Published date: 29 April 2024

Last edited date: 30 May 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 June 2024, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Solar panels - 09331000

  • Solar installation - 09332000

  • Battery chargers - 31158100

    • Accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries - 31400000

    • Lighting equipment and electric lamps - 31500000

    • Electrical accessories - 31681000

    • Heat pumps - 42511110

    • Mountings - 44523200

    • Solar panel roof-covering work - 45261215

    • Mechanical engineering installation works - 45351000

    • Building completion work - 45400000

    • Architectural, engineering and planning services - 71240000

    • Architectural, engineering and surveying services - 71250000

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£10,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-26-4958-P00004958

Published date

29 April 2024

Closing date

3 June 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

16 September 2024

Contract end date

1 October 2028

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council (the Council) is issuing this Prior Information Notice to advise suitable PV installation contractors of the intention to create a new framework for the Supply & Installation Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Systems & Associated Equipment to replace the existing Framework Agreement, which expires in August 2024.

The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market to obtain a better understanding of the level of interest from potential contractors in delivering the associated works. To provide further information on the new framework, the draft version of the Framework Overview and Operational Procedure Document will be made available by the Councils e-sourcing system InTend.

Interested Contractors are invited to express their interest and, at their own option, provide feedback on the prosed framework and lotting structure using the correspondence function on Intend. Contractors who express interest during the PIN will be advised when the Contract Notice is published, though the tender opportunity will be open to all suitably experienced contractors when the opportunity is published.

Framework Overview

Contractors on the new framework will be expected to undertake a range of energy generation works, including the design, supply installation, operation, and maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems and associated equipment, taking on the role of Principal Contractor or sub-contractor to oversee and manage works using a range of either direct labour or through sub-contractors.

The Framework will serve as the primary route to procure solar PV, battery storage and electric vehicle charge point (EVCP) installation projects for Portsmouth City Council, with works generally being undertaken to the Councils portfolio of nearly 15,000 social housing properties and 900 corporate assets to help contribute towards the Council's 2030 Net Zero Carbon target.

The framework will be split into two lots, to cover lower value higher frequency call offs and higher value more complex packages of works -
• Lot 1 - works to the value up to £150K, typically in the region of £20K to £50K. There will be up to 14 contractors on this lot, with a primary tier of 6 contractors and a secondary tier of up to 8 contractors.
• Lot 2 - works from £150K, with no upper limit for the works but typically the works will range from £150,000 to £400,000. There will be up to 10 contractors with 5 contractors on the primary tier and up to 5 contractors on the secondary tier.

Contractors will be able to apply to either or both tiers of the framework agreement.
The framework agreement will be established via evaluation of tenders submitted for the following live Council projects:

Lot 1 - Brambles Infant School and Nursery -Supply and Installation, with elements of Contractor's Design of 40kWp Solar Photovoltaics (PV) at Brambles Infant School and Nursery.
Lot 2 - Mountbatten Centre - Desig...

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is issuing this Prior Information Notice to advise suitable PV installation contractors of the intention to create a new framework for the Design, Supply & Installation Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Systems & Associated Equipment to replace the existing Framework Agreement, which expires in August 2024.

The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market to obtain a better understanding of the level of interest from potential contractors in delivering the associated works. To provide further information on the new framework, the draft version of the Framework Overview and Operational Procedure Document will be made available by the Councils e-sourcing system InTend -

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Interested Contractors are invited to express their interest and, at their own option, provide feedback on the prosed framework and lotting structure using the correspondence function on Intend. Contractors who express interest during the PIN will be advised when the Contract Notice is published, though the tender opportunity will be open to all suitably experienced contractors when the opportunity is published.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk