Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdf-d392-7109-a3b8-ba07a8dd947f/owners-engineer-services-for-wrigley-head-solar-farm-oldham awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Owner's Engineer Services for Wrigley Head Solar Farm Oldham [Oldham Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oldham-council) Estimated value £65,000 to £77,000 Published 28 Sept 2023 Deadline Closed 20 Oct 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 The Council sought to appoint an Owner's Engineer (project management resource) to oversee and advise on all technical and regulatory aspects of the building and commissioning of the proposed solar farm at Wrigley Head (Oldham), which has an estimated budget of £1.3m and for which planning permission has been secured. It is anticipated that the Owner's Engineer work will take place across three broad phases: - Procurement of contractors - supporting the Council to appoint the necessary contractor(s) to deliver the project\*. - Construction - providing project management support and technical oversight of the delivery contractor(s), and - Handover and post-handover - supporting the Council to - Part A - be asset management ready. - Part B - procure asset management services and re-tender for O&M services. (\*) The Owner's Engineer must fulfil the role of Principal Designer under the Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 up until the EPC contractor is appointed. The Council mandated that the Owner's Engineer's personnel fulfilling the roles of Project Manager, Contracts Manager and Engineer must have at least three years solar farm construction experience. Bidders were also required to demonstrate experience across the above referenced phases through two or three contract examples. Please refer to the procurement documents for other mandatory requirements. Contract terms and conditions were included in the tender pack and were non-negotiable. The tender was not lotted. The Council planned to appoint a single provider and foresees a single point of contact with accountability for the whole of the service/all phases being the best solution. It also considers there would be operational viability issues in having multiple providers of similar nature. This was an open tender and bids were welcome from any/all organisations which met the criteria specified in the procurement documents regardless of whether or not they responded to the previous cancelled procurement process (DN655874) and its previous market engagement exercise. Additional information: The project reference is DN688366 ### The Chest - Support ### Go to https://www.the-chest.org.uk/SupplierSupport.html Here you will see the hyperlink to log your request for support. Alternatively you can email and a representative will contact you as soon as possible. For Critical and Time-Sensitive issues you can call The Chest: 0330 005 0352. Read full description ## CPV classification Energy and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5075e7fa-19d5-403e-a379-d940e00f6c69) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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