Notice Information
Notice Title
Soft Market Test for Solar PV Maintenance Services
Notice Description
Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the private sector for the provision of solar PV maintenance services across its portfolio. please see soft market test info here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cac119ce-794b-f011-8138-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21
Planning Information
Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the private sector for the provision of solar PV maintenance services across its portfolio. Link to Supplying the Southwest soft market test documents. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cac119ce-794b-f011-8138-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055544
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035831-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
09331000 - Solar panels
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORNWALL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Tamsyn Willcocks
- Contact Email
- tamsyn.willcocks@cornwall.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441872322222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TRURO
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Post Town
- Truro
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035831-2025
27th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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