Contract

Halewick Lane Battery Energy Storage Site - Phase 3

  • West Sussex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-004648

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b695 (view related notices)

Published 20 January 2026, 10:12am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council

County Hall

Chichester

PO19 1RG

Contact

Procurement Team

Email

procurement@westsussex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3302227014

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.westsussex.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

Halewick Lane Battery Energy Storage Site - Phase 3

Reference number

C18552

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79930000 - Specialty design services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Procurement of a contractor for works to build Battery Storage site

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Value excluding VAT: £15,103,526.55

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79930000 - Specialty design services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A contract for services including designing, assessing risks, planning, and constructing a 2-hour, 16MW grid-connected BESS on the Halewick Lane site, as part of a two-stage JCT design and build process.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / 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: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-036917


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 November 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Enable Infrastructure Ltd

1st Floor, 57-59 Great Suffolk Street

London

SE1 0BB

Email

james.williams@enable-team.com

Telephone

+44 7500781559

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
National registration number

01954821

Internet address

https://www.enable-infrastructure.com/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £15,000,000

Lowest offer: £15,103,526.55 / Highest offer: £16,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

London

London

EC4A 1NL.

Country

United Kingdom