Soft Market Test for Solar PV Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£1,250,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 30 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 2 yrs 1 moends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the private sector for the provision of solar PV maintenance services across its portfolio.

please see soft market test info here: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Solar panels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs 1 moSMEVCSE

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 (2 yrs 1 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

09331000 Solar panels 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
Last source update: 27 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
Authority reference: DN778856
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035831
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance servicesSolar panels
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055544 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
27 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
Market engagement
7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the private sector for the provision of solar PV maintenance services across its portfolio.
Link to Supplying the Southwest soft market test documents. procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Tender notice expected
30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts361 days ago
1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
27 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
UK2

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

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender27 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST