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Published 31 Oct 2024, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Construction of 20 MWp Grazeley Solar Farm in West Berkshire

Official notice

Authority: West Berkshire District Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£17,000,000≈ £6.0m / year
Submissions closed 11 Dec 2024
Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 28 Feb 2028 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supplier Briefing Event - Friday 8th November on Teams at 11am - 12.30pm.Please register on our procurement portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/westberks/aspx/Home ↗) and send a message through the portal to confirm your attendance. A Teams link will then be sent nearer the date. The Council are seeking EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) proposals for the turn-key design, installation and commissioning of the 20 MWp Solar Farm in West Berkshire. The Contractor’s scope will include all works required to deliver a fully compliant, safe, efficient and working installation. This Procurement will seek to pre-qualify capable and interested organisations and then evaluate shortlisted Supplier bids, including technical and commercial proposals, in order to award a contract to a single preferred Supplier.

CPV: Construction work · Solar installation · Solar panels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council is seeking to appoint an EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) Supplier, or…Cancelled 2 yrs 10 moPublished value£17,000,000

The Council is seeking to appoint an EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) Supplier, or consortium who is skilled, experienced and capable of delivering site investigation, design, installation and commissioning of a 20MWp solar farm near Grazeley in West Berkshire. The Supplier will be solely responsible for specifying the Solar Farm requirements and will be required to operate and maintain the Solar Farm to an agreed performance standard, for a period of at least 2 years before it is handed back to the Council.This Procurement will seek to pre-qualify capable and interested organisations and then evaluate shortlisted Supplier bids, including technical and commercial proposals, in order to award a contract to a single preferred Supplier.The Council will hold a Supplier briefing on Teams on Friday 08th November 2024 (11am – 12.30pm) post-documents being issued, to ensure prospective Bidders have all the information required to respond to this opportunity and are afforded the opportunity to ask any clarification questions. Suppliers who wish to attend the briefing should register on the Council’s procurement portal (Intend) West Berkshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home and send a message through the portal to confirm their attendance. Suppliers will then receive a Teams link to join the briefing.

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 28 Feb 2028 (2 yrs 10 mo)
Delivery: South East · West Berkshire
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see procurement documentation

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Oct 2024, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
19 May 2025, 16:31 BST
Authority reference
P00001479
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022834
Classification (CPV)
Construction workSolar installationSolar panels
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b2c9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see procurement documentation

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

High Court, London

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Dec 2024 → 19 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 May 2025, 16:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    19 May 2025, 16:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Berkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services RG14 5LD , Newbury, South EastContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria