How to win: Collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies – Preliminary Market Engagement

About this contract

The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee, known as Ambition North Wales, leading on behalf of the six North Wales local authorities, are exploring opportunities to secure a delivery partner to establish and operate a regional collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies. Project HARP (Home Adoption of Renewables Programme) aims to help homeowners and other eligible residents, as well as SMEs and local community centres, purchase high-quality installations at cheaper competitive prices through a supported group-purchasing model. The scheme will support delivery of Local Area Energy Plans and wider regional and national decarbonisation objectives. The anticipated technology scope comprises: • Solar photovoltaic systems • Battery energy storage systems • Electric vehicle charging infrastructure • Associated equipment, warranties, customer support and aftercare The North Wales area covers the local authority areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Ambition North Wales scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,494,725, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 7 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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