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Location based renewable energy - Blackburn Meadows

YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Sep 2026 at 11:13

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Planning

27 Jan 2026 at 16:16

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Yorkshire Water Services Limited is procuring a low-carbon, behind-the-meter electricity service for Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works in Sheffield. The requirement is for approximately 25 GWh of electricity each year, supplied from renewable or other low-carbon generation with carbon intensity no higher than the UK average. The solution must include an alternative firm power supply to improve resilience to existing distribution network connections and interface with the site’s existing and planned combined heat and power and solar generation. This is an energy supply and generation-integration service rather than a conventional construction contract. The solution is expected to be fully developed or at an advanced stage, with planning and grid connections secured, verified carbon-intensity figures and Ofgem registration for Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to E.ON UK Limited, although the award is recorded as pending signature. Yorkshire Water used a direct award after market engagement identified only one supplier capable of meeting the Blackburn Meadows requirement; the stated rationale is single-supplier technical reasons. The award date is 22 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 21 October 2026. The awarded value is £20 million excluding VAT, or £24 million including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2034. The procurement is a single-lot, above-threshold utilities requirement. Its stated service expectations include annual delivery of approximately 25 GWh, over 90% guaranteed availability and supply within 12–18 months.

This procurement demonstrates demand from a water utility for long-term, site-specific low-carbon electricity delivered behind the meter. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need an operational or late-stage renewable generation project, secured planning permission and grid connection, and evidence supporting its carbon-intensity calculations. Ofgem registration for Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin is essential, alongside the ability to provide firm backup power rather than intermittent generation alone. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate dependable availability above 90%, integrate generation with existing and planned combined heat and power and solar assets, and support resilience where the buyer has distribution-network constraints. Experience supplying industrial or utility sites through private-wire arrangements would be particularly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Location based renewable energy - Blackburn Meadows

Notice Description

YW require a supply of c.25GWh p/a of low Carbon 'Behind the Meter' electricity at its Blackburn Meadows waste water treatment works in Sheffield. The supplier must deliver all of the following; - Be capable of delivering 25GWh of power per year at a carbon intensity of not more than the UK average. - Have a guaranteed up time in excess of 90% across a contract year; - Be available to supply power within 12-18 months. - Provide an alternative 'firm' power supply to YW providing resilience to its existing DNO connections. - Be capable of interfacing with YWs existing, and planned, CHP and solar generation on site. The solution must be fully developed or in late stage development. For clarity this means the solution has planning and grid secured, has ratified Carbon intensity numbers and is registered with Ofgem to receive REGOs.

Planning Information

If your company is within a feasible distance of a Yorkshire Water site and you have the infrastructure or are close to energising the required infrastructure please contact FMandEnergyCommercialTeam@yorkshirewater.co.uk for further detail. upon request we can provide a list of sites.

Procurement Information

Yorkshire Water conducted a market engagement exercise, for which a Market Engagement Notice 2026/S 000-007262 dated 27 January 2026 was published, to which a number of companies submitted responses. This market engagement exercise was carried out to understand whether there were suppliers capable of delivering renewable private wire electricity to sites across the Yorkshire Water operational estate. The market engagement demonstrated that there were a number of suppliers capable of meeting YWs requirements across its estate but only a single respondent capable of meeting YWs requirements at its Blackburn Meadows waste water treatment works in Sheffield. As a result, a competitive tendering process would not generate genuine competition and a direct award is justified as a feasible route to delivering the required services withing the desired timeframes and to the required quality standards.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-061010
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089512-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

09310000 - Electricity

09330000 - Solar energy

65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2027 - 31 May 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS10 1AB
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

E.ON UK

Further Information

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