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Published 30 Jun 2023, 17:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1188 - Solar PV · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)
+3 moreConstruction & Civil Engineering (45)Public utilities (65)Architecture & Engineering (71)
 Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£8,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2023awarded 12 Oct 2023
Awarded to FUTURE RENEWABLES ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED, SOLMATIX LTD2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Contract is for roof and ground mounted PV installations up to 2.5MWp in size and is split in to two lots. Lot 1 – Solar PV Installations. Lot 2 – Solar PV Maintenance and Repair. Please see specification for further information.

  • Recurrence: The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years.. Therefore if NIW choose to renew the contract, this could be expected in 1-4 years.

CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy · Power or solar diodes · Solar collectors for heat production · Solar installation · Solar panel roof-covering work · Solar panels · Solar photovoltaic modules · Solar radiation surface observing apparatus

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£16,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them
Lot #1Solar PV InstallationsAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. · The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. Therefore if NIW choose to renew the contract, this could be expected in 1-4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy09331000 Solar panels09331100 Solar collectors for heat production09331200 Solar photovoltaic modules09332000 Solar installation
Lot #2Solar PV Maintenance and RepairAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. · The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. Therefore if NIW choose to renew the contract, this could be expected in 1-4 years.Variant bids: not allowed
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy09331000 Solar panels09331100 Solar collectors for heat production09331200 Solar photovoltaic modules09332000 Solar installation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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

Yes · The initial period of this contract is for 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years.. Therefore if NIW choose to renew the contract, this could be expected in 1-4 years.

First published
30 Jun 2023, 17:32 BST
Last source update
30 Oct 2023, 10:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031934
Classification (CPV)
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related servicesOther sources of energy supplies and distributionPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energyPower or solar diodesSolar collectors for heat productionSolar installationSolar panel roof-covering workSolar panelsSolar photovoltaic modules
+1 moreSolar radiation surface observing apparatus
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de10 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2023 → 30 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Oct 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    30 Oct 2023, 10:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Oct 2023, 10:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £8,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 163 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Solar PV Installations1 award
FUTURE RENEWABLES ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITEDSME, SOLMATIX LTDSMEjoint award£7,700,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Solar PV Maintenance and Repair1 award
SOLMATIX LTDSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Solar PV Installations8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Solar PV Maintenance and Repair8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • FUTURE RENEWABLES ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier 26 Cross Street, ENNISKILLEN, UK, BT74 7DXContact email, phone
  • SOLMATIX LTDAwarded supplier 14 Glenwell Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey, UK, BT36 7RFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.