Awarded contract

Solar Framework

  • Cornwall Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-000740

Published 14 January 2021, 9:59am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cornwall Council

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

Contact

Mr Stuart Hinde

Email

Stuart.Hinde@cornwall.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7483128356

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Solar Framework

Reference number

DN428900

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09331200 - Solar photovoltaic modules

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Framework for the supply and installation of solar panels across five lots with an additional lot for a consultant to carry out post installation checks. Panels to be installed in line with the IET code of practice for grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems.

The Council currently has an allocated GBP 6 million of funding to invest in renewal energy, including solar panels. The estimated value includes this money, as well as allowances for future funding to be made available over the life of the framework and for usage by other public sector bodies listed within the tender pack who may or may not access the framework.

Contractors may bid for and be appointed to any number and combination of lots 1-5.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Domestic Rooftop (minimum 10 homes)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of panels on domestic properties

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of Quality Criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

2. Commercial Rooftop <50kW

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of panels on Commercial Rooftops (<50kW)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of Quality Criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Commercial Rooftop >50kW

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of panels on Commercial Rooftops >50kW

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of the Quality criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Commercial Ground-Mounted

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of Commercial Ground-Mounted arrays.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of the quality criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Commercial Solar Carport

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Installation of Commercial Solar Carports

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of quality criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Post-Installation Quality Assessment

Lot No

6

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09331000 - Solar panels

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Post-Installation Quality Assessment

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Total of the quality criteria / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

This framework is for future projects and while these cannot be specified at this stage it is assumed that some of these could be delivered via European Union funds and so this should be acknowledged.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 172-417113


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Domestic Rooftops

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cleanearth Energy

Wadebridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Sungift Solar

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ZLC Energy

Penryn

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Commercial Rooftop <50kW

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cleanearth Energy

Wadebridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SunGift Solar

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ZLC Energy

Penryn

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

3

Title

Commercial Rooftop >50kW

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cleanearth Energy

Wadebridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SunGift Solar

Exerter

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ZLC Energy

Penryn

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

4

Title

Commercial Ground-Mounted

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cleanearth Energy

Wadebridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SunGift Solar

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ZLC Energy

Penryn

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

5

Title

Commercial Solar Carport

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Natural Generation

Perranporth

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SunGift Solar

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ZLC Energy

Penryn

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £40,000,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

6

Title

Post-Installation Quality Assessment

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Monitoring Officer, Cornwall Council

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

Country

United Kingdom