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# Solar PV installation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-pv-installation-ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The contract is for a single supplier for the provision of a new Solar PV array installation at The Pirbright Institute. Pirbright currently has a 75kW PV array on the roof of the Jenner building, 25kW PV array on Brooksby, and the 2026 construction of the CVIM facility added a further 22kW.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 57 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pirbright-institute-coh-00559784)
- **Published Value:** £1,050,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 January 2027 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Solar energy, Solar installation, Solar panel roof-covering work, Solar panels, Solar photovoltaic modules
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-pv-installation-ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d`

## 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:** about 9 bids (model forecast), with the distribution 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:** £1.1m, level with the buyer's estimate, with the comparable awards behind it.

- **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-pv-installation-ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplier.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplier.in-tend.co.uk%2Fthepirbrightinstitute%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-pv-installation-ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d#participate

## Description
Contract Background
The contract is for a single supplier for the provision of a new Solar PV array installation at The Pirbright Institute. Pirbright currently has a 75kW PV array on the roof of the Jenner building, 25kW PV array on Brooksby, and the 2026 construction of the CVIM facility added a further 22kW. Pirbright are committed to reducing environmental impact and improving energy security, with energy management and continual improvement of energy performance key pillars to this commitment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09330000, 09331000, 09331200, 09332000, 45261215
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,050,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107114-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-11T13:06:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-11T14:59:03.929Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b99d