Decision details

To award a contract for works for the grid connection for Wrigley Head Solar Farm to Electricity North West Limited (ENWL), at a cost of circa £170K. Given the exclusive nature of this work and specialist provision from the Distribution Network Operation for North West England, this work needs exemption approval from the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

Option 2: to exempt the award of grid connection contracts to ENWL from the Council’s CPRs. Under this option, both non-contestable and contestable works associated with the grid connection for the solar farm will be awarded to Electricity North West Limited (ENWL), the Distribution Network Operator for the region.

Option 1: do not exempt the award of grid connection contracts to ENWL from the Council’s CPRs. Under this option, the non-contestable element of grid connection works will be awarded to Electricity North West Limited (ENWL) and the contestable element of the works will need to be procured separately via an open competition process which ENWL will not participate in.

Option 2: to exempt the award of grid connection contracts to ENWL from the Council’s CPRs. Under this option, both non-contestable and contestable works associated with the grid connection for the solar farm will be awarded to Electricity North West Limited (ENWL), the Distribution Network Operator for the region.

Option 1: do not exempt the award of grid connection contracts to ENWL from the Council’s CPRs. Under this option, the non-contestable element of grid connection works will be awarded to Electricity North West Limited (ENWL) and the contestable element of the works will need to be procured separately via an open competition process which ENWL will not participate in.

Consultation has taken place with the Deputy Chief Executive, Director of Economy and the Executive Director for Place and Economic Growth.