Official UK procurement notice
FM2641 Installation of Soalr Panels on Narrow Boats
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWiltshire Council are running a procurement for the installation of solar panels for Wiltshire's boating community, particularly vulnerable liveaboard boat residents experiencing fuel poverty and financial hardship. The project aims to improve affordability of energy, energy resilience and environmental sustainability through off-grid solar energy solutions
CPV: Boats · Installation services of electrical equipment · Solar energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£150,000
- Condition of participation
You are asked to provide additional information in respect of Part 3a of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) which forms part of the conditions of participation as well as confirm that the information that you have supplied is accurate and up to date.
Insurance, and UK Data Protection,
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 (1)
- Quote Assessment Criteria: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quote Assessment Criteria: Contracts will be awarded on the basis of most advantageous tender (MAT)
- Condition of participation
You are asked to provide additional information in respect of Part 3a of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) which forms part of the conditions of participation as well as confirm that the information that you have supplied is accurate and up to date.
Insurance, and UK Data Protection,
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £99,909 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Wiltshire Council buys Solar energy (CPV 0933), and who usually turns up
Wiltshire Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Solar energy (CPV 0933) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
i
How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
i
How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England.
i
How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 55 days of the bid deadline.
i
How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
i
How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10% / 4%
2–336% / 21%
4–630% / 14%
7+24% / 61%
How did awards compare with estimates?
i
Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate43% / 52%
Within ±2%48% / 24%
Above estimate10% / 24%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 0933Published estimate£150k
i
How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–38%
4–612%
7+80%
i
Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 2 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£114k–£140k
Estimate£150k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J Marine and SolarEarlier contract | FM2050 Solar Panels for Narrow Boatsended Aug 2026 | FM2050 - Solar Panels for Narrow Boats | £40k | 53% match |
| 3Ti Energy Hubs LtdWorked for this buyer | FM1034 Five Rivers Leisure Centre Salisbury Solar PV Installation March 2023notice published Mar 2023 | — | — | 82% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £40k1 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £963k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £25k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 28% below n=1 | |
| £868k9 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £183k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 40% below n=2 | |
Cook Electrical LtdLarge | £54k1 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £500k1 awards in 36m · last 34 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (41% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
FM2050 Solar Panels for Narrow Boats — held by A J Marine and Solar; the published contract ends 26 Aug 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
- Authority reference
FM2641- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097879- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07895fFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 6 days23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 27 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 45 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 11:57 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender