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Published 2 Apr 2025, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Solar PV, Thermal Panels and Battery Storage for Social Housing and Council Buildings

Official notice

Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£11,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 May 2025awarded 5 Sept 2025
Awarded to FES Support Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Solar PV, Solar Thermal Panels and Battery Storage for Social Housing and Council Buildings.

The term contract will cover both new installations and the maintenance of existing systems.

  • Recurrence: 6 months prior to the expiry on the awarded tender.

CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Solar energy · Solar installation · Solar panels · Solar photovoltaic modules

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contract is to supply and install Solar PV systems and maintain existing and new…AwardedRenewal

The Contract is to supply and install Solar PV systems and maintain existing and new Solar PV and Solar Thermal systems owned by Stirling Council. It is also to maintain any Solar PV and Solar Thermal systems installed by the incumbent Contractor or previous Contractors, once these panels have been in situ for more than 12 months, and to monitor the performance of all existing and new installations.

Delivery: Scotland · Stirling
Extensions: The renewal will occur roughly 6 months before the expiry of the last permissible extension.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Suppliers are required to be Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certified for both solar PV installations and battery storage installation or have an equivalent and approved certification and must maintain this certification throughout the life of the contract.

    The supplier must be NICEIC / SELECT or equivalent, and must also be PVG certified.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 6 months prior to the expiry on the awarded tender.
First published
2 Apr 2025, 14:39 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST
Award evaluation window
9 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
SC242-0066
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056402
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesSolar energySolar installationSolar panelsSolar photovoltaic modules
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc07 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the tender documents.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:810202)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FES Support Services Ltd£11,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stirling Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Strategic Commissioning, Teith House, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 7QAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body Stirling

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FES Support ServicesAwarded supplier Forth House, Pirnhall Business Park, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 8HW

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria