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UKRI-2255 Direct Wire Solar Power Purchase Agreement for STFC

Solar energy
South East (UKJ14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "UKRI-2255 Direct Wire Solar Power Purchase Agreement for STFC". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & InnovationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UK Research & Innovation. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSolar energy
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03e118
What is being bought
UK Research and Innovation (‘UKRI’) is seeking to establish a contract to supply electricity via direct wire solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (‘STFC’). A contract of up to 25 years to supply electricity is being sought via direct wire due to grid capacity limitations at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    UKRI is seeking to establish a contract to provide electricity via direct wire (behind the meter) solar PPA for the STFC. Direct wire is sought from a supplier who is able to secure land within 5km of the site in Harwell, Oxfordshire, who has a demonstrable expertise in solar power, and who can manage the full end-to-end process, including all planning permissions, system development etc. Before any PPA can commence, a feasibility project stage will be undertaken to determine viability of the project.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 3 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £46,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
EDF Energy Renewables Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Direct Wire Solar Power Purchase Agreement for STFC
£46,000,000 · signed 3 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-80008
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer

    www.ukri.org, Polaris House, Swindon, UKJ14, SN2 1EU
    stfcprocurement@ukri.org
    +44 1793867000

  • EDF Energy Renewables Limited
    supplier

    06456689
    Alexander House, 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Tyne and Wear, UKC2, DH4 5RA

  • UK Research & Innovation
    reviewBody

    www.ukri.org, Swindon, SN2 1EU
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe procurement was undertaken via the use of Crown Commercial Services (CCS) fully compliant Heat Networks & Electricity Generation Assets (HELGA) DPS, with a call-off competition run in accordance with the DPS rules and process.