Solar Panels — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-077e96
Creator: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Published: 2026-10-01T12:03:16.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more

Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DES Energy Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of the design and the construction of photovoltaic solar panels on multiple sites

CPV: Solar panels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supply and Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Panels on Multiple Sites under cover of…Awarded

Supply and Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Panels on Multiple Sites under cover of the YPO 001154 Civil Engineering Works and Services Category 5.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 1 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
Last source update: 1 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
Authority reference: MFRS 2526-48
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-092827
Classification (CPV): Solar panels
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e96 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competition under the YPO Framework 1154 - Solar PV Framework (Category 5).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DES Energy Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 092827-2026-1 · DES Energy Ltd
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£2,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, North West, L304YD [email protected] +44 1512964000

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityReview body Liverpool

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DES Energy LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04052806 SOVEREIGN HOUSE WYREFIELDS, POULTON INDUSTRIALESTATE,,, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, UK, FY6 8JX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.