Pipeline Framework: PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE (PIN): Delivery of a Hydro Electric Scheme at Charlestown Weir

A pipeline has been launched for PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE (PIN): Delivery of a Hydro Electric Scheme at Charlestown Weir.The contract start Date is 29 April 2022. Approach to market date is 7 February 2022.Delivery of a Hydro Electric Scheme at Charlestown Weir, Salford as part of Unlocking Clean Energy Greater Manchester (UCEGM) programme. UCEGM is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.Charlestown Weir is part of a wider programme of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supported renewable energy projects across the Greater Manchester which are due to be delivered between 2021 and 2023.Planning permission and EA licences and consents have been granted for a Hydro Electric Scheme at Charlestown and the council now wish to deliver it. In order to do so the Council is seeking a design and build contractor to deliver the civil and mechanical aspects of the scheme in accordance with the existing permissions and consentsThis is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Salford City Council, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton M27 5AW. Tel: 01616866241. Email: heather.stanton@salford.gov.uk Website: (Heather Stanton)