Notice Information
Notice Title
Soft Market Test: Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Quorn Solar Farm
Notice Description
Leicestershire County Council intends to construct a solar farm at one if its sites based outside the village of Quorn in northern Leicestershire. The site is expected to generate approximately 10,000 MWh of electricity which would be fed directly into the energy grid. The grid connection with Western Power Distribution has been previously secured. The site is expected to become operational in Autumn 2023. The Council is intending to enter into Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an energy off taker that maximises the benefit to the Council and that secures an income that would support the wider Council activities. This market test exercise is to allow the Council to seeking information from the industry to help determine the best approach for a PPA and to how maximise the return on its investment in constructing a solar farm. At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION
Lot Information
Lot 1
This market test exercise is to allow the Council to seeking information from the industry to help determine the best approach for a PPA and to how maximise the return on its investment in constructing a solar farm. At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Solar farm location: Poole Farm, Barrow Road, Quorn, LE12 8EN Date at II.3. Estimated date of publication of contract notice is indicative only and may change. The Council is yet to establish the best route to market for this contract.
Renewal: TBC
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-037fc5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031457-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
09330000 - Solar energy
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
65310000 - Electricity distribution
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 May 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Miss Izabela Skowronek
- Contact Email
- izabela.skowronek@leics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1163057878
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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