Solar PV and Battery Monitoring, Reporting and Visitor Display System

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to provide a solar PV and battery monitoring, reporting and visualisation system across four Authority sites: Wardens Depot, Fwrdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon; National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus; Craig-y-nos Country Park; and Cwm Porth Car Park. All four sites have existing solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and associated battery storage systems. However, the Authority does not currently have a sufficiently reliable and robust central monitoring solution that enables the performance of these installations to be viewed, analysed and reported consistently. The successful contractor will be required to survey the existing installations and provide, install, configure and commission a solution capable of bringing the sites together within a single secure monitoring and reporting portal. The system should provide clear real-time and historical information on solar generation and, where technically supported by the existing equipment, battery performance, state of charge and energy flows. The Authority would also welcome the ability to monitor site consumption and grid import/export where suitable metering is available or can be incorporated within the project. A key requirement is the ability to produce accurate and accessible annual solar-generation information for the Authority's reporting to Welsh Government, including individual site and combined portfolio totals and appropriate data-export/reporting functionality. The solution should also provide fault and communications monitoring to help the Authority identify outages, data loss and underperformance at an early stage. At appropriate visitor-facing locations, the Authority would like the system to offer the capability for a bilingual Welsh and English public-facing visual display or dashboard, showing visitors information such as current renewable-energy generation, energy generated over defined periods and other appropriate renewable-energy information. The contract will include all necessary surveys, system design, monitoring hardware and interfaces, installation, configuration, commissioning, testing, staff training and documentation required to provide the completed solution. Tenderers will also be required to identify ongoing software licences, hosting, maintenance and technical support costs. The solution should be secure, resilient and scalable, with the ability to accommodate additional Authority renewable-energy assets or sites in the future. The maximum available implementation budget is £20,000 excluding VAT. Tenderers should refer to the full Invitation to Tender and associated schedules for the detailed technical requirements, evaluation methodology and conditions of the procurement. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=172896. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The contract is for the provision of a single, integrated solar PV and battery monitoring and reporting solution covering four Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority sites: Wardens Depot, Fwrdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon; National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus, Brecon; Craig-y-nos Country Park, Pen-y-Cae; and Cwm Porth Car Park, Waterfall Country. The scope comprises the survey, design, supply, installation, integration, configuration, commissioning and support of the monitoring solution across all four locations. The successful contractor will be expected to provide, as required: technical surveys and compatibi

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to provide a solar PV and battery monitoring, reporting and visualisation system across four Authority sites: Wardens Depot, Fwrdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon; National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus; Craig-y-nos Country Park; and Cwm Porth Car Park. All four sites have existing solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and associated battery storage systems. However, the Authority does not currently have a sufficiently reliable and robust central monitoring solution that enables the performance of these installations to be viewed, analysed and reported consistently. The successful contractor will be required to survey the existing installations and provide, install, configure and commission a solution capable of bringing the sites together within a single secure monitoring and reporting portal. The system should provide clear real-time and historical information on solar generation and, where technically supported by the existing equipment, battery performance, state of charge and energy flows. The Authority would also welcome the ability to monitor site consumption and grid import/export where suitable metering is available or can be incorporated within the project. A key requirement is the ability to produce accurate and accessible annual solar-generation information for the Authority's reporting to Welsh Government, including individual site and combined portfolio totals and appropriate data-export/reporting functionality. The solution should also provide fault and communications monitoring to help the Authority identify outages, data loss and underperformance at an early stage. At appropriate visitor-facing locations, the Authority would like the system to offer the capability for a bilingual Welsh and English public-facing visual display or dashboard, showing visitors information such as current renewable-energy generation, energy generated over defined periods and other appropriate renewable-energy information. The contract will include all necessary surveys, system design, monitoring hardware and interfaces, installation, configuration, commissioning, testing, staff training and documentation required to provide the completed solution. Tenderers will also be required to identify ongoing software licences, hosting, maintenance and technical support costs. The solution should be secure, resilient and scalable, with the ability to accommodate additional Authority renewable-energy assets or sites in the future. The maximum available implementation budget is £20,000 excluding VAT. Tenderers should refer to the full Invitation to Tender and associated schedules for the detailed technical requirements, evaluation methodology and conditions of the procurement. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=172896. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The contract is for the provision of a single, integrated solar PV and battery monitoring and reporting solution covering four Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority sites: Wardens Depot, Fwrdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon; National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus, Brecon; Craig-y-nos Country Park, Pen-y-Cae; and Cwm Porth Car Park, Waterfall Country. The scope comprises the survey, design, supply, installation, integration, configuration, commissioning and support of the monitoring solution across all four locations. The successful contractor will be expected to provide, as required: technical surveys and compatibility assessment of the existing solar PV, inverter and battery installations; all necessary monitoring hardware, meters, sensors, gateways and communication equipment required to deliver the proposed solution; integration of all four sites into a single secure monitoring and reporting portal; real-time and historical monitoring of solar electricity generation; battery state-of-charge and charging/discharging information where supported by the existing equipment; monitoring of site consumption and grid import/export where available or capable of being incorporated; individual site and combined portfolio reporting; annual solar-generation reporting suitable for the Authority's reporting requirements to Welsh Government; downloadable data and reporting functionality; fault, communications and system-performance alerts; resilient data collection and recovery following communication interruptions; user administration and appropriate access controls; capability for a bilingual Welsh/English public-facing renewable-energy display or dashboard at visitor-facing locations; system configuration, testing and commissioning; staff training and handover documentation; warranty and technical support; and clearly identified ongoing hosting, software licence, maintenance and support requirements. The solution should be scalable to allow additional Authority sites or renewable-energy assets to be incorporated in the future. The maximum available implementation budget is £20,000 excluding VAT. Tenderers are required to identify separately all ongoing or recurring costs, including software licences, hosting, maintenance and support, to enable the Authority to assess whole-life value. The detailed scope, mandatory requirements, compliance schedule, pricing schedule and evaluation criteria are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

(WA Ref:172896)