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title: "Collective Buying of Solar PV"
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# Collective Buying of Solar PV

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/collective-buying-of-solar-pv-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb65). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Docklands Light Railway Limited: "Collective Buying of Solar PV". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Docklands Light Railway Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Solar panels
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cb65`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/collective-buying-of-solar-pv-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb65#tl-md)

## Description
The GLA will be seeking a supplier to run a fifth London-wide round of the London Collective Solar Scheme in Spring 2022 in addition to potential future annual rounds (subject to budget and approval). Services provided by the supplier would include:
•	Design and maintenance of an online platform and running the reverse auction
•	Procurement of suppliers
•	Provision of a dedicated helpdesk throughout the scheme
•	Supporting boroughs in organising and attending local information sessions
•	Technical oversight
•	Marketing and communications (including content for materials issued by the GLA and London boroughs)
•	Quality assurance oversight including a robust complaints procedure
•	Detailed progress reporting
•	Final report and evaluation
The GLA is aiming for the fifth round and any future rounds to be London-wide and to result in the installation of a greater number of PV panels, batteries and electric vehicle charging points than previous rounds.
The GLA will support London boroughs financially to inform and promote the scheme.
It is anticipated this would be delivered through a Concession Agreement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017399-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-22T15:52:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:50:57.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cb65