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Principal Contractor, Cunard Building Connection to the Mersey Heat District Heat Network (DHN)

Liverpool City Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 13:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council procured principal contractor works to connect the Cunard Building in Liverpool to the Mersey Heat District Heating Network. The scope covers enabling works and modifications to the building’s secondary heating system needed for the connection. This is a construction and building-services project, including work associated with district heating infrastructure and internal heating systems. Delivery is at the Cunard Building in Liverpool. The requirement sits within the wider Mersey Heat district heating network and concerns adapting an existing public building so it can receive heat through that network. The council is the buyer and public-sector client for the works.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot. Liverpool City Council awarded the works to VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and runs from 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £789,985 excluding VAT, or £947,982 including VAT. The award covers construction works for the Cunard Building’s district-heating connection, including the enabling works and secondary heating modifications described in the requirement. The contract is active. The procurement used a limited procedure rather than an open competition, and the published outcome records the successful supplier and contract value.

This award indicates demand from Liverpool City Council for contractors able to deliver district-heating connection projects in public buildings, combining principal-contractor responsibility with construction delivery and building-services modifications. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need practical experience in enabling works, district heating connections and secondary heating systems, together with the project-management capacity to coordinate work within an occupied or operational civic building where relevant. The successful supplier was a large energy utilities business, suggesting that comparable suppliers should be able to manage a substantial construction package, interface with network infrastructure and take responsibility for delivery from connection works through to internal heating-system changes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Principal Contractor, Cunard Building Connection to the Mersey Heat District Heat Network (DHN)

Notice Description

Enabling works and secondary heating system modifications required for connection of the Cunard Building to the Mersey Heat District Heating Network (DHN).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da02
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073201-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£789,985 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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