--- title: "DN779718 - Decarbonisation and Expansion of the Barkantine Heat Network" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS" published: "2025-06-24" --- # DN779718 - Decarbonisation and Expansion of the Barkantine Heat Network Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552e5.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is in the planning stage of a public procurement process, titled "DN779718 - Decarbonisation and Expansion of the Barkantine Heat Network." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focusing on energy and related services, such as district-heating plant construction and heating-system design. It is aimed at exploring options to decarbonise and expand the Barkantine Estate's Heat Network. This project is currently in the pre-market engagement phase, with a crucial deadline for expressing interest set for 8 July 2025. The site visits for interested suppliers are scheduled for 21st July 2025 at the Barkantine Estate in London, United Kingdom. The procurement is to address the impending end of an existing Private Finance Initiative in October 2027, with plans for contract commencement in November 2027. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in energy, heating design, and construction, particularly those experienced with district heating systems and decarbonisation projects. Companies that can offer financing, design, construction, customer relations, and maintenance expertise are well-suited to participate. The market engagement exercise serves as a platform to showcase expertise, strengthen relationships with local government, and influence future procurement strategy, potentially leading to long-term collaboration and contract opportunities with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ## Notice The London Borough of Tower Hamlets' current focus is exploring options for decarbonisation and expansion of the Barkantine Estate, to determine how the Heat Network can best deliver Tower Hamlets' existing and future customer energy needs, following an existing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) due to expire in October 2027. This market engagement process is in advance of a future tender procedure to decarbonise, operate, and expand the existing Barkantine Heat Network. This will include financing, design, construction, provision of heat supply, customer relations, metering and billing, and operations and maintenance of the network. The existing district heat network has been in operation under a PFI agreement since August 2000, and serves a number of customers on the Isle of Dogs. The Council are looking for a partner to support with evaluating options to decarbonise and expand the network, when the current management arrangements come to an end in October 2027. This includes options for utilising the existing energy centre or relocating to a new location. ### Planning Information The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise in preparation for a forthcoming procurement for the decarbonisation and expansion of the Barkantine Estate. The purpose of this market engagement to explore options to determine how the Heat Network can best deliver the Council's existing and future customer energy needs, following an existing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) due to expire in October 2027. We invite suppliers with relevant expertise and interest to participate in this early engagement process. The purpose is to understand market capacity, capability, and interest, and to help shape the forthcoming procurement strategy. This pre market engagement is a two-stage process: Stage 1 - Expression of Interest (EOI): Interested parties should to register on the London Tenders Portal and express their interest on the project board (DN779718) by no later than 17:00pm on 8 July 2025. Stage 2 - Issue of Information Pack & Questionnaire: Suppliers who express interest by the 8 July 2025 will be issued the following documents via the portal: - A Background Information pack - A Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire - A Non-Disclosure agreement (NDA) These documents must be completed and returned by the deadline as indicated in the pack. Following this, site visits will be arranged with participating suppliers who have returned the required documents by the specified deadline (post NDA sign off). The site visit will comprise of a presentation on the LBTH opportunity followed by a tour of the potential energy centre sites, including the existing site. The site visits are expected to take place on 21st July 2025. All relevant information will be made available via the London Tenders Portal. Please note, this notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Participation in this market engagement will not prejudice future involvement in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit LBTH to running a competitive tender process in the future. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034862-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 24 Jun 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jul 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2037 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work - 50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating - 71314000 - Energy and related services - 71321200 - Heating-system design services ## Release History - 24 Jun 2025 at 17:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034862-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034862-2025 24th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Home.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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