Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 23 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Services

Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Published estimate£1,310,000≈ £262k / year · £1,310,000 inc. VAT47.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025

Awarded to NEXT GEN ECO SOLUTIONS LTD

Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2030 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Tender is to procure a sole Provider to provide varying maintenance, cleaning, meshing, and protection systems to those installations for the next five years. This Contract is made up of five key elements.

Part 1 – Maintenance Services to Solar PV Systems;

Part 2 – Cyclical Cleaning and Meshing Services to Solar PV Systems;

Part 3 – Electrical Safety Inspections & Associated Repairs to Solar PV;

Part 4 – Mechanical Inspections; and

Part 5 – Solar Thermal Panel Replacement (to PV Panels).

Please note that the appointed sole Provider must be able to undertake all five elements listed above.

No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published (ocds-h6vhtk-054419) (2025/S 000-030447) however, I was unable to link to this requirement.

CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,310,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £1,310,000 exc. VAT · £1,310,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East

09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy 71314000 Energy and related 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: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Price
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 23 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST
Last source update: 3 Dec 2025, 09:35 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Oct 2025
Authority reference: REQ617
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-042529
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related services
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0564ef Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Panacea

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/gentoo/ ↗

Timeline

23 Jul 2025 → 3 Dec 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
23 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST
Clarification questions by
27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by389 days ago
4 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent378 days ago
15 Oct 2025
Standstill ends368 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts331 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published328 days ago
3 Dec 2025, 09:35 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
23 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Dec 2025, 09:35 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £672,7741 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1210 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NEXT GEN ECO SOLUTIONS LTD1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030	£672,774	14 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Services · NEXT GEN ECO SOLUTIONS LTD
Signed
17 Nov 2025
Value
£672,774
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: To be developed alongside the successful Contractor and appended to the Contract once agreed and finalised.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
12final-stage tenders	10	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gentoo Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RS007302 Emperor House, Head Office , 2 Emperor Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Next Gen Eco Solutions LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10203494 Central Block 1 Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, North East, DH8 7PWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Dec 2025, 09:35 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2025, 14:34 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST