Pipeline Framework: Energy System Digital Spine Scoping Study

A pipeline has been launched for Energy System Digital Spine Scoping Study.The contract start Date is 30 November 2022. Approach to market date is 16 September 2022.BEIS will procure a six-month discovery study assessing technical feasibility and policy implications of the energy system ‘digital spine’ concept, as proposed in the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce report.An energy system digital spine is a proposed piece of digital infrastructure to connect energy system participants, enabling them to exchange data simply and securely. A common industry-wide digital spine solution could deliver the efficiencies of an interoperable, digital energy system, but the definition, scope, potential delivery options and overarching governance requirements are uncertain and wide-ranging. This study will include definition/scope options analysis, stakeholder engagement, security and operability implications, user journeys, and costs.This work sits within the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio’s £65m Flexibility Innovation Programme, which enables large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, flexible, secure, and accessible technologies and markets.?BEIS is holding a supplier engagement event on 8th September 13:00 – 14:00 for this opportunity, please use the link below to register for this event:Energy Digitalisation Taskforce report – £65m Flexibility Innovation Programme – This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Email: FlexibilityInnovation@BEIS.gov.uk Website: (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS))