Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-01
Buyer: Halton Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09332000: Solar installation
Estimated value: 1200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The Council has secured European Regional Development funding (ERDF) and has been developing a 1 MWp solar farm on a former brown-field site, a former golf course built on a capped chemical landfill site in Widnes. Project name-the greening Derelict, underused and neglected land demonstrator project.
The Council own the land on which the scheme is to be built, and will own the solar PV plant once it is commissioned and handed over.
Seeking EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) proposals for the turn-key design, installation and commissioning of the 1 MWp solar farm.
Following completion of the construction works. The EPC Contractor shall be responsible for providing warranty and O&M (Operations and Maintenance) services for a period of 2 years initially with the option for the Council to offer up to 7 extensions of the contract period of 3 years each.
The Council has secured European Regional Development funding (ERDF) and has been developing a 1 MWp solar farm on a former brown-field site, a former golf course built on a capped chemical landfill site in Widnes. Project name-the greening derelict, underused and neglected land demonstrator project.
The Council own the land on which the scheme is to be built, and will own the solar PV plant once it is commissioned and handed over.
Seeking EPC (Engineer Procure and Construct) proposals for the turn-key design, installation and commissioning of the 1 MWp solar farm.
Following completion of the construction works. The EPC Contractor shall be responsible for providing warranty and O&M (Operations and Maintenance) services for a period of 2 years initially with the option for the Council to offer up to 7 extensions of the contract period of 3 years each.
The design, and Installation of the solar farm is estimated to take 8 months. The successful Contractor will also enter into an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract with the Council once the Solar Farm has been commissioned and handed over. The initial term of the O&M contract will be 2 years with 7 x 3 year extension options to be given at the discretion of the Council.
O&M contract initially 2 years est. start January 2020. 7 x 3 year extension options to be given at the discretion of the Council. If ext.are not offered O&M contract will be retendered on the following basis (approx.)
To bid for this opportunity please register as a supplier at www.the-chest.org.uk and express your interest in the opportunity via the Chest. All of the tender documentation will be available on the Chest website to view and complete.
All bids must be submitted via the Chest website by the deadline stated on the Chest website. Any queries can be raised using the messaging facility on the Chest website.
1) Whilst 2 options are being requested, these are not lots and this is not a framework — only one option will be taken forward. However, the Council reserves the right not to award any contract;
2) This contract has been advertised under the works category as it is essential that the successful bidder is capable of 'designing and building' the Solar Farm. However, a services contract will also be awarded to the successful bidder for the operation and maintenance of the solar farm subject to agreement and approval by the Council;
2 year initial term for operations and maintenance contract (however there are also 7 x 3 year extension options to be given at the discretion of the Council.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the tender documents at www.the-chest.org.uk for details.

Award value: 1200000