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ENQEIR993: Market Consultation - Embedded PV sample data
SONI Ltd · Private utility
In brief
SONI Ltd has announced plans to buy energy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £200,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 December 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for energy contracts across the UK (from 612 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The objective of this Market Research is to search for suppliers capable of delivering a continuous feed of representative embedded PV generation data that meets the following outcomes:
1. Improve system visibility: Provide near real time insight into embedded PV output across Ireland and Northern Ireland.
2. Support operational forecasting: Enable EirGrid and SONI to better predict short term solar output changes by creating proxy forecasts for the locations of the data supplied by the tender winner(s) and then use the actual generation of the proxy sites to fine tune the actual forecast.
3. Provide a geographically representative dataset: Ensure broad dispersion and diversity of PV sites to reflect system-wide behaviour.
4. Deliver high data quality and reliability: Ensure data is accurate, validated, and free from distortions such as behind the meter battery interactions.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 059054-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 067331-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071700-2026
About the buyer
SONI LtdLast 12 months
Procurements
14Awards
4Suppliers it has used most for energy
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- Craiggore Energy Limited1 contract
- Envishagaran Wind Farm LTD1 contract
- Lisburn Solar Power1 contract
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From notice 059054-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 June 2026, last updated 29 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.