GCRE Energy & Data Centre Opportunity - Updated 2026

What this is

GCRE Ltd has published a Speculative Notice for GCRE Energy & Data Centre Opportunity - Updated 2026. The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is offering a major new competition to secure an Energy and Data Centre Partner (EDCP) for its 700-hectare site. This Notice is not for purchase of services, goods or works, it is advertising an opportunity for an investment partner to develop Data Centre (DC) assets and potentially Renewable Energy Sources (RES) at the GCRE site. This is a planning / market-engagement notice rather than a live tender; procedure type is recorded as 'other'.

Key points

• Notice type: Speculative Notice (planning / market engagement).
• Delivery: Wales.

Who can bid

No formal eligibility criteria yet; this notice invites market engagement / expressions of interest.

How it is scored

Evaluation criteria not yet published (planning / market-engagement stage).

How to submit

Respond following the instructions in the notice. Reference: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN577293.

Clarifications

Clarification questions to be raised via the e-procurement portal by the deadline stated in the tender documents.

Classification

CPV 09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy 45000000 — Construction work45200000 — Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45220000 — Engineering works and construction works45251160 — Wind-power installation works71314000 — Energy and related services71314200 — Energy-management services Wales