Notice Information
Notice Title
Low Carbon Heat Supply
Notice Description
The University is undertaking Pre Market Engagement for a Low Carbon Heat supply to supply its University estate in Exeter. The Heat Supply should be low carbon already, but also have a route to deliver zero carbon heat in the future. The scope of heat load is up to c. 25GWh per annum and peak load of up to c.15MW across up to 90 buildings.
Planning Information
Providers are invited to provide a short (max 6 sides of A4) submission answering the University's PME questions which can be downloaded from the University's eTendering portal CTM here https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UK quote ID 98013 or UOE/2024/009/DB. Responses should be submitted by the 28th April 2025. The University may at its discretion ask further questions of providers that provide a response. This process does not form part of any formal tender procedure which may or may not follow, and no bidders shall be disadvantages by either taking part or not taking part in this process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fb11
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012154-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
09323000 - District heating
45232141 - Heating works
45232142 - Heat-transfer station construction work
45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2036 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
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
- Contact Name
- Dave Burchill
- Contact Email
- d.burchill@exeter.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 11111111
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX4 4QH
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK43 Devon CC
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Duryard and St James
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012154-2025
1st April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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