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Solar Battery Pilot

Advisory and consultative engineering services
Battery packs
Chargers
+11 more
UK
Published value
£2,500,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Solar Battery Pilot". Published status: planned. Published value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for EducationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,500,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
40%Historical Average
Based on 5 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Flood Control (NI)Top vendor: 46.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 185 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Flood Control (NI)3 wins£60,000,000
Ground Control Limited2 wins£40,000,000
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited trading as PHS Group plc1 win£10,586,364
McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited2 wins£9,743,488
IRARA SERVICES LIMITED1 win£4,585,304
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionCompetitive
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
Last source update20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdvisory and consultative engineering services, Battery packs, Chargers, Development consultancy services, Energy and related services, Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Energy-management services, Feasibility study, Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis, Installation services of electrical equipment, Research and experimental development services, Solar installation
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069cad
What is being bought
The Solar Battery Storage Pilot will develop requirements, procure and deliver 6 to 8 containerised battery pods on school sites to manage and aggregate energy from PV and Smart Tariffs. The supplier will also undertake market testing to validate supply chain capacity, cost realism and the technical feasibility of the battery pods. During the project, the supplier will record lessons learned and iterate the initial specification provided by the Department. Once the installation and monitoring of the pilot sites have concluded, the supplier will produce a final specification in keeping with the Department’s Specification 2025 (abbreviated as Spec25) and develop comprehensive implementation guidance for schools. The supplier will report case studies throughout the project and prepare these for publication. Finally, the supplier will develop a national feasibility assessment with a proposed implementation plan. The Department is considering a call-off from Construction Professional Services 2 (RM6356) or an Open Procedure tender. If we proceed with RM6356, the specific lot will be determined as the project develops.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,500,000
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
  2. Status changed to planned
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
  2. Procedure published
    20 May 2026, 09:47 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Education

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD
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Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published