Official UK procurement notice
Installation of Solar panels and associated equipment
Authority: Great Linford Parish Council (Local council)
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£70,000£84,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 29 Jul 2026
Awarded to Yorkshire Energy Services CIC T/A YES Energy Solutions, PLUG ME IN (SOLAR) LIMITED2 awards
Contract term 6 moends 31 Dec 2026 · up to 30 Jan 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContractor to design and install solar PV installation at three buildings. May also include batteries and inverters. The amount will depend on the design proposed must be in the range of £70,000. Complete design and installation required. Tenders required for each building as a standalone cost.
CPV: Construction work · Solar installation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£70,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
PROSolarPV- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015541- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0658dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.great-linford.gov.uk/the-parish-council/o… ↗ (unique code)
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by171 days ago4 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published71 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:16 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Aug 2026, 12:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2026, 12:16 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £45,0272 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1919 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Energy Services CIC T/A YES Energy SolutionsSMEConniburrow Community Centre3 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £19,480 | 29 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| PLUG ME IN (SOLAR) LIMITEDMarsh Drive Community Centre3 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £25,547 | 29 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders · 23 at stage one | 19 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- PLUG ME IN (SOLAR) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- YORKSHIRE ENERGY SERVICES CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender