Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ
Contact
Mr Robert Boschi
Telephone
+44 1524582000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a95d5730-12bd-ef11-8133-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a95d5730-12bd-ef11-8133-005056b64545
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
Burrow Beck Solar Farm ICP Works
Reference number
DN752995
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, procure and construct a circa 4MWp solar farm with associated grid connection (“the Project”) to the Electricity North-West Distribution Grid at the Burrow Beck site South of Lancaster with grid reference: SD 47901 58388
The scope of this work is for the provision of the Contestable Grid Connection Works, the high voltage customer works and the provision of the low voltage switchgear together with enclosures and associated civil works.
The appointed supplier will be expected to design, procure and deliver the works at the Burrow Beck site off Scotforth Road/Bailrigg Lane, Lancaster, LA1 4XP The works are set out in the specification which can be found at Annex A.
The Project: achieved planning permission on 30 September 2024 under planning reference: 23/01383/FUL (https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/view-applications-and-decisions)
Is in receipt of 4 connection offers which have been accepted and paid in full to Electricity North-West each for 990kW. These connection offers are attached.
This scope of works (the “ICP Scope”) includes the contestable grid connection works, all customer connection high voltage works, the supply of transformers, low voltage switchgear and associated cabling, trenching, enclosures and civil works; and
The Council will be running a separate procurement related to the Burrow Beck solar farm for a supplier to design, procure, and construct the solar PV infrastructure including the structures, PV modules, inverters, SCADA system, associated civil works and the responsibility of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer for the Site. This is the Solar EPC Works.
Due to the long lead items, the ICP Works will be tendered first with the Solar EPC Works to be tendered separately. Tenderers will be permitted to tender for both procurements however no information will be provided relating to the procurement referred to at 2.7.1.2 for the Solar EPC Works as part of this procurement process at this stage.
The Project is expected to be delivered during 2025 with a target energisation to the grid of October 2025
The Council estimates that the value of the ICP works contract, including any extensions, is estimated to be no more than £560,000 (five hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling) including VAT.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, procure and construct a circa 4MWp solar farm with associated grid connection (“the Project”) to the Electricity North-West Distribution Grid at the Burrow Beck site South of Lancaster with grid reference: SD 47901 58388
The scope of this work is for the provision of the Contestable Grid Connection Works, the high voltage customer works and the provision of the low voltage switchgear together with enclosures and associated civil works.
The appointed supplier will be expected to design, procure and deliver the works at the Burrow Beck site off Scotforth Road/Bailrigg Lane, Lancaster, LA1 4XP The works are set out in the specification which can be found at Annex A.
The Project: achieved planning permission on 30 September 2024 under planning reference: 23/01383/FUL (https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/view-applications-and-decisions)
Is in receipt of 4 connection offers which have been accepted and paid in full to Electricity North-West each for 990kW. These connection offers are attached.
This scope of works (the “ICP Scope”) includes the contestable grid connection works, all customer connection high voltage works, the supply of transformers, low voltage switchgear and associated cabling, trenching, enclosures and civil works; and
The Council will be running a separate procurement related to the Burrow Beck solar farm for a supplier to design, procure, and construct the solar PV infrastructure including the structures, PV modules, inverters, SCADA system, associated civil works and the responsibility of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer for the Site. This is the Solar EPC Works.
Due to the long lead items, the ICP Works will be tendered first with the Solar EPC Works to be tendered separately. Tenderers will be permitted to tender for both procurements however no information will be provided relating to the procurement referred to at 2.7.1.2 for the Solar EPC Works as part of this procurement process at this stage.
The Project is expected to be delivered during 2025 with a target energisation to the grid of October 2025
The Council estimates that the value of the ICP works contract, including any extensions, is estimated to be no more than £560,000 (five hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling) including VAT.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
9
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 January 2025
Local time
11:55pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
3 February 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster
Country
United Kingdom