Tender

HTHW DHN Reactive Maintenance

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

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Tender

30 Mar 2026 at 16:04

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Dundee is seeking a supplier for the reactive maintenance of its city campus underground district heating network (DHN), providing essential thermal energy across its facilities, including the NHS Dundee Dental Hospital. This tender falls under the "Repair and maintenance services of central heating" industry category and services sector, located in Dundee, UK. It is currently in the tender stage with a closing date for submissions set for 29th April 2026. The procurement process follows an open procedure, allowing for electronic submissions via the Public Contracts Scotland website. The award decision will be made on the same day as the closing, with a bid validity period stretching until 30th September 2026. This contract could offer a lucrative opportunity valued at £980,000, with a contract length of up to seven years including extensions.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses skilled in district heating maintenance and related civil engineering services to secure a long-term partnership with a prominent institution. Companies proficient in mechanical building services and emergency repair work would find themselves well-suited to compete, especially those with experience in maintaining complex heating systems within educational and healthcare settings. With the potential for extended maintenance and support options, this framework contract offers significant business growth possibilities, particularly for suppliers capable of delivering high-quality services aligned with environmental sustainability and energy efficiency standards. Businesses looking to expand their footprint in the public sector and bolster their credentials in specialised maintenance services should consider participating in this competitive procurement process.

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Notice Title

HTHW DHN Reactive Maintenance

Notice Description

The university's city campus underground district heating network (DHN) provides thermal energy to most of our teaching, research and student accommodation properties located on campus in addition to providing all the space heating and domestic hot water required by the NHS Dundee Dental Hospital. This thermal energy assists the university to comply with the H & S at Work Act 1974 and provides acceptable environmental comfort conditions for our staff, students, visitors, clinical patients and animals housed within our SoLS Resource Unit research facilities. We are looking to commence a new Framework contract with the existing supplier, or with a new supplier to replace the soon to expire Framework contract UoD-EFM-145-TC-2022. The thermal energy serving the DHN network is generated at source within our centralised main energy centre located at the northeastern corner of the campus. Most of the DHN schedule 40 and heavyweight mild carbon steel pipework below ground distribution system is located within purpose-built brick construction underground services ducts with load bearing slabs laid over beneath footpaths, road carriageways or soft landscaping. Over the last 20 years, extensions and additions to the DHN have generally been laid directly within soft or hard landscaping. The HTHW District Heating Pipework Lay Dates drawing, indicates that much of this network dates back to 1962 and is still in operation. Over the years and as the university has expanded and the thermal load increased, new excavations have been undertaken and new pipework laid below ground. The most recent extension of note to the DHN was in 2014.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract length: 4 years + 1 +1 +1. Extended maintenance and support options within the extension periods, required competent, certified supplier to service and maintain our system and provide emergency mechanical building services and civil engineering repairs on campus over the next seven years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067857
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029330-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

09323000 - District heating

42515000 - District heating boiler

50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£980,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£980,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Mar 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
29 Apr 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 4HN
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
West End
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

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