NZ Battery – electricity market study

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	23530237
Tender Name :	NZ Battery – electricity market study
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Open Date :	Thursday, 29 October 2020 3:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Wednesday, 18 November 2020 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	26110000 - Batteries and generators and kinetic power transmission
Regions:	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Chatham Islands Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Sandra Worboys sandra.worboys@mbie.govt.nz
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Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

This RFP is for the NZ Battery project. The NZ Battery project is a government initiative to develop the business case for a solution, or solutions to New Zealand’s dry year risk problem, whereby in years with low hydro inflow, electricity generation can face a shortfall on average of around 5,000 GWh.

The Government has allocated a multi-year appropriation of $100 million to fund the project. The project is divided into phases. The first phase is the business case evaluations ($30 million), and the second phase is the engineering design of the selected options ($70 million). The project will be managed by a core project team, supplemented through services procured through a number of consultancies.

This tender has been awarded.

• Concept Consulting Group Limited - 1 Woodward St, Wellington, 6011, NEW ZEALAND
• Sapere Research Group Limited - Level 9, 1 Willeston Street, Wellington, 6011, NEW ZEALAND

Further Award Information:
Following an closed Request for Proposal tendering process, The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has awarded contracts to Sapere Research Group and Concept Consulting ,to undertake research on the NZ Battery Electricity Market. The contracts were signed in December 2020 and the term is from December 2020 for the period of 4 months. The estimated contract value is approximately $200,000.

Award Date: Wednesday, 27 January 2021 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 19 November 2020 7:50 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)