Motorway Service Area Energy Storage System

Tender description

National Highways has awarded a contract to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Energy Storage Systems throughout England. Lot 1: National Highways has awarded a contract to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Energy Storage Systems throughout England. Energy Storage Systems deliver temporary provision of supplementary electricity capacity as well as load balancing (decreasing demands on the permanent electricity networks) at various locations without upgrade of supply, in accordance with National Highways’ standards and objectives. This contract will contribute to the Government's commitment of a minimum of six high powered electric vehicle charge points at all Motorway Service Areas (MSA) in England by 2023 by enabling rollout at locations where existing DNO (Distribution Network Operator) or National Grid capacity is insufficient to support delivering the commitment within the required timescales.   National Highways used the Crown Commercial Services HELGA DPS in order to procure a supplier for the provisions of this contract.