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Published 27 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm with Private Wire Connection at Coed Ely

Official notice

Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£8,611,910published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2024awarded 25 Jul 2024
Awarded to Vital Energi Utilities Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm and Private Wire Scheme at Coed Ely.

CPV: High voltage installation work · High-voltage cable · Installation of cable infrastructure · Installation of cable laying · Solar installation · Solar panels · Solar photovoltaic modules

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (“RCT”) are seeking to award a contract for a…Awarded

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (“RCT”) are seeking to award a contract for a Solar Energy Farm for Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Solar Farm and Private Wire Scheme (“The Project”), under an DBOM Contract.

The estimated total ground mounted solar capacity is approximately 6 MW. The solar farm will be designed as two separate installations to accommodate:

  • 5MW, 33kV export only WPD grid connection
  • 1MW, 11kV private wire connection to RG Hospital with no export allowance.
Delivery: Wales
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
Quality: 40%Price: 55%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality Method Statement: 30%
  • Quality Reliability: 10%
  • price: 55%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality Method Statement: 30
  • Quality Reliability: 10
  • Social Value: 5
  • Price: 55
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
27 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
Last source update
1 Aug 2024, 14:17 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
RCT/SP/S436/24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024148
Classification (CPV)
High voltage installation workHigh-voltage cableInstallation of cable infrastructureInstallation of cable layingSolar installationSolar panelsSolar photovoltaic modules
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043d21 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:143423)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Aug 2024, 14:17 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2024, 14:17 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,611,9101 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vital Energi Utilities Limited£8,611,910 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales, CF39 9BTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vital Energi UtilitiesAwarded supplier Century House, Roman Road, Blackburn, UK, BB12LDContact phone

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