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Renewable Energy Group Buying Scheme

Surrey County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

18 Sep 2026 at 13:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

03 Jul 2026 at 14:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Mar 2026 at 16:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

06 Nov 2025 at 09:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured a renewable energy group buying scheme to help residents access low-carbon technologies at competitive prices through collective purchasing. The appointed partner supports access to solar photovoltaic systems, retrofit battery storage, electric vehicle charge points, and ground-source or air-source heat pumps. It must run a reverse auction in which prospective installers compete to offer these technologies to residents. This is a public service delivered across Surrey, covering the council areas represented by Surrey and East Surrey. The procurement is for services, including architectural, construction, engineering and inspection support. The scheme is intended to help the council progress towards net zero while remaining cost neutral, and to expand household access to clean energy and heat technologies.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Happy Energy Solutions Ltd following an open procedure for a single lot. The award was made on 25 June 2026, the contract was signed on 20 July 2026, and the active contract runs from 21 July 2026 to 20 July 2029. Its value is £30,000,000 excluding VAT and £36,000,000 including VAT. The award followed a competition in which six valid bids were received. Evaluation weighted the Quality Questionnaire at 60% and the Pricing Schedule at 40%. Economic and technical participation requirements were set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was treated as a concession above the relevant threshold.

This procurement indicates substantial, multi-technology demand from Surrey County Council for a partner able to organise resident-focused renewable energy group purchasing. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise across solar PV, domestic battery storage, electric vehicle charging and air-source or ground-source heat pumps, together with the capacity to coordinate delivery across Surrey. Experience in designing and operating group buying schemes would be relevant, as would the ability to manage a reverse auction and engage a capable network of installers. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate quality through a structured questionnaire, compete on transparent pricing, and track installed solar, battery-storage and heat-pump units as agreed performance measures.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Renewable Energy Group Buying Scheme

Notice Description

The Council has a requirement to deploy a range of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in a cost neutral way to make progress against our commitment to reach net zero by 2050. Being able to purchase as part of a group helps residents access these products for a more competitive price versus doing so on their own on the open market. A new expert partner will help the Council provide residents with access to high quality solar PV, retrofit battery storage, electric vehicle charge points, and for the first time, heat pumps (ground and/or air-source). The partner will be required to hold a reverse auction where prospective installers can bid to provide residents access to these technologies for a competitive price versus the open market.

Planning Information

Surrey County Council (SCC) needs to deploy a range of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in a cost neutral way to make progress against our commitment to reach net zero by 2050. In 2025 our contract with our existing partner ends, and we are looking to secure a new partner to help us build on our successes in this space, but also to go further and increase the deployment of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in Surrey. Surrey County Council anticipates going to the market at the end of November 2025. This Expression of Interest (EoI) seeks information relating to the council’s ambitions around driving uptake of renewables and clean heat technology in Surrey via group purchasing schemes, which will help us shape our approach to the market. For providers who wish to view the EOI can access it via the Proactis Portal (https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login) under the project “Expression of Interest for Renewable Energy Group Buying Scheme” (RFX1000802). We kindly ask that you complete and return the attached EOI document via Proactis as Dialogue.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db86
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088702-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
21 Jul 2026 - 20 Jul 2029 3-4 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
Surrey County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
REIGATE
Postcode
RH2 8EF
Postcode Area
Redhill
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey
Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Electoral Ward
South Park & Woodhatch
Westminster Constituency
Reigate

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Happy Energy Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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