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# Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/renewable-energy-power-purchase-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Essex: "Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £108,330,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £108,330,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy and related services, Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- **Delivery Location:** UKH34
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/renewable-energy-power-purchase-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7`

## 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/renewable-energy-power-purchase-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7#tl-md)

## Description
The University aims to increase the proportion of renewable electricity at its Colchester campus, reduce spend on utilities and carbon emissions from energy. It wishes to do this through a Design, Build, Fund, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) model and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA). There are potential opportunities to deliver these aims via a number of different routes, including;
1. Renewable electricity generated via a large-scale PV Solar Farm (potentially to include BESS and wind).
2. Low carbon heat supplied through a heat network and energy centre.
3. Renewable electricity generated via on campus PV Solar installed on building roofs.
4. Renewable electricity generated via PV Solar Car Ports on University car parks.
Prior to going to tender, through this Premarket Engagement exercise, the University wishes to gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges, optimal PPA structures, pricing mechanisms, contract approaches, durations to balance affordability, risk, and flexibility. It welcomes commentary on the key risks, constraints, and enablers associated with delivering the proposed projects.
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## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 09000000, 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2057

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045224-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-18T08:34:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:50:12.165Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7