Notice Information
Notice Title
Northumberland Heat Network
Notice Description
Northumberland County Council plans to run a procurement to appoint a development partner to develop and deliver a heat network in the town of Blyth and to offer the opportunity to develop further heat networks in towns across Northumberland. The estimated capital value of the Blyth scheme modelled at full build out would be c. PS30m, and the estimated capital value of all 8 schemes modelled is expected to exceed c. PS200m.
Planning Information
The Council has prepared a questionnaire which seeks to gauge developer interest in the opportunity and to seek the market's views on certain aspects of the procurement process. The questionnaire is available via https://www.open-uk.org Reference OPEN2026844.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068ae4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037714-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- 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
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
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
50 - Repair and maintenance services
65 - Public utilities
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
39715000 - Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
42000000 - Industrial machinery
44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45000000 - Construction work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
65000000 - Public utilities
71300000 - Engineering services
71500000 - Construction-related services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Jun 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MORPETH
- Postcode
- NE61 2EF
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037714-2026
24th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037689-2026
24th April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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