Official UK procurement notice
Burrow Beck Solar Farm ICP Works
Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, procure and construct a circa 4MWp solar farm with associated grid connection ("the Project") to the Electricity North-West Distribution Grid at the Burrow Beck site South of Lancaster with grid reference: SD 47901 58388
The scope of this work is for the provision of the Contestable Grid Connection Works, the high voltage customer works and the provision of the low voltage switchgear together with enclosures and associated civil works. This scope of works (the "ICP Scope") includes the contestable grid connection works, all customer connection high voltage works, the supply of transformers, low voltage switchgear and associated cabling, trenching, enclosures and civil works; and
The Project is expected to be delivered during 2025 with a target energisation to the grid of October 2025.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Dec 2024, 11:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN752995- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017333- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c90aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 23:55 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 28 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 23:55 GMT
- Bids opened3 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited | £910,895 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017333-2025-1 · Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £910,895
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.