--- title: "Location based renewable energy partnerships" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-061010" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-061010" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061010.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061010.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-01-27" --- # Location based renewable energy partnerships Buyer: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061010 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-061010) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061010.json) ## Summary Yorkshire Water Services Limited, a private utility company based in Bradford, is in the planning stage of a tender for "Location based renewable energy partnerships." The focus is on establishing partnerships with renewable energy suppliers for behind-the-meter energy solutions using renewable sources like Wind, Solar, and Hydro. The milestone set for supplier engagement is scheduled for 31st March 2026. The initiative supports Yorkshire Water's commitment to achieving 40% location-based renewable energy by 2030 and involves the operational assets located in the Yorkshire region, classified under the CPV categories of Electricity, Solar Energy, and other energy supplies. This procurement falls under the utilities special regime and targets services as its main procurement category. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in renewable energy, particularly those interested in direct power supply solutions. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) focusing on design, build, finance, operate, and maintain (DBFOM) solutions can benefit from this potential procurement. It presents long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) as a viable business model, providing mutual commercial benefits such as reduced energy costs for Yorkshire Water and stable business growth for suppliers. Companies within feasible proximity to Yorkshire Water sites or those with the capability to energise the required infrastructure are ideally positioned to capitalise on this opportunity, enhancing their portfolio in the expanding market of renewable energy solutions. ## Notice Yorkshire Water is looking to establish a partnership with REGO (Renewable energy guarantee of origin) backed, location based, renewable energy suppliers to procure behind the meter renewable energy via direct wire to energise its operational assets. The renewable energy schemes can be energised already, or those that are proposed future development nearby YWs sites. The consumption of renewable energy is a key component of YWs route map to 40% location based renewable energy by 2030 - this framework will support our carbon reduction ambitions, as well as increase operational efficiency, and de-risk energy supply: the benefits of which can be passed to our customers. Yorkshire Water has thousands of operational assets across Yorkshire which are largely powered by energy from grid network providers. Currently ca.18% of Yorkshire Waters energy consumption is self-generated through REGO backed, location based renewable energy. A potential future tender provides an opportunity for suppliers to lay a direct power connection from private energy providers' renewable energy assets to Yorkshire Water sites in close proximity. The scope of this sourcing activity is to realise opportunities at a local level, rather than securing a renewable energy supply for the entire region. The core principle of this arrangement is that there is a mutual commercial benefit in contracting directly with a private supplier for the supply of electricity; YW would benefit from reduced energy importing costs, whilst the supplier would benefit from long term power purchase agreements (PPAs). Yorkshire Water currently is working on a number of behind the meter, direct wire solutions including both third party owned and YW owned generation. This includes, Wind, Solar, Hydro, CHP and EfW connections. YW is open to DBFOM (Design, Build, finance, operate, maintain) solutions where either a fixed or flexible PPA tariff could then be agreed at an agreeable rate for both parties. Alternatively, YW are seeking connections to existing generating programmes. ### Planning Information If your company is within a feasible distance of a Yorkshire Water site and you have the infrastructure or are close to energising the required infrastructure please contact FMandEnergyCommercialTeam@yorkshirewater.co.uk for further detail. upon request we can provide a list of sites. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007262-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2031 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | BRADFORD | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD6 2SZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | Royds | | Westminster constituency | Bradford South | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 65 - Public utilities ### Codes - 09310000 - Electricity - 09330000 - Solar energy - 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution ## Release History - 27 Jan 2026 at 16:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007262-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007262-2026 27th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - 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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