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Plymouth Heat Network Technical Consultancy Support

Plymouth City Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 08:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council procured technical consultancy to support its appointed heat network development partner. The work covers technical assurance and commercialisation support, feasibility studies for heat networks, studies of potential connections, regulatory analysis and business-case development. The aim is to assess and support connecting Council buildings to future heat network infrastructure. This is a specialist engineering and energy consultancy requirement, combining technical assessment with commercial and regulatory advice. The work is for Plymouth City Council and relates to its buildings and heat network development in Plymouth.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Buro Happold Limited. The Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 12 December 2027. Its value is £103,250 excluding VAT (£123,900 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the consultancy support described. The published process information does not give a separate evaluation basis or selection criteria; the award outcome records Buro Happold Limited as the selected supplier.

For suppliers seeking comparable work from Plymouth City Council, this award demonstrates demand for integrated heat-network consultancy rather than a single technical study. A credible competitor would need to combine engineering assurance and feasibility expertise with the ability to assess building connections, analyse regulatory requirements, support commercialisation and develop robust business cases. Experience advising a development partner and working across the technical and commercial stages of heat-network development would be relevant. The awarded supplier is a large consultancy, indicating that the requirement was delivered by a firm with capacity to provide a broad, multidisciplinary service. The route used for this purchase was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so suppliers should not assume that this particular opportunity involved an open contest.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Plymouth Heat Network Technical Consultancy Support

Notice Description

Provision of technical consultancy services to support PCC's appointed Heat Network Development Partner, including technical assurance, commercialisation support, heat network feasibility and connection studies, regulatory analysis, and business case development for the connection of PCC buildings to future heat network infrastructure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078136
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094032-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£103,250 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 12 Dec 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Buro Happold Ltd

Further Information

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