--- title: "Watson-Marlow Limited - Solar Panel" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WATSON-MARLOW LIMITED" published: "2024-05-02" --- # Watson-Marlow Limited - Solar Panel Buyer: WATSON-MARLOW LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffe0187b-39fe-4345-a290-8881dd9525dd.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Watson-Marlow Limited, has initiated a tender for the installation of rooftop solar panels at their facilities in Falmouth, England. The project, titled "Watson-Marlow Limited - Solar Panel," falls under the industry category of solar panels and solar installation. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on May 8, 2024, and a contract period starting on July 1, 2024, and ending on August 30, 2024. The estimated contract value is £185,000 GBP, with a minimum value of £160,000 GBP. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in solar panel installation and related works to engage with Watson-Marlow Limited. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as indicated by the suitability criteria. The project offers short-term benefits such as immediate carbon savings and reduced reliance on the grid, along with medium and long-term advantages of stable energy pricing and long-lasting solar infrastructure. Businesses interested in sustainable energy solutions and construction works are well-suited to compete for this tender. ## Notice Watson-Marlow have world renowned expertise in peristaltic pump manufacturing and fluid path technologies. A unique offering of supplying our own precision tubing, manufactured in-house. Sterility & cleanliness manufacturing to the highest standard for our tubing, gaskets, flow restrictors & tubing connectors in ISO Class 7 cleanrooms. Our peristaltic pumps have no valves, seals or glands, giving our pumps a unique advantage for ease of maintenance and reliability. Watson-Marlow would very much like to introduce Watson-Marlow's first on-site electricity generation system with rooftop solar arrays. Up until now, all of Watson-Marlow Ltd has been will attaining our energy needs from stationary combustion sources and grid purchased electricity. We have no renewable generators/microgrids of our own. We would like to put one rooftop solar array on our tubing extrusion building, T2, and a second rooftop array on our pump assembly and tubing building, T1. Both buildings are on our estate and are ~40 m apart from one another. We wanted to ensure we were fully prepared for this grant application to give over accurate costing, annual energy production values, carbon savings and proposed timelines for installation. We brought 3 solar installers to site to survey and quote to provide an inclusive turnkey solution. A breakdown of the system is as follows: T2 building: 1. 641 panels 2. Annual energy production = 240,555.84 kWh/annum T1 building: 1. 345 panels 2. Annual energy production = 130,137 kWh/annum Short-term impact - a completed rooftop solar array providing an instant carbon saving and less reliance on the grid. Medium-term impact - certainty over long-term energy pricing and our utilities buying strategy with our broker. Long-term impact - a solar array that will stand the test of time fir 25+ years, knowing that our T1 building was erected in 2005, and T2 in 2009, respectively. Regarding operational impact, we will see very little disruption - we could safely manage contractors atop the roofs during normal operational hours, and only upon commissioning of the solar system to connect to our mains electrical board, shall we require a whole building isolation. This could take place over a weekend as we currently operate 24/5. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af35e1d9-c71b-44a5-bcd3-79e444afdc64 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 8 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 30 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £185,000 | | 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 | WATSON-MARLOW LIMITED | | Locality | FALMOUTH | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR11 4RU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Falmouth Boslowick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy ### Codes - 09331000 - Solar panels - 09332000 - Solar installation ## Release History - 2 May 2024 at 15:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af35e1d9-c71b-44a5-bcd3-79e444afdc64 - 10 Apr 2024 at 08:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af35e1d9-c71b-44a5-bcd3-79e444afdc64 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af35e1d9-c71b-44a5-bcd3-79e444afdc64 2nd May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/80ad210d-f96e-4cd6-b168-a96d19c755e9 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ba0b9e34-d64c-4649-9c8d-69a3c423d907 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ba07863d-a805-44c6-8415-6b2e9718afc4 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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