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Published 6 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Isambard AI – Purchase Power Agreement

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£200,814published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Bristol Energy Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Isambard AI – Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) – Wind Turbine Connection Feasibility Study, that would allow the University to sign up to a PPA to receive electricity from a Wind Turbine to power the Isambard AI Facility. In order for the Wind Turbine Project to proceed, Bristol Energy Networks CIC (BEN) are required to carry out a Feasibility Study.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
31682000 Electricity supplies71314000 Energy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
Authority reference
CAM-2509-009-PC_3331
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074541
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd4a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

For technical reasons, there is a unique set of circumstances that allow the University to connect to the proposed turbines.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £200,8141 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bristol Energy Network6 Aug 2026 – 5 Feb 2027£200,814—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000648 Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, South West, BS8 1QUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bristol Energy NetworkAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09077917 Redbrick House, 6 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol, South West, BS2 8QHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender