awarded
💡 PLEXOS Integrated Energy Model Software
Summary
WA's Economic Regulation Authority awarded a $1.49M contract to Energy Exemplar for PLEXOS energy modelling software licenses via Limited Sourcing.
Tender description
The Economic Regulation Authority requires a high-performance simulation platform to model the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM). The ideal platform will use robust, mathematical principles such as optimisation and stochastic techniques, and will be able to model the short, medium and long-term with the ability to integrate other tools. Since July 2020, the Economic Regulation Authority have been using PLEXOS integrated energy market model software and has made a substantial investment in this software. A new agreement for PLEXOS energy market modelling licenses is now required.
Money trail and award details
This record appears to be a panel, common-use arrangement or standing offer. Its value is shown as an estimated arrangement value, not ordinary spend to one supplier.
The Economic Regulation Authority awarded an estimated $1,489,767 contract to Energy Exemplar (Energy Exemplar Pty Ltd) for PLEXOS Integrated Energy Model Software licenses, using a Limited Sourcing procurement method. There was only one submission.
Energy Exemplar (Energy Exemplar Pty Ltd)
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