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Isambard AI – Purchase Power Agreement

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:22.

Opportunity overview

Isambard AI – Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) – Wind Turbine Connection Feasibility Study, that would allow the University to sign up to a PPA to receive electricity from a Wind Turbine to power the Isambard AI Facility. In order for the Wind Turbine Project to proceed, Bristol Energy Networks CIC (BEN) are required to carry out a Feasibility Study.

Awarded to

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Bristol Energy Network

Matched by number
Published award value
£200.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 09077917
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS2 8QH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
CAM-2509-009-PC_3331
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
For technical reasons, there is a unique set of circumstances that allow the University to connect to the proposed turbines.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Id
GB-COH-RC000648

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000648

Address

Street Address
Beacon House, Queens Road
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS8 1QU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Bristol Energy Network
Id
GB-COH-09077917

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09077917

Address

Street Address
Redbrick House, 6 York Court, Wilder Street
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS2 8QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Telephone
07846057470

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71314000
Description
Energy and related services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
31682000
Description
Electricity supplies

Value

Including VAT
241,029
Amount
200,814
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09077917
Name
Bristol Energy Network

Contract period

Starts
6 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
5 Feb 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074541-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Aug 2026, 10:27
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
6 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS8 1QU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 074541-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·