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# Grazeley Solar Farm Early Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grazeley-solar-farm-early-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed26). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Berkshire District Council: "Grazeley Solar Farm Early Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £16,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Berkshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-berkshire-district-council-ons-e06000037)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £16,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electrical engineering installation works
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ed26`

## 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/grazeley-solar-farm-early-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed26#tl-md)

## Description
West Berkshire Council are carrying out an early market engagement exercise in relation to the Grazeley Solar Farm project.The purpose of the early engagement programme is as follows;•	To inform suppliers that the Council will be bringing the project to the market later this year, anticipated in Q4 2023.•	To identify potential bidders and to gauge market interest in the project.•	To obtain preliminary information on likely construction costs in order to inform the Council's budgeting process.•	To obtain basic information regarding the markets preferred equipment configurations.We would like to hear from interested suppliers, please contact vickie.collins@westberks.gov.uk to request a questionnaire.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Design and construction of a solar farm

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024830-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-23T14:28:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:46:54.545Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ed26