Published date: 24 January 2020

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: 21 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09300000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN460282-24237253

Published date

24 January 2020

Closing date

21 February 2020

Contract start date

30 March 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The solar array at Daventry District Council's offices was installed in 2012 and has been operating successfully since then. The installation was installed in accordance with the appropriate standards at the time.

A recent fire risk assessment of the office building identified a potential health and safety risk associated with the solar array's direct current (DC) network. The risk assessment noted that there was no means of isolating the DC link from the rooftop arrays to the inverters and, in the event of an incident in the building, the network will remain live even after the building's electricity supply had been isolated. This presents a risk to any persons who would be required to enter the building, for example firefighters. The Council has resolved to address this risk.

The Council engaged a specialist company to review the existing system and propose an appropriate method to provide DC electrical disconnection at panel level. The recommended solution is to install the Solar Edge inverter system with DC optimisers installed under the solar panels. The new inverters will replace the existing inverters, which will be disposed of.

The work also provides an opportunity to address a problem with pigeons nesting underneath the panel arrays and to undertake cleaning of both the panels and the roof guttering.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jodie Niblett

Address

Daventry District Council
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1327302425

Email

procurement@daventrydc.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/