# Purchase of electricity from solar panels for Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre via a PPA

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Guinness Sustainable Schools
- Award value: £250,000
- Tender value: £250,000
- Award date: 30 April 2023
- Published: 8 June 2023
- Contract start: 1 May 2023
- Contract end: 30 April 2048
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 12af0aa1-82a4-448a-b6fa-60b98d111001-651785
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-98dcb494-4996-4586-b045-68d7a4acf40c

## Description

Due to the demolition of the adjacent Academy, a procurement exercise is required by DCC to ensure the Leisure Centre retains access to the cheaper, greener electricity\. This is a unique opportunity resulting from these circumstances and only a single supplier is able to provide the service\.

## Related contract awards

- [Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b492104c-03d3-4875-a11b-d57cde063939): Durham County Council
- [Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ded57999-0f8d-4844-97c6-2a86964d01f7): Durham County Council
- [Partition and Ceiling Works Coulson Street Phase 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-94574035-f06b-4a94-9c80-bccb60afc625): Durham County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12af0aa1-82a4-448a-b6fa-60b98d111001-651785)