--- title: "PL Solar Panel Repairs and Maintenance" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-21" --- # PL Solar Panel Repairs and Maintenance Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b87baac1-cd4a-4385-bc89-0cb9e12e95f2.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council, through its private limited company Peterborough Limited (PL), is seeking contractors for the repair and maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) assets under the title "PL Solar Panel Repairs and Maintenance." This procurement initiative falls under the industry category of "Repair and maintenance services" with additional classification in "Solar panels." The project covers domestic and corporate solar PV assets across various locations in the UK, including the Northeast, Central, Peterborough, and Southeast regions. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with an end date for tender submissions set for 24th March 2025. The contract period is slated to start on 20th May 2025 and will run until 18th May 2029. This tender creates substantial opportunities for service-oriented businesses, particularly those proficient in solar panel maintenance and repairs. Companies with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management certifications and Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) standards are well-suited for this engagement. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete, offering their expertise across the four regional lots, each with specified asset counts and locations. This contract offers a long-term business growth opportunity by participating in a significant maintenance regime supporting Peterborough City Council's net zero targets and ongoing solar asset health checks. ## Notice Peterborough Limited's Energy Services Team are responsible for managing, maintaining and co-ordinating Peterborough City Council's (PCC) solar photovoltaic (PV) assets. Peterborough Limited (PL) along with a group of contractors have managed the portfolio since PCC took ownership of the portfolio in November 2021 and PL are now tendering for contractors to deliver the maintenance and service provision for the coming 2-4 years. PL is a private limited company wholly owned by PCC. 1.1 PURPOSE PCC own 7653 domestic solar PV assets of differing sizes (between 0.75 and 4 kWp [9.75, 9.8 and 20.3 kWp in Boston]) and a further 64 corporate solar PV assets of differing sizes (between 6 and 200 kWp), all contributing to PCC's net zero target and to its ongoing maintenance needs via FiT. The solar PV systems are remotely monitored and managed by PL . With the support of the contractor(s) we aim to maintain the solar PV assets when an issue arises, usually identified by our alerts system, sometimes identified by the resident. We expect the contractor(s) to implement industry best practice, and operate to a Quality Management System such as ISO 9001:2015 and be Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS certified and working towards the MCS Standard 1.2 SCOPE The contractor(s) will be responsible for contacting residents/nominated contacts to book in a site visit, conducting a 'health check' on the solar PV system whilst at site and undertaking approved works to remedy identified issues & producing a job report (that meets a set of requirements including images where appropriate). Refer to Appendix D for the requirements of the health check. The contractor(s) may get requests from residents/nominated contacts to complete actions on behalf of PL these should be immediately referred to PL and not acted upon without express permission or instruction from PL. *LOT C - There may be a requirement to conduct an annual inspection regime on our 64 corporate sites, this would need to cover as a minimum the Intermediate Inspection as detailed in Appendix A with a possibility of a more in-depth inspection meeting the requirements of the Full Inspection on the same Appendix A. It will be on the sole discretion of PL of the type of inspection (i.e. Intermediate or Full) that the contractor will be required to undertake. 1.3 LOCATION LOT A - Northeast [Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland] 2,970 assets (Post Code regions DH4, DH5, NE37, NE38, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6) LOT B - Central [Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Stockport] 1,697 assets (Post Code regions DN9, DN15, DN16, DN17, DN18, DN19, DN20, DN21, DN38, DN39, DN40, SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, SK8) LOT C - Peterborough [Boston, Peterborough Domestic and Corporate, Corby and Northampton] 1,992 assets (Post Code regions LE16, LN9, NN2, NN3, NN4, NN5, NN14, NN17, NN18, PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4, PE6, PE7, PE8, PE11, PE14, PE15, PE19, PE20, PE21, PE22, PE25, PE26, PE28) LOT D - Southeast [Gravesend] 1,055 asset ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/106925c8-1692-4c85-a636-9c4c6ffc7461 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 May 2025 - 18 May 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 09331000 - Solar panels - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services ## Release History - 21 Feb 2025 at 15:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/106925c8-1692-4c85-a636-9c4c6ffc7461 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/106925c8-1692-4c85-a636-9c4c6ffc7461 21st February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3d29293d-6bf0-ef11-8134-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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