Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Advisory Services for the Development of District Heating Network
Notice Description
Legal Advisory Advisory Services on the development of district heat delivery models or similar including the development of options appraisal/commercial modelling and accountancy and development of procurement sourcing strategy
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council wishes to determine the optimum delivery model and procurement sourcing strategy which should be adopted to unlock long-term heat network deployment at scale within the city. This includes establishing a wide programme of development work (the Programme) and the intention is to appoint a delivery partner (the Heat Network Delivery Partner). Additional information: Please refer to full details contained in the ITT documents which are provided within the 'Additional Documents' section of this Notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049781
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080024-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79111000 - Legal advisory services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £49,910 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Oct 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Donna Johnston, Julie Thompson
- Contact Email
- donna.johnston@dundeecity.gov.uk, julie.thompson@dundeecity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1382434000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNDEE
- Postcode
- DD1 1NZ
- Post Town
- Dundee
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
-
- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- Maryfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
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