--- title: "Soft Market Testing: Strategic Investment and Delivery Partner for Low Carbon Infrastructure in Oldham Borough" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OLDHAM COUNCIL" published: "2021-10-08" --- # Soft Market Testing: Strategic Investment and Delivery Partner for Low Carbon Infrastructure in Oldham Borough Buyer: OLDHAM COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ea01.json) ## Summary The Oldham Council is embarking on a procurement process for a strategic investment and delivery partner focused on low carbon infrastructure, under the title "Soft Market Testing: Strategic Investment and Delivery Partner for Low Carbon Infrastructure in Oldham Borough". This project falls under the construction work category and is currently in the planning stage, with a deadline for submission set for 29th October 2021. The initiative aligns with Oldham's Green New Deal Strategy, which aims to address carbon emissions while enhancing the local environment and green economy. Interested parties are invited to discuss potential collaborations, with the project commencing in the Oldham region of the UK. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for innovative and resourceful private sector infrastructure providers, particularly those with expertise in sustainable energy solutions and strategic partnership models. By engaging in this procurement process, businesses can explore collaborative efforts with Oldham Council, contributing to the council's ambitious green agenda and potentially shaping local energy infrastructure while benefiting from the low carbon transition. Companies specialising in construction, renewable energy, and joint ventures are particularly well-suited to compete for this lucrative opportunity. ## Notice The Oldham Green New Deal Strategy sets out the Council's approach to tackling carbon emissions from the Council's own estate and the borough as a whole, whilst building Oldham's green economic sector and improving the local environment. It was the UK's first local authority Green New Deal Strategy and sets out Oldham's ambition to be a leading Council in Greater Manchester, nationally and internationally on the green agenda. The Council sees a role for a strategic partnership with a private sector infrastructure provider in delivering against the Green New Deal ambition and seeks to engage with suppliers to explore what such a partnership could look like. The following document sets out the Council's initial thoughts and invites applicants to feed back on these initial ideas and explore them further. There will be an opportunity for a round table discussion with the Council to establish the potential scope of a strategic partnership contractual arrangement. This is a significant opportunity for a well-resourced, innovative, and ambitious private sector infrastructure provider to work with one of the UK's most ambitious local authorities when it comes to the transformational change of strategic energy infrastructure and systems to achieve Net Zero outcomes whilst securing all the benefits of the low carbon transition for local residents and businesses. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Soft Market Test Only: * To share information in relation to this potential opportunity * To identify innovative and leading-edge solutions * To gain feedback on what is realistically deliverable under the proposed approach * To gain feedback on delivery and procurement options * To gain an insight into potential commercial and Joint Venture arrangements Renewal: To be confirmed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025236-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Jan 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OLDHAM COUNCIL | | Locality | OLDHAM | | Post town | Oldham | | Postcode | OL1 1DZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Oldham | | Electoral ward | St Mary's | | Westminster constituency | Oldham East and Saddleworth | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 8 Oct 2021 at 14:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025236-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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