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# Innovation to De-Carbonise Agricultural Communities while Optimising Rural Grids Challenge

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-to-de-carbonise-agricultural-communities-while-optimising-rural-grids-challenge-ocds-h6vhtk-04be96). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council: "Innovation to De-Carbonise Agricultural Communities while Optimising Rural Grids Challenge". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cyngor-sir-ceredigion-county-council-GB-FTS-1556)
- **Published Value:** £600 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Environmental issues consultancy services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £625,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-to-de-carbonise-agricultural-communities-while-optimising-rural-grids-challenge-ocds-h6vhtk-04be96#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04be96`

## 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/innovation-to-de-carbonise-agricultural-communities-while-optimising-rural-grids-challenge-ocds-h6vhtk-04be96#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fgo%2F08701525019363BABE2C)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-to-de-carbonise-agricultural-communities-while-optimising-rural-grids-challenge-ocds-h6vhtk-04be96#participate

## Description
This Challenge funding competition is part of the first cycle of a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI or Contracts for Innovation) programme funded by the Welsh Government Smart Living, known as the Whole Systems Research & Innovation for Decarbonisation (WSRID) SBRI 1.0 Challenge.
This Challenge is to find a solution to managing the demand on rural grids in more innovative ways could help to reduce the cost of grid infrastructure and facilitate energy transition to net zero.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71314300, 73000000, 73210000, 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £600
- **Description:** Ceredigion County Council is undertaking a SBRI type procurement exercise for this requirement.
This Challenge funding competition is part of the first cycle of a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI or Contracts for Innovation) programme funded ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016426-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CENTRE FOR ENERGY EQUALITY LTD, CHALLOCH ENERGY LIMITED, GREEN GAUNTTLET LIMITED (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144807`, `GB-FTS-144803`, `GB-FTS-144806`, `GB-FTS-144804`, `GB-FTS-160267`
  - Value: £625,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016426-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £625,000
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016426-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-23T09:38:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T07:16:55.389Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04be96