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OpenStage · planning

University of Essex

Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement

EnergyCPV 09000000
Value£108.3m
Deadline
Published18 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Contract value in context
£108.3mtotal contract value
median £600k
this tender£0£117.0m

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 University aims to increase the proportion of renewable electricity at its Colchester campus, reduce spend on utilities and carbon emissions from energy.

It wishes to do this through a Design, Build, Fund, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) model and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA).

There are potential opportunities to deliver these aims via a number of different routes, including; 1.

Renewable electricity generated via a large-scale PV Solar Farm (potentially to include BESS and wind).

2.

Low carbon heat supplied through a heat network and energy centre.

3.

Renewable electricity generated via on campus PV Solar installed on building roofs.

4.

Renewable electricity generated via PV Solar Car Ports on University car parks.

Prior to going to tender, through this Premarket Engagement exercise, the University wishes to gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges, optimal PP…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

It wishes to do this through

It wishes to do this through a Design, Build, Fund, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) model and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA).

02

There are potential opportunities to deliver these

There are potential opportunities to deliver these aims via a number of different routes, including;.

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

Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069ab7
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
045224-2026
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