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Published 18 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST

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Faith Centre Solar PV and Fall Arrest System Installation

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Authority: University of Salford (Charity / VCSE)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: CPV 09Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate £90,000£90,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 9 Oct 202612:00 BST · 20d 19h left
Clarification cut-off 2 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 mostarts 1 Apr 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 4all categories · n=47 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Salford is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to design, supply, install, commission, and hand over a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Faith Centre on the Peel Campus. The project forms part of the University's sustainability strategy and commitment to reducing carbon emissions, improving energy resilience, and lowering long-term electricity costs. The installation will contribute to the University's net-zero objectives while providing opportunities for sustainability engagement and educational value.

Full tender documents available on our E-Tendering Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home

CPV: Building installation work · Solar energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 2 moSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 30 May 2027 (2 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North WestTurnover guideline: ~£180,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£90,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
09330000 Solar energy45300000 Building installation work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored

Commercial - 30% Technical Total -70% Sub-criteria Sustainability - 10% Delivery - 30% Contract Management - 20% Health & Safety - 10%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How University of Salford buys Solar energy (CPV 0933) — and who usually turns up

University of Salford’s own published record, next to the North West England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids.

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

University of Salford

contract notices in 36 months: 52 in all categories

Bids per lot4all categories · 36m · n=47 lots
Single-bid lots13%all categories · 36m · n=47 lots
Award vs estimate1% belowall categories · 36m · n=36 pairs
Deadline → award11dall categories · 36m · n=39 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=127 notices
Awarded without competition0%all categories · 36m · n=52 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=47
  • 1 bid 13%
  • 2–3 28%
  • 4–6 26%
  • 7+ 34%

Median 4 · 47 lots on 47 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=36
  • Below estimate 47%
  • Within ±2% 11%
  • Above estimate 42%

36 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

North West England · Solar energy (CPV 0933)

contract notices delivered in North West England in 36 months: 18 in CPV 0933 (16 contested) · 100 in division 09 (83 contested)

Bids per lot6.5CPV 0933 · 36m · n=10 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 0933 · 36m · n=10 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 0933 · 36m · n=5 pairs
Deadline → award20dCPV 0933 · 36m · n=3 notices
SME bidders39%division 09 · 36m · n=10 lots
Winners based in the region82%CPV 0933 · 36m · n=11 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=10
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 50%
  • 7+ 50%

Median 6.5 · 10 lots on 6 contested notices · CPV 0933.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=5
  • Below estimate 0%
  • Within ±2% 60%
  • Above estimate 40%

5 lot pairs · CPV 0933.

robust · n=36 Awards in University of Salford (all categories, n=36 pairs) land a median 1% below: on this notice’s £90,000 that is about £89,460. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
18 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building installation workSolar energy
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077595 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Authorised e-sourcing portalIn-tend ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home ↗
Published estimate £90,000 excludes VAT (£90,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 14 days
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 21 days
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 194 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 14:49 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WT [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender