Procur3d Consulting (Procur3d) have been engaged by Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) to support the procurement of multiple renewable energy capital works projects on the Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester scheme. Several of these projects were within the solar energy generation market.

ESC and its key stakeholders have found the procurement of these projects challenging, due to a number of market factors.

This report provides a focus on these factors and analyses the supply chain that is involved in delivering medium sized solar energy generation projects. This report's recommendations may not be suitable for large (›10Mwp) seeking Development Consent Orders or small domestic installations.

The purpose of this report

• provide context to some of the challenges the industry is currently facing,
• provide a solar procurement 'playbook' to aid local authorities in achieving best value, and
• analyse some of the public sector frameworks for public sector organisations to procure from.

This report provides a snapshot of the market, however, due to unprecedented supply chain disruption due to the energy crisis, the findings in this report are subject to change. Therefore, we recommend revalidation of the key recommendations prior to their implementation.

In developing this report we

• Analysed key contract databases and latest market trends.
• Engaged over 30 suppliers, including major global suppliers.
• Interviewed all key aspects of the UK solar PV supply chain including Engineers, EPC/ Installers, Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors and Independent Connection Providers.

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