Official UK procurement notice
Solar Array Operations Maintenance and Repair (O&M)
Authority: Associated British Ports
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East of England (UKH1)South West (UKK)
Budget not disclosed£0total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 30 Jan 2026awarded 23 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Clearsol Renewables Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAssociated British Ports (ABP) is procuring Contract/s for Solar Array Operations Maintenance and repair services across the ABP ports estate.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Solar panels · Solar photovoltaic modules
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Humber – Immingham, Hull and GooleAwardedPublished value£0
Solar Array Operations and Maintenance and repair services
Lot #2WSSP – Solar Array Operations Maintenance and repair servicesAwardedPublished value£0
Solar Array Operations Maintenance and repair services at Kings Lynn, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Teignmouth, Plymouth, Garston, Fleetwood, Silloth and Ayr
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 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
- 26 Nov 2025, 14:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
INF-GRP-251368- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077306- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e955Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/abp/aspx/Home ↗
Please use the Tenders and then ''Current'' button and the tender should be available
Timeline
26 Nov 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published329 days ago26 Nov 2025, 14:30 GMT
- Submission deadline264 days ago30 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by215 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent213 days ago23 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published212 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Standstill ends203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025- Tender notice published26 Nov 2025, 14:30 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £739,2001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Clearsol Renewables Limited1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 | £739,200 inc. VAT | 23 Mar 2026standstill to 1 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Clearsol Renewables LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender