--- title: "Renewable electricity procurement - seeking a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056505" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-056505" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-056505.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-056505.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS" published: "2025-07-24" --- # Renewable electricity procurement - seeking a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056505 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-056505) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-056505.json) ## Summary National Highways is currently in the planning stage for its procurement of renewable electricity, seeking to establish a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This initiative aims to partner with renewable electricity developers to meet clean energy objectives and mitigate price volatility for its energy portfolio. Located in Guildford, United Kingdom, National Highways is engaging in market consultations to shape its procurement strategy. Key milestones include a questionnaire closing on 15 August 2025, and a series of supplier consultations. The final contract is expected to come into effect by 2027 with a term lasting up to 2037, potentially extending to 2039. This procurement falls under the services category, with significant interest in wind-power installation, solar panels, wind-energy generators, and related energy services. This tender offers a substantial opportunity for businesses operating within renewable energy sectors such as wind and solar power generation. Companies with capabilities to deliver corporate PPAs or develop renewables onsite will find this tender particularly relevant. The potential contract value is estimated at up to £42 million, making it significant for those looking to secure long-term projects and expand their footprint within the UK’s clean energy sector. Moreover, the focus on additional deployment of renewable energy capacity suggests opportunities for innovative solutions and scalable projects. Businesses that excel in strategic planning and have demonstrable experience in renewable energy projects will be well-positioned to benefit from this procurement process. ## Notice National Highways (NH) is investigating the potential use of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), including potentially corporate PPAs and onsite PPAs, and is looking to potentially partner with a renewable electricity developer (or developers) to support its clean energy goals and reduce price volatility risk across its energy portfolio. National Highways is looking to engage with interested developers as part of pre-market engagement who can meet the following: * Corporate (offsite sleeved) PPAs of either virtual or physical type, that would be operational by the end of 2028 * Power generation to meet demand of up to approximately 35GWh annually * Competitive energy prices for a duration of 10 to 15 years * Additionality through the deployment of new renewable electricity generation capacity In addition, National Highways is also looking to engage with interested onsite renewables developers in the same pre-market engagement discussions who can meet the following: * Development, build, financing, operation and maintenance of renewable generation on one or more NH-owned sites, likely to be ground mount solar, although technology not confirmed at this stage. Potential sites may include both sites suitable for a direct connection to NH demand centres, and other sites that could be developed as standalone renewables sites. * Power generation of a scale of approximately up to 20GWh annually, assuming full use of land (indicative view only, to be refined) * Flexibility to adopt either a PPA structure or structure with capex contribution (from NH) for the developed sites * Competitive energy prices for a duration of up to ~25 years * Additionality through the deployment of new renewable electricity generation capacity Interested developers may have capabilities in one or both of the categories above (Corporate PPAs and/or onsite PPAs/renewable development) National Highways is looking to engage with the market to understand capacity, capability and appetite for our requirement, and to further shape our procurement strategy with market feedback. The relevant contract value may therefore vary depending on the final approach taken (current indicative estimate is based on a full term CPPA). This notice does not constitute the commencement of a formal competitive procurement. ### Planning Information National Highways will be starting market consultation to understand marketplace limitations, opinions and suggestions, with an aim to help shape the Commercial and Procurement Strategy and Contract Documents. This is the first in a number of market engagement activities, including, but not limited to: 1. A questionnaire to aid us in defining our procurement strategy. The questionnaire can be found at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/qmfVAmRRvZ or please request the link from the following mailbox: indirectprocurementmailbox@nationalhighways.co.uk Please note that the closing date for this questionnaire is Friday 15 August 2025 2. Select supplier 121's on key themes to aid in the development of the Procurement strategy. This Pre- Market Engagement Notice is issued solely for the purpose of commencing a market consultation exercise and does not constitute any commitment by National Highways to undertake any public procurement exercise. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this notice. Nor shall a response to this notice guarantee an invitation to participate in this market consultation exercise or any future procurement process that National Highways may conduct. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042566-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 May 2027 - 29 May 2037 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU1 4LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Guildford | | Electoral ward | Stoke | | Westminster constituency | Guildford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### Codes - 09331000 - Solar panels - 31121300 - Wind-energy generators - 45251160 - Wind-power installation works - 71314000 - Energy and related services ## Release History - 24 Jul 2025 at 07:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042566-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042566-2025 24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/qmfVAmRRvZ - https://nationalhighways.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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