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Scottish Water

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Supply of Solar Panels

EnergyCPV 09331200
Value£20.0m
Deadline31 Aug 2032
Published2 Sept 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 2 Sept 20242230 days leftCloses 31 Aug 2032
Who to contact
Andrew Mulvay
Andrew.Mulvay@scottishwater.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£20.0mtotal contract value
median £600k
this tender£0£31.8m

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

Scottish Water is looking to engage with potential Suppliers of Solar Panels through the use of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

This process will include Suppliers evidencing the minimum requirements which is set out within the tender documentation to be successfully admitted to the DPS.

This DPS will support the sourcing of a supply chain for solar panels which are aligned to Scottish Waters strategic objectives.

This includes the verification and review of the names and location of the proposed supply chain down to raw material level, due diligence conducted on the supply chain and traceability and segregation protocols to ensure the ethical sourcing of the proposed Solar Panels.

This purchase of the solar panels may be completed by either Scottish Water, Scottish Water Horizons, or approved Framework suppliers.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This DPS will support the sourcing

This DPS will support the sourcing of a supply chain for solar panels which are aligned to Scottish Waters strategic objectives.

02

This includes the verification and review

This includes the verification and review of the names and location of the proposed supply chain down to raw material level, due diligence conducted on the supply chain and traceability and segregation protocols to ensure the ethical sourcing of the proposed Solar Panels.

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-04971e
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
027882-2024
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