Notice Information
Notice Title
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Services
Notice Description
The purpose of this Tender is to procure a sole Provider to provide varying maintenance, cleaning, meshing, and protection systems to those installations for the next five years. This Contract is made up of five key elements. Part 1 - Maintenance Services to Solar PV Systems; Part 2 - Cyclical Cleaning and Meshing Services to Solar PV Systems; Part 3 - Electrical Safety Inspections & Associated Repairs to Solar PV; Part 4 - Mechanical Inspections; and Part 5 - Solar Thermal Panel Replacement (to PV Panels). Please note that the appointed sole Provider must be able to undertake all five elements listed above.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0564ef
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079176-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
71314000 - Energy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,310,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,310,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £672,774 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £672,774 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GENTOO GROUP
- Contact Name
- Mackenzie Heath
- Contact Email
- mackenzie.heath@gentoogroup.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR3 3XR
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC23 Sunderland
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Doxford
- Westminster Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079176-2025
3rd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065628-2025
15th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042529-2025
23rd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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