Tender

Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat Network within Hull City Centre

HULL CITY COUNCIL

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26 Sep 2024 at 20:36

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hull City Council is seeking to appoint a contractor for the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of a district heat network within Hull City Centre. This project aims to develop a low-carbon heat network and an associated energy centre, with future expansions planned. The current tender, under the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition, falls under the category of District Heating (CPV 09323000) and related construction and civil engineering works. Interested parties must submit their tenders by 15 November 2024, with the project expected to start in early 2025 and Phase 1 completed by March 2028. The estimated value of the contract is £125,000,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in low-carbon energy solutions, civil engineering, and infrastructure development. The selected contractor will undertake a comprehensive project that includes elements such as waste heat exchange, buried pipeline networks, and energy centres, making it ideal for businesses with a strong engineering and energy sector portfolio. Large enterprises with the capacity to manage extensive, multi-phase projects are particularly well-suited to compete, as the requirements exceed typical capabilities of SMEs and VCSEs. Successful execution will position the winning contractor as a leader in sustainable urban infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat Network within Hull City Centre

Notice Description

The Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently Operate and Maintain) a low carbon heat network and associated energy centre in the city of Hull (the Project). The heat network is intended to be expanded in future Phases. The Project requirements relate to Phase 1 of the Heat Network and the Energy Centre. Within the Phase 1 design, there are four key components of the Project infrastructure: * A waste heat exchange facility and associated infrastructure * The Energy Centre, a new building housing blended heat generation plant, pumping and thermal storage plant located within the city at the Trippett Street Car Park. * The Heat Network, a buried pre-insulated two-pipe low temperature flow and return distribution network consisting of mains, branches and building connections. * Building heat interface connections, plate heat exchangers / heat interface units (HIU) plant and equipment located within customer plant rooms serving customer secondary heating and hot water systems. Kingston upon Hull City Council (the Authority) is conducting the procurement using the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 . 274) ) (UCR 2016) for the purpose of procuring the works and services described in the Specification documents (Works and Services). The Authority reserves the right to proceed with the award of the contract following the initial tender submission should it determine, at its sole discretion, that the bids received can be accepted without proceeding with the negotiated stage. It is intended to appoint a principal contractor for these requirements in late 2024, with works to start in early 2025, and for Phase 1 of the network fully completed by March 2028.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb7beef0-dda5-40c3-a469-ff2b00a2f1fc
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

42 - Industrial machinery

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

09323000 - District heating

32424000 - Network infrastructure

42515000 - District heating boiler

45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

45251000 - Construction works for power plants and heating plants

45251200 - Heating plant construction work

45251250 - District-heating plant construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HULL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HULL
Postcode
HU1 2AA
Post Town
Hull
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Electoral Ward
St Andrew's & Docklands
Westminster Constituency
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Further Information

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