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Long Term Power Purchase Agreements

Buyer: United Utilities Water Limited →

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BuyerUnited Utilities Water Limited
StatusClosed
Deadline6 Mar 2026
ValueValue not published
Published6 Feb 2026

What is being bought

United Utilities is committed to building a greener energy portfolio that reduces operational carbon emissions and supports our ambition to achieve net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As one of the largest water and wastewater service providers in the UK, we operate more than 100 water treatment works and 575 wastewater treatment works across the North West of England. These sites have significant energy demands and require robust power resilience to maintain essential services for our customers. Our operational footprint across the region presents substantial opportunities to integrate low‑carbon and renewable energy solutions. Many of our sites have available land or roof space suitable for on‑site generation. In addition, we are seeking opportunities for work with existing or upcoming renewable generation assets close to our operational sites to develop private‑wire Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Together, these opportunities support our drive to reduce operational emissions and contribute to a greener, stronger, and healthier North West. To advance this ambition, we are seeking long‑term Power Purchase Agreements through a procurement process structured into three parts: Part 1: Existing Generation: Low‑carbon or renewable generation assets that are currently available—or expected to become available—for private‑wire connection within the North West of England. Part 2: Site‑Based Development: Low‑carbon or renewable generation projects that can be developed on United Utilities‑owned land within the region. Part 3: Site‑Based Development (Roof‑Mounted): Solar PV installations that can be developed on suitable roof areas across United Utilities’ property portfolio in the North West. Suppliers may bid for all three parts or select any individual part that aligns with their expertise, capabilities, and experience.

Delivery location

UKD, GB · UKD, GB · UKD, GB

Categories

Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy 09300000Solar energy 09330000Wind-energy generators 31121300Other sources of energy supplies and distribution 65400000Energy and related services 71314000

Lot details

Long Term Power Purchase Agreements Part 1 - Existing or Upcoming Generation (Direct Wire)

Part 1 seeks opportunities from developers and suppliers focused on existing or proposed low‑carbon or renewable generation that can power United Utilities’ operational sites through a direct‑wire connection.

Statusactive
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Long Term Power Purchase Agreements Part 2 - UU Site‑Based Development

Part 2 provides suppliers with the opportunity to bid for low‑carbon and renewable development opportunities on operational land already owned by United Utilities.

Statusactive
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Long Term Power Purchase Agreements Part 3 - Site‑Based Development (Roof‑Mounted)

Part 3 provides opportunities for roof‑based development on existing operational buildings located on land owned by United Utilities. The resulting generation will supply power for the operation of the designated site.

Statusactive
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0001Energy and related services, Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy, Solar energy, Wind-energy generators, Other sources of energy supplies and distributionNot published
LOT-0002Energy and related services, Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy, Solar energy, Wind-energy generators, Other sources of energy supplies and distributionNot published
LOT-0003Energy and related services, Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy, Solar energy, Wind-energy generators, Other sources of energy supplies and distributionNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 09. The category anchor is Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy (09300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 091,3343 median · 37.4 average (490 of 1,334 with a bid count)5.3 average (554 of 1,334 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD853 median · 125.5 average (26 of 85 with a bid count)17.3 average (29 of 85 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemYes
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064aad
Latest release ID011185-2026
Latest release timestampFri Feb 06 2026 18:00:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011185-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsDynamic market
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-03-06T23:59:59Z
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=102276&TID100107496&B=
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 Feb 2026tender011185-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
6 Feb 2026 · 011185-2026 · tender
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