Official UK procurement notice
AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B))
Authority: AWE PLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWE intends to approach the market with a Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015 Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) for the provision of renewable solar energy supplying AWE Burghfield (AWE(B)) via a direct wire connection.
The Generator's scope includes the design, obtaining of land and planning permission for, associated construction, operations and maintenance of a solar PV farm directly connected to the AWE(B) site via a private wire, together with all associated secondary consents, licences, permissions, and approvals.
The contract will be awarded to a single supplier for a term of 30 years, with no option to extend beyond the term.
The total contract value is expected as £48m ex VAT.
Interested parties must register their intention to participate by emailing AWEProcurement@AWE.co.uk using subject: AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B)) . Upon receipt, AWE will issue the interested party with a) a link to register on AWE's Procurement Portal and b) a Confidentiality Agreement. Completion of both are mandatory to access the full suite of tender documents.
CPV: Construction work · Electrical power systems design services · Electricity · Electricity supply installations · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Solar energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Procurement is for the provision of renewable Solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy…Planned
This Procurement is for the provision of renewable Solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy supplying AWE Burghfield (AWE(B)). The Solar PV farm will deliver 11 Megawatt Peak (MWp) via a direct private wire connection. The Supplier shall (but not limited to):
- Design the solar PV farm and associated connections;
- Obtain land and necessary planning permission, including: all associated secondary consents; Licences; Permissions and approvals for construction;
- Construct and commission solar PV farm;
- Operate and maintain the Solar PV farm for the Contract Term.
The Contract will run for a period of 30 years with no option to extend beyond the initial term. Form of Contract shall be a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). At the end of the Contract the operational facility shall be handed over to AWE.
The estimated total value of the Contract is £48m exc VAT.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2025, 09:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2025, 09:57 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001297- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d01dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Jan 2025 → 11 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published15 Jan 2025, 09:57 GMT
- Tender notice expected11 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Process and specification contact points (1)
- AWE Procurement PortalProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.