Notice Information
Notice Title
Residential Solar Collective Buying Scheme
Notice Description
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) is seeking to commission a supplier for a Residential Solar collective buying scheme across the West of England region. Covering the local authority areas of Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. This project is in support of WECA's Growth Strategy priorities to increase clean and renewable energy and decarbonise homes across the region by 2035. The scheme will drive down installation costs for homeowners in owner-occupier properties through collective purchasing of solar panels, batteries and other low carbon technologies. With the aim of accelerating deployment and increasing energy resilience in the community across the region and providing homeowners with a financially viable, convenient and fast-tracked solution. The supplier will be expected to utilise and develop skills in the local workforce, run a marketing campaign and be responsible for customer journey ensuring that all aspects of the pre and installation phases are completed to a high standard as well as providing good customer service post installation and ensure a timely rectification of any defects following the installations. The supplier will be expected to work with WECA to maximise customer access to the scheme and delivers Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) outputs. The supplier will deliver and install at least 500 domestic solar systems across the West of England by 31 July 30 October 2027. The estimated contract value is based on 1,800 installs over the maximum contract period. We are especially interested in speaking to suppliers who have the following: * MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) registered * Experience in attracting private sector leverage * Experience in delivering to diverse communities In addition to the solar schemes, future intentions include investigating collective purchase on domestic retrofit measures including low carbon heating, insulation and electric vehicle charging points. At this stage, WECA would be looking at the potential of exploring this as part of this contract. If this sounds like an opportunity your organisation may be interested in, please fill out the below Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2P2M8K7
Planning Information
If this sounds like an opportunity your organisation may be interested in, please complete the short questionnaire below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2P2M8K7
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068fc8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040188-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
09330000 - Solar energy
09331000 - Solar panels
09331200 - Solar photovoltaic modules
09332000 - Solar installation
31155000 - Inverters
31158000 - Chargers
31440000 - Batteries
45232141 - Heating works
45320000 - Insulation work
71314000 - Energy and related services
79342000 - Marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6AL
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040188-2026
30th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040184-2026
30th April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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