Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-08-21
Buyer: Portsmouth City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09331000: Solar panels | 09332000: Solar installation | 31158100: Fast chargers | 31400000 | 31500000
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply and Installation Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Systems and Associated Equipment — Central Southern England Multi Contractor Framework
Portsmouth City Council — the ‘Council’ has established a multi contractor framework agreement covering Central Southern England for the design, supply and installation of solar PV systems and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, battery storage retrofit and electric vehicle charging points. The framework will run from 24 August 2020 for a duration of 4 years extendable in increments to be agreed to a maximum term of 8 years.
The framework was established on tenders submitted for a project concerning the design, supply and installation of 250 kW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and 10 No 5kW batteries at Hilsea Industrial Centre, Portsmouth.
Portsmouth City Council — the ‘Council’ has entered into a multi contractor framework agreement that will be used to appoint specialist contractors for the design, supply and installation of solar PV systems and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, battery storage retrofit and electric vehicle charging points.
The framework will be available for access to all contracting authorities — local authorities, universities, health, emergency services, etc. — situated within Hampshire, Isle of Wight, East Sussex, West Sussex, Dorset, Surrey, Wiltshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire who may use the agreement to install systems across their property portfolios. In addition, whilst this will not be the primary focus of business activity, the framework agreement may also be used to install systems onto private sector residential properties and privately owned commercial/industrial properties. Installation of systems to such properties will not be limited to the county areas stated above and may be delivered on a nationwide basis.
The total value of work let via the framework agreement could range over 8 years from GBP 100 million based upon current expected business growth projections to GBP 500 million if a significant level of further demand is brought forward by developing further relationships with public and private sector customers. The upper value estimate of GBP 500 million is non-binding on the Council who may let significantly higher values of work via the framework agreement to meet demand. There will be no cap on the maximum value of any project that can be tendered through the framework.
That contractor winning the Hilsea Industrial project plus the next ranking contractors up to a maximum total number of 14 were appointed onto the framework agreement, with 8 on tier 1 and 6 on tier 2. The framework agreement will be let using the Council's standard framework terms.
Call-off contracts will generally be let via mini-competition but may also be let via direct award. For information on the tiering system operation and call-off options refer to section II.2.11).
The majority of call off contracts will be let using the JCT minor works contract w/contractors design or the jct intermediate construction contract w/contractors design, however the full suite of jct contracts may be utilised. The majority of call-off contracts will be let via traditional single stage tender — whether via mini-competition or direct award. However alternative procurement strategies such as two stage open book partner contracting may also be utilised.
To ensure that the primary tier remains competitive over the course of the framework agreement both tiers of the contractors may be invited to bid for standard works with the results of the mini-competition used to re-establish the primary and secondary tiers.
Call-off contracts will generally be let via mini-competition but may also be let via direct award in, but not limited to, the following circumstances:
• time of the essence requirements/lower value works/capacity — award on ranked basis subject capacity and performance;
• repeat work/system expansion — award to supplier who undertook initial installation at site or at a site in close proximity;
• private sector customer or public sector contracting authority choice — award to relevant supplier where private sector customer or public sector contracting authority as a strong preference for using a particular supplier which may be based on, but not limited to, early stage supplier led activities or previous delivery of relevant works;
• supplier led private sector customer or public sector contracting authority business opportunity — award of works to supplier who brings the opportunity to the relevant contracting authority.


Winner: EvoEnergy Ltd
Award value: 500000000
Number of bids: 20