Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Berkshire Council
RG14 5LD
Newbury
UK
E-mail: sarah.wood1@westberks.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design and Construction of 20 MWp Grazeley Solar Farm in West Berkshire
Reference number: P00001479
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Supplier Briefing Event - Friday 8th November on Teams at 11am - 12.30pm.Please register on our procurement portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westberks/aspx/Home) and send a message through the portal to confirm your attendance. A Teams link will then be sent nearer the date. The Council are seeking EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) proposals for the turn-key design, installation and commissioning of the 20 MWp Solar Farm in West Berkshire. The Contractor’s scope will include all works required to deliver a fully compliant, safe, efficient and working installation. This Procurement will seek to pre-qualify capable and interested organisations and then evaluate shortlisted Supplier bids, including technical and commercial proposals, in order to award a contract to a single preferred Supplier.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
09332000
09331000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
Main site or place of performance:
West Berkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to appoint an EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) Supplier, or consortium who is skilled, experienced and capable of delivering site investigation, design, installation and commissioning of a 20MWp solar farm near Grazeley in West Berkshire. The Supplier will be solely responsible for specifying the Solar Farm requirements and will be required to operate and maintain the Solar Farm to an agreed performance standard, for a period of at least 2 years before it is handed back to the Council.This Procurement will seek to pre-qualify capable and interested organisations and then evaluate shortlisted Supplier bids, including technical and commercial proposals, in order to award a contract to a single preferred Supplier.The Council will hold a Supplier briefing on Teams on Friday 08th November 2024 (11am – 12.30pm) post-documents being issued, to ensure prospective Bidders have all the information required to respond to this opportunity and are afforded the opportunity to ask any clarification questions. Suppliers who wish to attend the briefing should register on the Council’s procurement portal (Intend) West Berkshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home and send a message through the portal to confirm their attendance. Suppliers will then receive a Teams link to join the briefing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-035275
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P00001479 Design and Construction of 20 MWp Grazeley Solar Farm in West Berkshire
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/05/2025