Planning

Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network Joint Venture Partner (Oldham Green New Deal)

OLDHAM COUNCIL

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Planning

21 Aug 2023 at 15:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Oldham Council is planning a procurement process for a joint venture partner to deliver the Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network project, part of the Oldham Green New Deal. The project aims to provide low carbon district heat to various buildings in Oldham, with an expansion potential up to 60 GWh/a. The market engagement phase is ongoing, with responses due by 5th September 2023, leading towards the tender stage. The deadline for market engagement questions is stated, and further details can be found on The Chest portal.

This tender offers opportunities for heat network developers and potential infrastructure partners to collaborate with the Council on this sustainable energy project. Businesses involved in construction works, energy services, and utilities may find this opportunity suitable. Interested organisations are encouraged to engage deeply with the Council's vision outlined in the market engagement documents to potentially become the Joint Venture partner for this innovative project in the borough of Oldham.

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Notice Title

Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network Joint Venture Partner (Oldham Green New Deal)

Notice Description

MARKET ENGAGEMENT STAGE: The Council is seeking a Joint Venture partner to deliver the Oldham Low Carbon District Heat Network project as part of the Oldham Green New Deal (OGND). An opportunity for a low carbon district heat network has been identified that delivers heat to council, public, commercial, and residential (including social housing) buildings in Oldham. The network will deliver approximately 30 GWh/a of heat across Oldham with potential expansion identified up to 60 GWh/a. The DHN proposed is an expansion of an existing St Mary's network with an additional Energy Centre at Rhodes Bank that utilises air source heat pump technology with potential for additional heat sources such as sewer source and minewater source, which are currently being explored. The Council seeks responses from and engagement with; heat network developers / potential infrastructure partners (which can deliver the Oldham Low Carbon District Heat Network through a Joint-Venture partnership with the Council) in sufficient depth so as to enable the Council to proceed to tender stage.

Lot Information

Lot 1

MARKET ENGAGEMENT: The Council is seeking a Joint Venture partner to deliver the Oldham Low Carbon District Heat Network project as part of the Oldham Green New Deal (OGND). As the Council seeks to refine its approach and strategy; market engagement has been conducted previously (as outlined in the documents available to download) however, the purpose of this exercise is to engage with the market about the delivery of the Oldham Low Carbon District Heat Network (DHN): An opportunity for a low carbon district heat network has been identified that delivers heat to council, public, commercial, and residential (including social housing) buildings in Oldham. The network will deliver approximately 30 GWh/a of heat across Oldham with potential expansion identified up to 60 GWh/a. The DHN proposed is an expansion of an existing St Mary's network with an additional Energy Centre at Rhodes Bank that utilises air source heat pump technology with potential for additional heat sources such as sewer source and minewater source, which are currently being explored. The Council seeks responses from and engagement with; heat network developers / potential infrastructure partners (which can deliver the Oldham Low Carbon District Heat Network through a Joint-Venture partnership with the Council) in sufficient depth so as to enable the Council to proceed to tender stage. The market engagement pack sets out the Council's thinking so far in terms of an approach for bringing private sector investment into the borough and achieving best value for existing projects and programmes which are already funded either by the Council, via external grant funding, or by the community energy sector. For the avoidance of any doubt, this (Chest project reference DN683638) is a brand-new market engagement exercise, fully independent of and separate to any previous soft market testing exercise previously conducted by the Council in 2021: (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025236-2021) and 2022 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026347-2022?origin=Dashboard) The market engagement documents contain a significant amount of information to convey the background and future opportunity for the Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network Joint Venture Partner. They also contain a number of questions to which we would be very pleased and appreciative to receive responses to from any organisation interested in this opportunity, including any organisations which responded to the previous rounds of market engagement. There are significant differences in the content of this new market engagement pack (DN683638) compared with those previously issued as the Council works towards shaping its strategy for its planned procurement. For the avoidance of any doubt this market engagement exercise will not serve as any kind of shortlisting. Future procurement documents will be made publicly available. Following the receipt of responses to this market engagement exercise, the Council reserves the right to hold discussions with any number of respondents where at its absolute discretion the Council considers further exploration or clarification of the content of their response would be beneficial. The deadline for responses to the market engagement questions is 12.00 noon Tuesday 5th September 2023. It is not possible at this stage to provide an indicative contract value for this opportunity. Please refer to the market engagement documents to understand the scale and duration of the opportunity for your own commercial estimations. The Council cannot confirm future procurement dates at this stage for the Joint Venture partner but would hope to commence the procurement of an Independent Assurance Provider (IAP) before the end of 2023 with a view to making an IAP appointment before April 2024 ( https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026273-2022?origin=Dashboard ). The aim would then be to procure the Joint Venture partner without delay with the support of the IAP.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f5b0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024540-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

45 - Construction work

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

45000000 - Construction work

65000000 - Public utilities

71314000 - Energy and related services

71500000 - Construction-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OLDHAM COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emma Tweedie
Contact Email
emma.tweedie@oldham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL1 1UT
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Oldham
Electoral Ward
Coldhurst
Westminster Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

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