Expired contract

GMCA 992 Consultancy Services Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) in GM Phase 2 (P-006)

Details

Value
£127,277.5
Duration
6 months
Topic
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published
4 December 2024

Tender description

This scope of work study will focus on land-based grid connected opportunities for wind and solar generation, generation on buildings is being considered as part of separate studies. The scope of works will support GMCA's understanding of the technical and economic feasibility for grid connected solar and wind in and around the GM region and how to identify and rank sites.\r \r In order to capitalise on attractive sites that might be identified in the sample and which we might want to advance quickly, the Supplier will provide costs for an optional scope that includes work to advance opportunities to a certain stage of development (PART 1a).\r \r The PART 1 study and the LCOE components will also demonstrate the significant and determining factors of the cost of electricity to inform a strategy/methodology for identifying and ranking potential sites (PART 2)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date12 November 2024
  2. Completed: Award published4 December 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date11 May 2025

About the buyer

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a local government body that advertises its opportunities, receives bids and manages its procurement on the Pro-Contract e-tendering portal. Tenders across Greater Manchester are managed through The Chest. Notices for new opportunities and awarded contracts also appear on the Central Digital Platform under the Procurement Act 2023. Education, work and skills activity is commissioned through the authority's own Flexible Procurement System. Councils across Greater Manchester use the same system to commission apprenticeships. The Greater Manchester Social Value Policy covers job creation, upskilling of the workforce and net zero carbon.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

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