Official UK procurement notice
Renewable Energy Group Buying Scheme
Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a requirement to deploy a range of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in a cost neutral way to make progress against our commitment to reach net zero by 2050. Being able to purchase as part of a group helps residents access these products for a more competitive price versus doing so on their own on the open market.
A new expert partner will help the Council provide residents with access to high quality solar PV, retrofit battery storage, electric vehicle charge points, and for the first time, heat pumps (ground and/or air-source). The partner will be required to hold a reverse auction where prospective installers can bid to provide residents access to these technologies for a competitive price versus the open market.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£30,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Any required conditions are contained in the published Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Any required conditions are contained in the published Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questionnaire: 60%
- Pricing Schedule: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questionnaire
- Pricing Schedule
- Economic & financial standing
Any required conditions are contained in the published Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Any required conditions are contained in the published Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Nov 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 13:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 May 2026
- Authority reference
13627- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024801- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db86Find a Tender
- Risks
The Council has identified Local Government Reorganisation as a potential risk.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Mar 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Supplier Network link
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 18 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Market engagement335 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Surrey County Council (SCC) needs to deploy a range of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in a cost neutral way to make progress against our commitment to reach net zero by 2050. In 2025 our contract with our existing partner ends, and we are looking to secure a new partner to help us build on our successes in this space, but also to go further and increase the deployment of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in Surrey.
Surrey County Council anticipates going to the market at the end of November 2025. This Expression of Interest (EoI) seeks information relating to the council’s ambitions around driving uptake of renewables and clean heat technology in Surrey via group purchasing schemes, which will help us shape our approach to the market.
For providers who wish to view the EOI can access it via the Proactis Portal (supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗) under the project “Expression of Interest for Renewable Energy Group Buying Scheme” (RFX1000802). We kindly ask that you complete and return the attached EOI document via Proactis as Dialogue.
- Tender notice published218 days ago18 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by205 days ago31 Mar 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by147 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends98 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published34 days ago18 Sept 2026, 13:40 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Nov 2025, 09:40 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £30,000,00018 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Status changed to active18 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST18 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 14:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 13:40 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Energy Solutions LtdSME21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jul 2029 | £30,000,000 | 25 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Happy Energy Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Period
- 21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Installed Solar PV Units · Installed Battery Storage · Installed Heat Pumps
- Installed Solar PV Units
- Installed Battery Storage
- Installed Heat Pumps
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonHAPPY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTDSME · South West England
- did not winEE RENEWABLES LIMITED · South East England
- did not winICHOOSR LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winCOTALITY U.K. LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winSWITCHD LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winVIBRA ENERGY LTD · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- COTALITY U.K. LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- EE RENEWABLES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HAPPY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
- ICHOOSR LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SWITCHD LTDBidder / tenderer
- VIBRA ENERGY LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender