Notice Information
Notice Title
Langarth Garden Village District Heat Network Concession Agreement
Notice Description
A proposed concession contract to design, build, fund, operate and maintain a deep geothermal district heating network at Langarth Garden Village (LGV), Truro. Further information is available in the Soft Market Test documentation that has been published on the Council's Due North system.
Planning Information
Cornwall Council (CC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (Soft Market Test) to gain feedback across the private sector for a proposed concession contract to design, build, fund, operate and maintain a deep geothermal district heating network at Langarth Garden Village (LGV), Truro. This Soft Market Test and associated materials were published on the Council's Due North system on 17th March 2025. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the soft market test by; (a) Going to www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, (b) Registering (c) Searching for opportunity ref: DN767514 d) Expressing an interest (e) Accessing and downloading the Soft Market Test documents from the website and responding in accordance with the contained instructions. The Soft Market test consists of a mandatory written return stage and an optional qualitative interview. Written responses must be received by Thursday 17th April at 17:00. Interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft teams between 22nd and 28th April 2025. Due to anticipated demand and staff capacity, only parties who successfully complete a written return and request an interview by 17th April at 17:00 will be offered an interview opportunity. An online supplier engagement introducing the soft market test will be held on Monday 24th March 2025 at 14:00 via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at this event is optional, and a recording of this event, plus any questions and answers, will be made publicly available. Written returns, requests for interviews, invites to attend the Soft Market test event and clarifications must be submitted via the Due North system. Please refer to the Soft Market Test documents for more information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ee53
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009841-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
09323000 - District heating
09324000 - Long-distance heating
39715000 - Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
42510000 - Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
44160000 - Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
45259300 - Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
65000000 - Public utilities
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £551,997,545 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2026 - 31 Jan 2066 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORNWALL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Simon Mols
- Contact Email
- simon.mols@cornwall.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TRURO
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Post Town
- Truro
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009841-2025
18th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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