Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b96-a196-73e6-b49b-e5a109bf7471/soft-market-test-power-purchase-agreement-ppa-for-quorn-solar-farm pending GB open procedure # Soft Market Test: Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Quorn Solar Farm [Leicestershire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 7 Nov 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Leicestershire County Council intends to construct a solar farm at one if its sites based outside the village of Quorn in northern Leicestershire. The site is expected to generate approximately 10,000 MWh of electricity which would be fed directly into the energy grid. The grid connection with Western Power Distribution has been previously secured. The site is expected to become operational in Autumn 2023. The Council is intending to enter into Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an energy off taker that maximises the benefit to the Council and that secures an income that would support the wider Council activities. This market test exercise is to allow the Council to seeking information from the industry to help determine the best approach for a PPA and to how maximise the return on its investment in constructing a solar farm. At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ## CPV classification Electricity distribution Solar energy Electricity distribution and related services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-037fc5-2022-11-07T15:46:19Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-037fc5-2022-11-07T15:46:19Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Leicestershire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council) [Sector More Public utilities tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-utilities) ## More tenders like this [Operation of electrical installations – Operation, assembly and assembly guard services Båtsfjord and Berlevåg. · Barents Nett AS · 43 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-f300-7009-b55e-36085f786d07/norway-operation-of-electrical-installations-operation-assembly-and-assembl) [Drinking-water distribution – CONTRAT DE DELEGATION DU SERVICE PUBLIC DE L'EAU · Aquavesc · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4d9b-715b-91ca-086e86fd4542/france-drinking-water-distribution-contrat-de-delegation-du-service-public-d) [Electricity distribution – ACCORD-CADRE MULTI-ATTRIBUTAIRES FOURNITURE ET ACHEMINEMENT D'ELECTRICITE Puissance souscrite inférieure et supérieure à 36 kVA Segments C4 et C5) · La Rance · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-95c7-723e-9853-c948b03118f7/france-electricity-distribution-accord-cadre-multi-attributaires-fourniture) [Electricity distribution – Luftgestützte Durchführung von Thermografiemessungen und deren Auswertung im Leitungsnetz der Tennet TSO GmbH 2027 - 2028 · TenneT TSO GmbH · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0883-71b1-b254-a1630251b2e4/germany-electricity-distribution-luftgestutzte-durchfuhrung-von-thermografie) [Water distribution and related services – „Modernizacja systemu zaopatrzenia w wodę na terenie Gminy Szumowo” · Gmina Szumowo · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-611e-7145-971a-5ca14b528026/poland-water-distribution-and-related-services-modernizacja-systemu-zaopatr) [Electricity distribution – Fornecimento de Energia Elétrica e respetivos serviços de ativação de alimentações eventuais do Município de Lisboa em Regime de Mercado Livre · Município de Lisboa · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-8d80-703f-b31f-1cb6bd5d3155/portugal-electricity-distribution-fornecimento-de-energia-eletrica-e-respeti)