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title: "Provision of Renewable Energy to Glasgow City Council's Estate via Power Purchase Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000785454"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Renewable Energy to Glasgow City Council's Estate via Power Purchase Agreement

Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000785454

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council is in the planning stage of a tender titled "Provision of Renewable Energy to Glasgow City Council's Estate via Power Purchase Agreement". This procurement, under the industry category of general public services and CPV 71314000, aims to source renewable energy from assets not owned by the council. The intention is to secure energy at competitive rates while reducing CO2 emissions, aligning with Glasgow's Net Zero Carbon goals for both the council and the city by 2030. Key dates include the request for information (RFI) questionnaire due by 5pm on Friday 3rd January 2025, and a future notice date set for 27th January 2025. The procurement location is specified as the UKM82 region.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in renewable energy assets and associated management services. Ideal candidates would be experienced in managing renewable energy assets, supply and billing processes, and regulatory compliance. Furthermore, businesses capable of providing solutions that include legal arrangements for land where renewable assets are placed, and expertise in cost management for energy supplies, will find this tender particularly relevant. Engaging with Glasgow City Council through this procurement process could lead to long-term partnerships and notable contributions towards achieving the city's ambitious environmental targets.

## Notice

The council are seeking to explore opportunities for the provision of renewable energy from renewable energy assets on land not owned by Glasgow City Council, via a power purchase agreement (PPA) to Glasgow City Council at rates competitive with current purchasing costs, providing Glasgow City Council with reduced CO2 emissions in line with the Net Zero Carbon ambition of the Glasgow Climate Plan and the Glasgow City Council Carbon Management Plan. The council are seeking to use this notice to request information and as a means of engaging with the market in order to: - Ascertain who can provide these services to the council - Refine our requirements and ensure we are maximising the opportunities for innovation - Gather feedback from suppliers on high level solution overviews

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Glasgow City Council has, in its Carbon Management Plan, set a target of being a Net Zero Carbon organisation by 2030. The council has also established a target for the City to be a Net Zero City by 2030 in its Climate Plan. These targets require that the council explore every opportunity to decarbonise our energy supplies. The council has already established a programme of solar installation on its own sites but acknowledges that this alone will be insufficient in generating enough energy to reach these challenging targets. In addition to setting these targets, the council requires to address its utility costs in the face of very challenging budget circumstances, thus it seeks to explore opportunities to work with private owners of renewable energy assets to address the Net Zero challenge in a way that also provides savings on energy costs. The council will require an experienced owner and operator of renewable energy assets to provide a secure and reliable supply of renewable energy via a PPA to Glasgow City Council assets. Suppliers will need to present competency of the following skillsets: - Experience managing renewable energy assets, - Experience managing the supply of energy from renewable energy sources to a portfolio of buildings, - Understanding of regulatory requirements in relation to the supply of energy, including all requirements in relation to establishing PPA's, billing for energy supplied, and metering requirements, - Demonstrating necessary legal arrangements in relation to land ownership or leasing where renewable assets are placed, consistent with proposed length of supply contracts, - Providing clear tracking of any external factors that may affect the cost of the renewable energy supplied and provide guarantees with regards to how costs will be managed The overall objective of these services is to secure carbon and cost reduction for energy supplied to and consumed by Glasgow City Council.. Interested suppliers are to complete and return a request for information (RFI) questionnaire, containing details of how they think they can meet the councils requirements. The RFI questionnaire can be found in the attachments area of this notice, completed responses are to be emailed to linda.o'dell@glasgow.gov.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 3rd January 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520344 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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 | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 65 - Public utilities
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 09310000 - Electricity
- 09330000 - Solar energy
- 31121300 - Wind-energy generators
- 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
- 65310000 - Electricity distribution
- 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520344

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC520344&idx=1
  16th December 2024 - Request for Information - Renewables
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520344
  Provision of Renewable Energy to Glasgow City Council's Estate via Power Purchase Agreement - The council are seeking to explore opportunities for the provision of renewable energy from renewable energy assets on land not owned by Glasgow City Council, via a power purchase agreement (PPA) to Glasgow City Council at rates competitive with current purchasing costs, providing Glasgow City Council with reduced CO2 emissions in line with the Net Zero Carbon ambition of the Glasgow Climate Plan and the Glasgow City Council Carbon Management Plan. The council are seeking to use this notice to request information and as a means of engaging with the market in order to: - Ascertain who can provide these services to the council - Refine our requirements and ensure we are maximising the opportunities for innovation - Gather feedback from suppliers on high level solution overviews

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000785454
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=785454

## Provenance

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