Burrow Beck Solar Farm ICP Works

Published date: 18 December 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000

Construction work - 45000000

Public utilities - 65000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

LANC001-DN752995-55693067

Published date

18 December 2024

Closing date

31 January 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

6 April 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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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.

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Boschi

Address

Lancaster Town Hall
Dalton Square
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524582000

Email

rboschi@lancaster.gov.uk

Website

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/

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