Published date: 7 November 2022

Last edited date: 7 November 2022

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 1 June 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Solar energy - 09330000

  • Electricity distribution and related services - 65300000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCC001-DN641615-66080421

Published date

7 November 2022

Approach to market date

1 June 2023

Contract start date

1 June 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2028

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Leicestershire County Council "the Council" is undertaking a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise to understand how to maximise the benefit from its investment into a solar farm currently planned to be completed by Autumn 2023.

The site is expected to generate approximately 10,000 MWh of electricity which would be fed directly into the energy grid. The grid connection with Western Power Distribution has been previously secured.

The Council has set out several questions that it is seeking information on from the industry to help the Council determine how it should approach procuring a PPA and to maximise the return on its investment in constructing a solar farm.

Please see link to questionnaire below (via EastMidsTenders Council's procurement platform)
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0325b677-7f5e-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
Deadline 1st December 2022 at 12 noon

At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

Solar farm location: Poole Farm, Barrow Road, Quorn, LE12 8EN

Estimated value and market approach date given in this notice are indicative and subject to change. Value will be dependent on the approach, contract duration and various other factors, some of which are considered by this market test.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Soft Market Test: Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Quorn Solar Farm

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 7 November 2022

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £1,000,000

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Izabela Skowronek

Address

County Hall
Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1163057878

Email

izabela.skowronek@leics.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html