National Grid Electricity Distribution (UK)

Current and future Procurement Opportunities (Including; Where, When and How Much);

Flexibility – Requirements - Dataset - National Grid's Connected Data Portal

Tools and Documents (Including; Procurement and Engagement Timetable and Guidance Documents)

Tools & Documents - NGED (flexiblepower.co.uk)

For any other information or queries, please contact NG’s Flexible Power Team at: nged.flexiblepower@nationalgrid.co.uk

Data consent

‍What will Piclo do with my data?:

For the upcoming NGED January sustain competitions Piclo will be facilitating an integration with their Market Gateway platform. This will allow Piclo users to take part in NGED’s January sustain competitions without having to maintain account and asset data across both Piclo and Market Gateway.

This means we will require your consent to create a Market Gateway account and upload asset data on your behalf. This consent question can be found within NGED’s company qualification form.

‍What if I already have a Market Gateway account?:

We would like to ensure this integration process is as seamless as possible, but we do understand that some users may already have an account and asset data within Market Gateway. If this is the case please contact us at support@picloflex.com so that we can assist you further.

Qualification guidance

What type of assets can qualify?:

NGED will only qualify operational assets intending to take part in their upcoming January sustain competitions. Operational assets can be uploaded to Piclo using the “Operational & Developing Assets” tab in the asset upload template.

Please do not upload any planned assets intended to participate in NGED’s January sustain competitions using the “Planned Assets'' tab in the asset upload template, as these will not be eligible for qualification.

What asset data is required?:

To ensure your asset(s) can be qualified for NGED’s upcoming January sustain competitions please ensure the following data points are uploaded in to Piclo (these data points are currently marked as “optional” in the asset upload template):

• Asset Scale
• Metering Point
• Import Meter ID (at least) (13 characters maximum)

These data points can be added when uploading new asset(s) or by editing already uploaded assets. This can be done by going to Manage > Assets, downloading your existing assets, adding the relevant data points and then re-uploading them.

Bidding Guidance 

What bidding rules do I have to adhere to?:

For NGED’s upcoming January sustain competitions the following bidding rules must be followed. Please be aware, these rules will not be validated within the Piclo UI, so please ensure they have been adhered to before submitting your bids.

• Do not use asset specific bidding: By default all qualified assets within a competitions zone will be automatically grouped for purposes of submitting a bid. You must not use the “edit included assets” function on the submit bids page to change the group of assets being used to bid. 
• Bid price must be the same for both AM and PM service windows. If you are entering a bid for both AM and PM service windows please ensure the price is the same for both service windows before submitting. 

If you have already submitted a bid and would like to edit it you can by going to Manage > Bids > Edit active bids before the bidding window closes. We will not send your bids to NGED for consideration if the two bidding rules above are not adhered to.