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Power Purchase Agreements for DCC Buildings

Durham County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 14:47.

Opportunity overview

The council are inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary engagement to gain insight from the market with the purpose of making any potential future exercise, well framed, feasible, focused and of likely interest to the market. Durham County Council are seeking a Power Purchase Agreement which allows the Council to have renewable energy generation technology, such as solar PV, installed on their council buildings and land. The successful contractor would be expected to fully fund the supply, install and maintenance of the technology, and the Council would purchase the electricity from the contractor.

Classification

  • CPV09000000 — Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV71314000 — Energy and related services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OPEN2026220
Main Procurement Category
works
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09000000
Description
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71314000
Description
Energy and related services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993000
Description
Building and facilities management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
All responses should be provided by completing the questionnaire published on the OPEN Portal e-tendering system at https://www.open-uk.org/ under project reference: OPEN2026220. Responses should be uploaded via the OPEN Portal system before 20 April 2026. If respondents are unable to respond by the date and time stipulated, they should contact Durham County Council via the OPEN system correspondence section before 20 April 2026, and an additional extension may be considered.
Due
20 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
026126-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Mar 2026, 10:39
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Durham County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM

Address

Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC14

Contact

Name
Guy Aynsley

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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