How to win: Photovoltaic Solar Arrays (Roof Top) at the Hindlip Estate (Phase 1 - OCC Southwell House)

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The West Mercia Police Contracts and Procurement Team, acting on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia (the Authority), is commencing a regulated below threshold procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023 for the delivery of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array installations (rooftop) at the Hindlip Estate, commencing with Phase 1 – OCC Southwell House (Reference: EST26-2724) with the opportunity for future Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array installations call-offs under a base agreement with the individual call-offs instructed under JCT Design & Build 2024. The procurement process will consist of: Stage 1 – Expression of Interest (EOI) Stage 2 – Conditions of Participation (CoP) Stage 3 – Invitation to Tender (ITT) All details will be contained per stage in the documentation. ***Note this is an EOI only in stage 1 with submission due by 5pm 26th June 2026 - the indicative tender timetable is contained within the EOI document** This Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued by the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia (“the Authority”) as Stage 1 of a regulated below threshold procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023. The purpose of this stage is

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