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# Solar Battery Pilot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-battery-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-069cad). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Solar Battery Pilot". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory and consultative engineering services, Battery packs, Chargers, Development consultancy services, Energy and related services (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-battery-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-069cad#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069cad`

## 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/solar-battery-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-069cad#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 09332000, 31158000, 31422000, 51110000, 71241000, 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/10/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046093-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-20T08:47:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:05:18.761Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069cad