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Atomic Weapons Establishment

AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B))

ConstructionCPV 09310000
Value£48.0m
Deadline15 Sept 2026
Published29 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 29 Jul 202647 days leftCloses 15 Sept 2026
Who to contact
AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

www.awe.co.uk . Interested parties must register their intention to participate by emailing AWEProcurement@AWE.co.uk using subject: AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B)). Upon receipt, AWE will issue the interested party with a link to AWE's Procurement Portal.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£48.0mtotal contract value
median £600k
this tender£0£51.8m

This is a large award for Petroleum, Fuel & Energy Products — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,437 valued Petroleum, Fuel & Energy Products tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The purpose of this procurement is to award a contract for supply of renewable (solar) energy via direct wire to AWE Burghfield (AWE(B)).

Following completion of this Procurement, AWE intends to award the Contract to a single Supplier which has provided the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).

The Contract will run for a period of 26 years from the effective date.

The terms being used for this Procurement is bespoke Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and will be made available to shortlisted bidders at ISIT stage.

There will be no option for AWE to extend the Contract.

The Contract will comprise a fixed price tariff with appropriate indexation.

Interested parties must register their intention to participate by emailing AWEProcurement@AWE.co.uk using subject: AWE Solar Programme - Burghfield (AWE(B)).

Upon receipt, AWE will issue the interested party with a link to register on AWE's Procurement Portal, and mandatory a Confidentiality Agreement.

Completion of both are mandatory to access the tender documents.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The purpose of this procurement is

The purpose of this procurement is to award a contract for supply of renewable (solar) energy via direct wire to AWE Burghfield (AWE(B)).

02

Interested parties must register their intention

Interested parties must register their intention to participate by emailing AWEProcurement@AWE.co.uk using subject: AWE Solar Programme.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d68b
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
071736-2026
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