{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-06f546-2026-09-09T10:22:21+01:00", "date": "2026-09-09T10:22:21+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06f546", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PDQW-3299-WMNQ", "name": "Ambition North Wales", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDQW-3299-WMNQ" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Government Buildings, Sarn Mynach", "locality": "Llandudno Junction", "postalCode": "LL31 9RZ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKL13" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "Caffael@uchelgaisgogledd.cymru" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://ambitionnorth.wales/", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" }, { "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS", "id": "GB-WLS", "description": "Welsh devolved regulations apply" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDQW-3299-WMNQ", "name": "Ambition North Wales" }, "planning": { "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "Ambition North Wales is investigating the potential of engaging a delivery partner with technical and marketing expertise to run collective purchasing schemes for domestic low-carbon technologies as part of a joint exercise with 6 Local Authorities. The aim of such an initiative would be to enable homeowners in owner-occupier properties to install high-quality in scope renewable energy products at a reduced price from trusted installers. The delivery partner will be expected to: * work with the 6 local authorities to maximise customer access to the scheme * Design and deliver targeted and bilingual resident marketing, including direct mail and wider promotional activity. * Provide a secure registration platform and manage the customer journey from registration to installation and aftercare. * Recruit, qualify and manage appropriately accredited installers with the capacity to deliver across North Wales. * Operate a reverse auction or equivalent group-purchasing process to secure competitive offers. * Manage technical quality, customer service, complaints, warranties, defect rectification and installer contingencies. * Provide performance, risk, customer satisfaction, carbon and local economic benefit reporting. Ambition North Wales sees this opportunity operating as a services concession arrangement. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice does not guarantee any future procurement activity. Responses will inform our procurement strategy, which may or may not include a future competitive tender process. Ambition North Wales would like to hear from interested organisations with their views on the opportunity. A questionnaire has been created to understand the market's interest in the opportunity. The questionnaire for completion can be found at the following url. Please copy and paste into your browser: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NN8WL18ajA If you have any trouble accessing the questionnaire, please contact us at the email address given and we can send you a word version to complete. Please provide your response to the questionnaire by the 07/10/2026", "dueDate": "2026-10-07T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "085235-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085235-2026", "datePublished": "2026-09-09T10:22:21+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "26-010ANW", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies - Preliminary Market Engagement", "description": "The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee, known as Ambition North Wales, leading on behalf of the six North Wales local authorities, are exploring opportunities to secure a delivery partner to establish and operate a regional collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies. Project HARP (Home Adoption of Renewables Programme) aims to help homeowners and other eligible residents, as well as SMEs and local community centres, purchase high-quality installations at cheaper competitive prices through a supported group-purchasing model. The scheme will support delivery of Local Area Energy Plans and wider regional and national decarbonisation objectives. The anticipated technology scope comprises: * Solar photovoltaic systems * Battery energy storage systems * Electric vehicle charging infrastructure * Associated equipment, warranties, customer support and aftercare The North Wales area covers the local authority areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham.", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "71314000", "description": "Energy and related services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "09330000", "description": "Solar energy" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79342000", "description": "Marketing services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "31440000", "description": "Batteries" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "31158000", "description": "Chargers" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79421000", "description": "Project-management services other than for construction work" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "31712331", "description": "Photovoltaic cells" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKL11", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UKL12", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UKL13", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UKL23", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 1793670, "amount": 1494725, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": false, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-02-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2030-02-14T23:59:59+00:00", "maxExtentDate": "2032-02-14T23:59:59+00:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "status": "planning" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-12-03T23:59:59+00:00" }, "status": "planning" }, "language": "en" }