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Collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies - Preliminary Market Engagement

Ambition North Wales

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09 Sep 2026 at 10:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ambition North Wales, acting for the six North Wales local authorities, is exploring a delivery partner for Project HARP, a regional collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies. The service would help homeowners and other eligible residents, SMEs and local community centres obtain competitively priced, high-quality installations through supported group purchasing. The anticipated scope includes solar photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, associated equipment, warranties, customer support and aftercare. The partner would support delivery of Local Area Energy Plans and wider decarbonisation objectives. Work would cover Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham. The service includes energy-related, marketing and project-management activity, alongside sourcing and supporting renewable technology installations.

This procurement is at the preliminary market engagement and planning stage; it is not an invitation to tender. Ambition North Wales expects to explore a services concession, with the final procurement strategy still to be informed by market responses. The questionnaire response date is 7 October 2026, and the buyer’s expected date for a future notice is 3 December 2026. The planned contract period is from 15 February 2027 to 14 February 2030, with a possible renewal or extension to 14 February 2032. The estimated value is £1,494,725 excluding VAT, or £1,793,670 including VAT. The procurement is below the relevant threshold, comprises one planned lot, and is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The work would suit a delivery partner able to combine low-carbon technology expertise with regional programme management and customer-facing services. The buyer is seeking capability to work with six local authorities, maximise resident access, design and deliver targeted bilingual marketing, and manage direct mail and wider promotion. The partner would need to provide a secure registration platform and oversee the customer journey from registration through installation and aftercare. Relevant strengths include recruiting, qualifying and managing appropriately accredited installers with capacity across North Wales; operating a reverse auction or equivalent group-purchasing model; and managing technical quality, complaints, warranties, defects and installer contingencies. Experience reporting on performance, risk, customer satisfaction, carbon reduction and local economic benefit would also be important. Interested organisations should use the engagement stage to shape the potential future procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies - Preliminary Market Engagement

Notice Description

The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee, known as Ambition North Wales, leading on behalf of the six North Wales local authorities, are exploring opportunities to secure a delivery partner to establish and operate a regional collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies. Project HARP (Home Adoption of Renewables Programme) aims to help homeowners and other eligible residents, as well as SMEs and local community centres, purchase high-quality installations at cheaper competitive prices through a supported group-purchasing model. The scheme will support delivery of Local Area Energy Plans and wider regional and national decarbonisation objectives. The anticipated technology scope comprises: * Solar photovoltaic systems * Battery energy storage systems * Electric vehicle charging infrastructure * Associated equipment, warranties, customer support and aftercare The North Wales area covers the local authority areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham.

Planning Information

Ambition North Wales is investigating the potential of engaging a delivery partner with technical and marketing expertise to run collective purchasing schemes for domestic low-carbon technologies as part of a joint exercise with 6 Local Authorities. The aim of such an initiative would be to enable homeowners in owner-occupier properties to install high-quality in scope renewable energy products at a reduced price from trusted installers. The delivery partner will be expected to: • work with the 6 local authorities to maximise customer access to the scheme • Design and deliver targeted and bilingual resident marketing, including direct mail and wider promotional activity. • Provide a secure registration platform and manage the customer journey from registration to installation and aftercare. • Recruit, qualify and manage appropriately accredited installers with the capacity to deliver across North Wales. • Operate a reverse auction or equivalent group-purchasing process to secure competitive offers. • Manage technical quality, customer service, complaints, warranties, defect rectification and installer contingencies. • Provide performance, risk, customer satisfaction, carbon and local economic benefit reporting. Ambition North Wales sees this opportunity operating as a services concession arrangement. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice does not guarantee any future procurement activity. Responses will inform our procurement strategy, which may or may not include a future competitive tender process. Ambition North Wales would like to hear from interested organisations with their views on the opportunity. A questionnaire has been created to understand the market’s interest in the opportunity. The questionnaire for completion can be found at the following url. Please copy and paste into your browser: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NN8WL18ajA If you have any trouble accessing the questionnaire, please contact us at the email address given and we can send you a word version to complete. Please provide your response to the questionnaire by the 07/10/2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f546
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085235-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

09330000 - Solar energy

31158000 - Chargers

31440000 - Batteries

31712331 - Photovoltaic cells

71314000 - Energy and related services

79342000 - Marketing services

79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,494,725 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Dec 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Feb 2027 - 14 Feb 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ambition North Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
Postcode
LL31 9RZ
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Conwy
Electoral Ward
Glyn y Marl
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

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