Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c86-b2c4-7251-9f43-07ec9287df11/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 £1,000,000 to £10,000,000 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 "the Council" is undertaking a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise to understand how to maximise the benefit from its investment into a solar farm currently planned to be completed by Autumn 2023. 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 Council has set out several questions that it is seeking information on from the industry to help the Council determine how it should approach procuring a PPA and to maximise the return on its investment in constructing a solar farm. Please see link to questionnaire below (via EastMidsTenders Council's procurement platform) [procontract.due-north.com/Advert](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0325b677-7f5e-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21) ### Deadline 1st December 2022 at 12 noon At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Solar farm location: Poole Farm, Barrow Road, Quorn, LE12 8EN Estimated value and market approach date given in this notice are indicative and subject to change. Value will be dependent on the approach, contract duration and various other factors, some of which are considered by this market test. ## CPV classification Electricity distribution and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/05c88284-d3a9-43c3-8aa7-0d963cf7af6d) 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)