Official UK procurement notice
Solar PV Installation in Sunderland Schools Project Phase 2 Funded by the Mayoral Renewable Fund
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe phase 2 project requirements consist of 2 lots, both lots have a baseline installation requirement in a number of schools and an Authority optional requirement for the further installation of Solar PV in further schools.
Lot 1 Requirements: Contract Requirement 1 The Supply and Installation of Solar PV in 4 Sunderland Schools. (including a Council Option to include the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a further 2 schools).
- Grindon Infant School.
- Hudson Road Primary School
- Marlborough Primary School
- Southwick Primary School
- Authority Future Option: Grange Park Primary (Estimated 13.65 Kwp).
- Authority Future Option: Lambton Primary (Estimated 13.65 Kwp).
Lot 2 Requirements: The Supply and Installation of Solar PV in 4 Sunderland Schools. (including an Authority Option to include the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a further 1 school)
- Castletown Primary School.
- Link School (Pallion).
- Wessington Primary School.
- Willow Wood Primary School.
- Authority Future Option: Hylton Red House Nursery (Estimated 10 Kwp)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2026, 10:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 09:17 GMT
- Authority reference
OPEN20252116- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012679- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060bd4Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published22 Jan 2026, 10:01 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published12 Feb 2026, 09:17 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakes Energy Services Ltd | £73,151 † | — | Awarded |
| Advanced Renewable PowerSME | £89,131 † | — | Awarded |
| Oakes Energy Services Ltd | £35,092 † | — | Awarded |
| Advanced Renewable PowerSME | £14,224 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Award of the Authority Future Option Contained in the Original Procurement for the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a Further 2 Schools (Grange Park Primary and Lambton Primary) · Oakes Energy Services Ltd
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £35,092
- Period
- 17 Feb 2026 – 11 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
The Award of the Authority Future Option Contained in the Original Procurement for the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a Further 1 School (Hylton Red House Nursery) · Advanced Renewable PowerSME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £14,224
- Period
- 17 Feb 2026 – 11 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
The Supply and Installation of Solar PV in 4 Sunderland Schools. (including a Council Option to include the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a further 2 schools). · Oakes Energy Services Ltd
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £73,151
- Period
- 3 Feb 2026 – 11 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Options
- Lot 1 has the inclusion Future Option that permits the Authority to award contracts for installation works in further schools. Should the Authority exercise their rights to take up the option to award these contracts, it is expected that this will be between mid-January and Mid-February 2026, and the decision to award will entirely be entirely at the discretion of the Authority and dependent on the Authority generally being able to proceed to award the Contracts. The options in Lot 1 are as follows • Supply and Installation of Solar PV at Grange Park Primary. • Supply and Installation of Solar PV at Lambton Primary. Should the Authority exercise their right to one or all of the available Lot 1 options, separate UK7 Contract Details notice will be published in relation to the subsequent award of the contract.
The Supply and Installation of Solar PV in 4 Sunderland Schools. (including a Council Option to include the Supply and Installation of Solar PV in a further 2 schools). · Advanced Renewable PowerSME
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £89,131
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 11 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Options
- Lot 2 has the inclusion Future Option that permits the Authority to award contracts for installation works in further schools. Should the Authority exercise their rights to take up the option to award these contracts, it is expected that this will be between mid-January and Mid-February 2026, and the decision to award will entirely be entirely at the discretion of the Authority and dependent on the Authority generally being able to proceed to award the Contracts. The available options for this lot are as follows • The supply and installation of Solar PV at Hylton Red House Nursery Should the Authority exercise their right to one or all of the available Lot 2 options, a separate UK7 Contract Details notice will be published in relation to the subsequent award of the contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ADVANCED RENEWABLE POWER LTDAwarded supplier
- Oakes Energy Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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