Published date: 28 March 2025

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


Closing: 13 February 2025, 7pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

tender_478043/1465794

Published date

28 March 2025

Closing date

13 February 2025

Closing time

7pm

Contract start date

26 March 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Strategic consultancy for a renewable electricity procurement and generation strategy, utilising power purchase agreements.

The Estates Energy and Sustainability team at National Highways (The Client) are looking to secure professional services from energy and power purchase agreement procurement specialists to develop an electricity procurement strategy, which supports Net Zero Highways' commitments of procuring 100% renewable electricity and to generate 10% of demand on or near National Highways estate.
Objectives the Consultant is required to deliver include:
- To develop a firm electricity procurement strategy, looking into the use of power purchase agreements (PPAs), which provides additional renewable electricity to the national grid and further develops feasibility to generate renewable electricity on National Highways land.
- Provide clear detail of the various challenges and the risk mitigation/management required to allow for informed and efficient decision making for the next phase in securing PPA contracts.
- To review any potential limitations or barriers within procurement and/or legal to ensure that the Client is compliant within its energy framework as a public sector organisation.
- To complete soft market testing that will inform the strategy and provide insight for the Client on market demand, routes to market and costs involved.
- Complete a risk assessment and cost benefit analysis to support in the justification of the recommendations made to the Client.

Details on scope of work to be included within the development of this strategy is outlined in section S205.

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Award information

Awarded date

26 March 2025

Contract start date

26 March 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP UK Ltd - SPaTS 1

Address

Basingstoke

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England

Email

SPaTS2@nationalhighways.co.uk