Notice Information
Notice Title
Solar PV Installation on 4 Schools
Notice Description
Installation of solar PV on 4 schools with the works grant funded and undertaken and approved by the Department for Education as part of the Great British Energy Solar Partnership (GBESP) Scheme
Lot Information
Lot 1
Installation of solar PV on 4 schools with the works grant funded and undertaken and approved by the Department for Education as part of the Great British Energy Solar Partnership (GBESP) Scheme
Procurement Information
Solar Options for Schools Ltd has been appointed to deliver the solar programme by AECOM following a competitive tendering using the Crown Commercial Service Demand Management and Renewables DPS (RM6313). AECOM is the delivery partner for the Department for Education (DfE) / GB Energy school's solar programme. AECOM was appointed using the Crown Commercial Service (Procurement reference 470710/1502063) by LocatED, the delivery arm of the DfE. Solar Options for Schools Ltd was appointed to deliver the Northeast England Lot of schools which includes three maintained schools and one voluntary controlled school from South Tyneside. The schools were selected by AECOM for the programme according to the DfE's LocatED selection criteria and award process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0669a9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022904-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45261215 - Solar panel roof-covering work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £332,975 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTH SHIELDS
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- South Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Westminster Constituency
- South Shields
Further Information
Notice URLs
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