Official UK procurement notice
Private Wire Power Purchase Agreement
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · starts 30 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrivate Wire Power Purchase Agreement for United Utility sites - A private wire PPA is an arrangement where electricity is supplied directly from a generator to a United Utilities` sites without using the national grid. This is done via a dedicated cable, allowing for energy delivery.
CPV: Electricity
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 30 Sept 2025
- Buyer regions
- UKD
Who may buy through it
None
Published description of the framework
Private wire Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), also known as behind-the-meter PPAs
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedPublished value£0
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).
What this means for your bid
- “Private Wire Power Purchase Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- None
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
Private Wire Power Purchase Agreement- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031186- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545eaFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30-45 days
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Jun 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published10 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Tender notice expected2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by16 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago30 Sept 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published10 Jun 2025, 11:00 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender