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Provision of Onsite Behind-the-Meter Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

Solar energy
Solar panel roof-covering work
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: "Provision of Onsite Behind-the-Meter Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)". Published status: planned. Published value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHE OPEN UNIVERSITYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,000,000
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Published history for THE OPEN UNIVERSITY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 179 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
Last source update25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSolar energy, Solar panel roof-covering work
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a26c
What is being bought
Provision of a private wire (behind-the-meter) Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), under which a third-party solar contractor shall undertake the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across suitable buildings at the Walton Hall campus. The contractor will supply generated solar electricity directly to the site at an agreed fixed tariff. The scope of the agreement shall include, completion and management of all Distribution Network Operator (DNO) applications, structural engineering assessments, electrical system assessment, and the securing of all necessary planning permissions and statutory consents.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
  2. Status changed to planned
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
  2. Procedure published
    25 May 2026, 16:04 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authority GB-CHC-RC000391
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Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published