Authority set out in SEM-21-021 System Services Future Arrangements - Decision Paper 1, but with an option for each TSO to extend the term of its Contract in respect of any or all of its applicable Lots in certain defined cases for one additional time period of up to eighteen (18) months, at the discretion of the Contracting Entity.
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
It is intended that the term of each Contract will last until 30th April 2024, as per the decision of the Regulatory Authority set out in SEM-21-021 System Services Future Arrangements - Decision Paper 1, but with an option for each TSO to extend the term of its Contract in respect of any or all of its applicable Lots in certain defined cases for one additional time period of up to eighteen (18) months, at the discretion of the Contracting Entity
Steady-state reactive power or ‘SSRP’ means reactive power capability (Leading) and reactive power capability
It is intended that the term of each Contract will last until 30th April 2024, as per the decision of the Regulatory Authority set out in SEM-21-021 System Services Future Arrangements - Decision Paper 1, but with an option for each TSO to extend the term of its Contract in respect of any or all of its applicable Lots in certain defined cases for one additional time period of up to eighteen (18) months, at the discretion of the Contracting Entity.