Published date: 31 October 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£85,277.50

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN739295-69269679

Published date

31 October 2025

Closing date

6 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 November 2024

Contract end date

11 May 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This scope of work study will focus on land-based grid connected opportunities for wind and solar generation, generation on buildings is being considered as part of separate studies. The scope of works will support GMCA's understanding of the technical and economic feasibility for grid connected solar and wind in and around the GM region and how to identify and rank sites.\r
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In order to capitalise on attractive sites that might be identified in the sample and which we might want to advance quickly, the Supplier will provide costs for an optional scope that includes work to advance opportunities to a certain stage of development (PART 1a).\r
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The PART 1 study and the LCOE components will also demonstrate the significant and determining factors of the cost of electricity to inform a strategy/methodology for identifying and ranking potential sites (PART 2)

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

GMCA 992 Consultancy Services Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) in GM Phase 2 (P-006)

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 4 December 2024

Award information

Awarded date

8 November 2024

Contract start date

12 November 2024

Contract end date

11 May 2025

Total value of contract

£127,277.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Locogen Consulting Ltd

Address

4 West Silvermills Lane,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5BD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carys Hopcyn

Address

GMCA Offices
1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
England

Telephone

+44 0

Email

carys.hopcyn@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/