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title: "Provision of Solar PV under a PPA agreement"
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# Provision of Solar PV under a PPA agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-solar-pv-under-a-ppa-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD: "Provision of Solar PV under a PPA agreement". Published status: active. Published Value: £301,650. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.northstartrust.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-star-community-trust-ltd-coh-07355559)
- **Published Value:** £301,650 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Solar installation
- **Delivery Location:** UKI54
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-solar-pv-under-a-ppa-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-solar-pv-under-a-ppa-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [northstartrust.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstartrust.org.uk%2Ftenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-solar-pv-under-a-ppa-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7#participate

## Description
The contract is to provide a PPA ( Power purchase agreement) over a 25 year period for the installation and maintenance of a 140kWp system (350 x 400W panels) on the roof of Heron Hall Academy as per the design outlined in Appendix 1. The school has an existing 93kWp system and uses 450,000 kwh total electricity a year. It has no capital to invest in an extension of the system.
The objectives are to:
1. install solar PV at zero capital cost and gain zero -carbon power which the Trust will pay for.
2.Monitor and maintain it at no cost to the Trust, delivering zero-carbon electricity over the period of the agreement.
3.Provide cost savings to the school now and a mechanism for the Trust to be able to alter the price they pay for the solar power in the future.
4.Deliver education for sustainable development linked to electricity use.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Please see 11.1.4 and procurement documentation

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000434-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-06T15:44:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:41:07.104Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0395a7