Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca7-8ce6-73bb-b636-30b852da44c5/soft-market-test-solar-panel-cleaning-and-maintenance-to-council-premises-in-le pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Soft Market Test: Solar Panel Cleaning and Maintenance to Council Premises in Leicestershire [Leicestershire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council) Estimated value £250,000 Published 29 Nov 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Leicestershire County Council (The Council) intends to procure a supplier to provide solar panel cleaning and maintenance on a planned/reactive basis (E.g. replacement of failed inverter &/or panels, repairs to failed strings, lifting of solar P.V. or relocation of inverters during construction projects). New installations shall not form part of this exercise. Since 2015 the Council has sought to improve the energy efficiency at its Premises and deliver on its environmental policies by installing solar panel systems Due to the systems being at different stages in their lifecycle, budget has been made available to procure a Suppler to provide an inspection, cleaning, servicing and maintenance over a 5 year period. The aim of the Service is to minimise downtime whilst maximising energy generation. The eventual Supplier must be able to provide support in the delivery of this objective. The anticipated spend is approximately £25k to £75k per annum. The Council's preferred procurement strategy is to contract with a single provider over a 5 year term. At this stage it is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. This market test exercise is to allow the Council to to gauge interest from the market and to investigate potential options for the contract for solar cleaning, repair and maintenance services Any dates in this notice are indicative only and may change. The Council is yet to establish the best route to market for this contract. Read full description ## CPV classification Solar energy Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ed3690dc-ff28-4add-83d2-61b206ed75de) 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 Fuels, energy & petroleum products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/fuels-energy) ## More tenders like this [Electricity – Nabava električne energije · VODNE USLUGE d.o.o. · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-755b-73ae-9cda-fcb9c20b47e0/croatia-electricity-nabava-elektricne-energije) [Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy – Supply of extra-light heating fuel for asphalt plants and central heating · Public Enterprise for Maintenance and Protection of Main and Regional Roads - Skopje · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6270-71ac-aa2a-ae70233890d0/north-macedonia-petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene) [Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy – Zakup energii elektrycznej dla obiektów PWiK Sp. z o.o. na okres od 01.01.2027r. do 31.12.2027r. · Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6533-722e-8db9-b419eb1f571f/poland-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy-zakup-energii-elektryc) [Diesel fuel – Drivmedel HVO100 till isbrytare · Sjöfartsverket · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-67d0-7071-8622-ca0aec2c8901/sweden-diesel-fuel-drivmedel-hvo100-till-isbrytare) [Electricity – Opskrba električnom energijom za potrebe Grada Petrinje za 2027. godinu · Grad Petrinja · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-16f0-7041-9da6-defbcee07f86/croatia-electricity-opskrba-elektricnom-energijom-za-potrebe-grada-petrinje) [Fuels – Motorni benzin i dizel gorivo · Nastavni zavod za hitnu medicinu Varaždinske županije · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-67ad-7337-a85a-56234e26ddf5/croatia-fuels-motorni-benzin-i-dizel-gorivo)