Planning

City of London Heat Network Delivery in the Square Mile

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

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Planning

02 Apr 2025 at 11:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London are currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "City of London Heat Network Delivery in the Square Mile," which falls under public utilities and services related to the oil and gas industry. This procurement involves developing a zonal scale heat network within the Square Mile and exploring partnerships for broader energy system decarbonisation measures. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in market engagement activities, including site visits requiring a mutual NDA. Key dates include a participation deadline on 16 May 2025, with future notices expected by 1 October 2025. The project is based in the UK, specifically the City of London, with a planned contract period from October 2026 to September 2028.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in public utilities and energy services, particularly those involved in heat network developments and decarbonisation initiatives. Companies with relevant expertise, including SMEs, are encouraged to participate, as this procurement can lead to substantial growth by allowing collaboration with the City Corporation in addressing priority energy measures. The procurement method involves preliminary market engagement to gauge interest and establish partnerships, offering a platform for suppliers to showcase their capabilities and potentially secure contracts within this prestigious location.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

City of London Heat Network Delivery in the Square Mile

Notice Description

A Soft Market testing exercise was conducted in September 2024 (under PCR 2015) in consideration as too whether to commence a formal open tender process, at the time the City Corporation (CoLC) wished to establish the level of market interest in a zonal scale heat network development within the Square Mile and potential partnerships to deliver wider energy system decarbonisation measures to address the priority areas identified in within the documents provided. The following organisations were directly invited by the CoLC to complete the PME / SMT activity in September 2024 are listed below, those particpating suppliers will also be asked to participate in this PME / SMT (April 2025) exercise. * 1Energy * E.ON * EQUANS * Hemiko (Pinnacle Power) * Noventa * SSE * Vattenfall * Veolia * Vital Energi Prior to considering whether to commence a formal tender process, the CoLC wishes to establish the level of market interest in a zonal scale Heat Network development within the Square Mile and potential partnerships to deliver wider energy system decarbonisation measures to address the priority areas identified in the CAS and LAEP. This activity does not, however, commit the CoLC to running a tender process in the future.

Planning Information

Engagement will consist of a SMT Questionnaire that participating suppliers will be required to submit their responses via the following tender portal (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/). Participating suppliers will have the opportunity to visit two City of London sites to further understand the project. Participating suppliers that wish to attend the City of London site visits will be requirred to sign a Mutual NDA in respect to the site visits including the building plans that will be provided during the vist, as well as further information.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbdd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012480-2025
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

65 - Public utilities

76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 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
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Contact Name
robert pine
Contact Email
robert.pine@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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