Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 Dec 2025, 08:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Solar Panels Servicing and Maintenance

Authority: Plymouth Community Homes (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery listed: Ireland (IE053)UK

Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £417k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT1.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026awarded 25 Feb 2026

Awarded to Simpler Solar (SW) lTD

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) is seeking suitably qualified suppliers to respond to this ITT to undertake servicing and maintenance to PCH solar panels

No preliminary market engagement: This hasnt been undertaken for this tender

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Solar panels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,250,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,250,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 3 year contract plus 1 plus 1 = 5 year contract

09331000 Solar panels 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 90%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Cost: 90%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (2)

Cost
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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: 9 Dec 2025, 08:00 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
Authority reference: LR/SolarPanels/045/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-080854
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance servicesSolar panels
Delivery area in notice: Ireland (IE053)UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f14e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

9 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published317 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 08:00 GMT
Clarification questions by287 days ago
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline279 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent238 days ago
26 Feb 2026
Standstill ends226 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published216 days ago
19 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMT
Award decision expected by212 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
9 Dec 2025, 08:00 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Feb 2026, 13:31 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Feb 2026, 13:31 GMT
Contract details notice published
19 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,225,9931 award exc. VAT

Bids received 84 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Simpler Solar (SW) lTDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 3 years plus 1 plus 1	£1,225,993	25 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Solar Panels Servicing and Maintenance · Simpler Solar (SW) lTDSME
Signed
11 Mar 2026
Value
£1,225,993
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 year extension (1+1)
No agreed KPIs: Not over the required threshold for these to be advertised but will be implemented into Contract Meetings

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Plymouth Community Homes

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PQHR-8758-LZBN Plumer House Tailyour Road, Plymouth, South West, PL6 5DHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Simpler Solar (SW) lTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWXQ-6595-PMBP Unit 1A, Foley Lodge, Chittleburn Business Park, Plymouth, South West, PL8 2PHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Feb 2026, 13:31 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Dec 2025, 08:00 GMT