Published date: 18 December 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000
Construction work - 45000000
Public utilities - 65000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£600,000
Procurement reference
LANC001-DN752995-55693067
Published date
18 December 2024
Closing date
31 January 2025
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
6 April 2025
Contract end date
31 October 2025
Contract type
Works
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, procure and construct a circa 4MWp solar farm with associated grid connection ("the Project") to the Electricity North-West Distribution Grid at the Burrow Beck site South of Lancaster with grid reference: SD 47901 58388
The scope of this work is for the provision of the Contestable Grid Connection Works, the high voltage customer works and the provision of the low voltage switchgear together with enclosures and associated civil works.
The appointed supplier will be expected to design, procure and deliver the works at the Burrow Beck site off Scotforth Road/Bailrigg Lane, Lancaster, LA1 4XP The works are set out in the specification which can be found at Annex A.
The Project: achieved planning permission on 30 September 2024 under planning reference: 23/01383/FUL (https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/view-applications-and-decisions)
Is in receipt of 4 connection offers which have been accepted and paid in full to Electricity North-West each for 990kW. These connection offers are attached.
This scope of works (the "ICP Scope") includes the contestable grid connection works, all customer connection high voltage works, the supply of transformers, low voltage switchgear and associated cabling, trenching, enclosures and civil works; and
The Council will be running a separate procurement related to the Burrow Beck solar farm for a supplier to design, procure, and construct the solar PV infrastructure including the structures, PV modules, inverters, SCADA system, associated civil works and the responsibility of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer for the Site. This is the Solar EPC Works.
Due to the long lead items, the ICP Works will be tendered first with the Solar EPC Works to be tendered separately. Tenderers will be permitted to tender for both procurements however no information will be provided relating to the procurement referred to at 2.7.1.2 for the Solar EPC Works as part of this procurement process at this stage.
The Project is expected to be delivered during 2025 with a target energisation to the grid of October 2025
The Council estimates that the value of the ICP works contract, including any extensions, is estimated to be no more than £560,000 (five hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling) including VAT.
About the buyer
Contact name
Robert Boschi
Address
Lancaster Town Hall
Dalton Square
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1524582000
Website
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