Official UK procurement notice
Chamber House Solar Farm EPC Contract (ERDF)
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRochdale Borough Council (RBC) on behalf of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) are tendering for a Contractor who is required to carry out the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover of the Chamber House Solar Farm (the Solar Farm, or Project) and then operate and maintain the system until Completion. This project forms part of the wider Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM) European Regional Development Funded (ERDF) project and as such is part grant funded by ERDF
The Solar Farm shall have a 30-year design life and shall generate and export power to the Point of Supply (PoS) defined in the grid connection offer provided by Electricity North West (ENW, or the Distribution Network Operator (DNO)).
CPV: Construction work · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,800,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- 13 Jul 2022, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN620562- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008181- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03515fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
Timeline
24 Aug 2022 → 21 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened24 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts17 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published21 Mar 2023, 15:06 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Aug 2022- Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST2 Aug 2022, 13:25 BST+8 days · was 24 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Nov 2022, 16:46 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 24 Aug 2022 | 1 Sept 2022 | +8 d |
| — | TextTotal value of the procurement (excluding VAT) · II.1.7 | Value excluding VAT: £3,999,999 | Value excluding VAT: £5,999,966.00 |
Rochdale Borough Council (RBC) on behalf of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) are tendering for a Contractor who is required to carry out the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover of the Chamber House Solar Farm (the Solar Farm, or Project) and then operate and maintain the system until Completion. This project forms part of the wider Unlocking Clean E…
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-07: 1 release · 13 Jul 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vital Energi Solutions Ltd | £3,999,999 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032424-2022-1 · Vital Energi Solutions Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2022
- Value
- £3,999,999
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Rochdale Borough CouncilReview body
- STAR ProcurementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vital EnergiAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.