Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-06
Buyer: Scottish Water
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 09330000: Solar energy | 09331000: Solar panels | 09331200: Solar photovoltaic modules | 09332000: Solar installation
Estimated value: 11000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Water is tendering for the Supply and Installation of Photovoltaic Equipment of Energy Storage Systems.
— the Contractor should be capable of providing a turnkey project including design and development, install and operating stages of the product lifecycle,
— the Contractor should be able to install solar photovoltaic equipment to offset onsite asset consumption or export to the grid,
— the Contractor should be capable of providing installation of energy storage equipment in front of or behind the meter either as a stand-alone project or as part of a combined on-site generation scheme.
Scottish Water envisages the appointment of multiple suppliers to provide a cost effective and efficient service for the supply and installation of photovoltaic equipment and energy storage systems. The initial contract period is from 1.6.2019 to 31.3.2021 with the option to extend for a further five years until March 2026 (5 x 1 year extension options available).
A further 5 x 1 year extension options will be available and used and the sole discretion of Scottish Water.
Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.
Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.
All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract.
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not registered, you must register via https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Scottish Water will not accept the ESPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document.
This notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the OJEU Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination.
The PQQ document is available on Public Contract Scotland — Tender https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=562584


Award value: 11000000