Notice Information
Notice Title
Heat Network Development Partner for the Sheffield AZP Opportunity Area
Notice Description
Sheffield City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Development Partner to develop a large-scale, low-carbon heat network project within the Sheffield Advanced Zoning Programme (AZP) Opportunity Area to a point where it is fully developed and capable of proceeding to delivery.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103001&TID=100108208&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0657bf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027856-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
09323000 - District heating
42511110 - Heat pumps
44622000 - Heat-recovery systems
45211360 - Urban development construction work
45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
45232141 - Heating works
45232142 - Heat-transfer station construction work
71314000 - Energy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 May 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 18 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2HH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027856-2026
26th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015077-2026
19th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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