--- title: "Owner's Engineer Services for Wrigley Head Solar Farm Oldham" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OLDHAM COUNCIL" published: "2024-01-03" --- # Owner's Engineer Services for Wrigley Head Solar Farm Oldham Buyer: OLDHAM COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69.json) ## Summary The Oldham Council has awarded a contract for Owner's Engineer Services for the Wrigley Head Solar Farm project in Oldham. The procurement process, which started as a tender, led to a contract being awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED. The contract, with a value of £77,000, has a contract period starting on January 8, 2024, and ending on December 14, 2026. This opportunity falls under the Energy and related services and Construction-related services category. This contract presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in energy and related services or construction. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) geared towards solar farm construction could particularly benefit from participating in similar tenders. The procurement method used for this opportunity was an open procedure below the threshold, allowing a wide range of organisations to compete, thereby fostering competition and innovation in the industry. ## Notice The Council sought to appoint an Owner's Engineer (project management resource) to oversee and advise on all technical and regulatory aspects of the building and commissioning of the proposed solar farm at Wrigley Head (Oldham), which has an estimated budget of PS1.3m and for which planning permission has been secured. It is anticipated that the Owner's Engineer work will take place across three broad phases: 1. Procurement of contractors - supporting the Council to appoint the necessary contractor(s) to deliver the project*. 2. Construction - providing project management support and technical oversight of the delivery contractor(s), and 3. Handover and post-handover - supporting the Council to a. Part A - be asset management ready. b. Part B - procure asset management services and re-tender for O&M services. (*) The Owner's Engineer must fulfil the role of Principal Designer under the Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 up until the EPC contractor is appointed. The Council mandated that the Owner's Engineer's personnel fulfilling the roles of Project Manager, Contracts Manager and Engineer must have at least three years solar farm construction experience. Bidders were also required to demonstrate experience across the above referenced phases through two or three contract examples. Please refer to the procurement documents for other mandatory requirements. Contract terms and conditions were included in the tender pack and were non-negotiable. The tender was not lotted. The Council planned to appoint a single provider and foresees a single point of contact with accountability for the whole of the service/all phases being the best solution. It also considers there would be operational viability issues in having multiple providers of similar nature. This was an open tender and bids were welcome from any/all organisations which met the criteria specified in the procurement documents regardless of whether or not they responded to the previous cancelled procurement process (DN655874) and its previous market engagement exercise. Additional information: The project reference is DN688366 The Chest - Support Go to https://www.the-chest.org.uk/SupplierSupport.html Here you will see the hyperlink to log your request for support. Alternatively you can email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com and a representative will contact you as soon as possible. For Critical and Time-Sensitive issues you can call The Chest: 0330 005 0352. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87084087-64c6-4aac-9c11-a00711ac1d30 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Nov 2023 | | Contract period | 8 Jan 2024 - 14 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £77,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £77,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OLDHAM COUNCIL | | Locality | OLDHAM | | Post town | Oldham | | Postcode | OL1 1UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Oldham | | Electoral ward | St Mary's | | Westminster constituency | Oldham East and Saddleworth | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71314000 - Energy and related services - 71500000 - Construction-related services ## Release History - 3 Jan 2024 at 10:18 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87084087-64c6-4aac-9c11-a00711ac1d30 - 27 Dec 2023 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87084087-64c6-4aac-9c11-a00711ac1d30 - 28 Sep 2023 at 11:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b89d9ac8-75ca-4d80-9173-847a5231e910 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87084087-64c6-4aac-9c11-a00711ac1d30 3rd January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b89d9ac8-75ca-4d80-9173-847a5231e910 28th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.the-chest.org.uk Procurement documents must be accessed through the Council's e-tendering portal: The Chest/Proactis (https://www.the-chest.org.uk). Project reference: DN688366. All communications must also be directed via this portal. - http://www.the-chest.org.uk The information will appear in the public domain in the form of our contracts register. This is available at: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Under 'Navigation' select 'Contracts Register'. Proceed to narrow your search results by selecting 'Oldham Council' as the 'Organisation' along with any applicable dates. ## Notice URLs - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/SupplierSupport.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69.json.