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Published 30 Jun 2025, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Solar PV Operation & Maintenance Contract

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£2,299,498≈ £1.1m / year · £2,759,398 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2025awarded 4 Dec 2025
Awarded to Low Carbon Exchange
Contract term 2 yrsends 24 Aug 2027 · up to 24 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 25 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of operation and maintenance services to domestic and commercial Solar PV systems, including reactive & remedial repairs, on behalf of Nottingham City Council.

Nottingham City Council have over 3,000 domestic rooftop solar PV systems and 28 commercial solar PV systems. They are responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of their solar assets and have a duty of care to ensure they are inspected and tested regularly.

CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Solar energy · Solar panel roof-covering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,299,498
Contract period: 25 Aug 2025 – 24 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 24 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £2,299,498 exc. VAT · £2,759,398 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Subject to funding availability
09330000 Solar energy45261215 Solar panel roof-covering work71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering 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
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
30 Jun 2025, 14:51 BST
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
Authority reference
CPU 7475
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036158
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Mechanical and electrical engineering servicesSolar energySolar panel roof-covering work
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055609 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Opportunity Title: CPU 7475 Solar PV Operation & Maintenance Contract

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 14:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    25 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published319 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 14:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,299,4981 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Low Carbon Exchange£2,299,498 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Low Carbon Exchange

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £2,299,498
    Period
    4 Dec 2025 – 4 Dec 2027 · up to 4 Dec 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Subject to funding availability

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender