--- title: "Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059819" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-059819" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059819.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059819.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-09-10" --- # Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan Buyer: ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059819 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-059819) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059819.json) ## Summary The Rotherham Borough Council is in the planning stages of procuring consultancy services for the development of a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) within the geographic bounds of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. This tender, under the management of Rotherham Borough Council, focuses on services in environmental and energy-efficiency consultancy, among others. Located in Rotherham, UK, the procurement process provides a critical opportunity to engage with the upcoming energy plan aimed at achieving Net Zero by 2040. The current phase is a market engagement, with submissions due by 30th September 2025. The planned contract period commences on 1st January 2026 and concludes on 31st May 2026, providing a structured timeline for interested entities. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental engineering, energy-efficiency consultancy, and related services to contribute to sustainable initiatives in the Rotherham area. Companies capable of offering innovative solutions in low carbon district heating networks and renewable energy generation will find this tender particularly attractive. With a focus on achieving local and regional decarbonisation goals, it presents growth potential particularly suited to SMEs due to its suitability criteria. Engagement in this preliminary market engagement process through the YORtender portal allows organisations to influence the scope and specifications before the formal bidding begins, fostering opportunities for collaboration and long-term growth in the renewable energy sector. ## Notice The development of an internal business case for a local area energy plan covering the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. A Rotherham LAEP will be expected to deliver the following outputs: * A pathway to 'Net Zero by 2040' in line with local and regional decarbonisation goals, accounting for committed government policy and spending as appropriate. * A high-level summary for policy makers which conveys the scale and range of activity needed to achieve local decarbonisation goals, as well as key differences between areas within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. * Evaluation and prioritisation of projects, policies and partnership actions needed to deliver local decarbonisation goals. * Identification of opportunities for commercial or community-owned renewable energy generation in Rotherham Metropolitan Borough, to include assessment of opportunities to attract external funding and investment. * Estimation of the investment required to deliver local decarbonisation goals, in total and in each year up to 2040, segmented by sector and geographic area. * Estimation of additional economic, social and environmental value to be realised by delivery of the LAEP, compared with a reasonable baseline. * Setting out next steps required of the Council and other key actors to mobilise the LAEP, with clearly identified milestones and lead roles. * A data model or platform such as a 'digital twin', which allows the LAEP to be continuously updated ### Planning Information This notice is issued to provide information regarding a market engagement opportunity only. All of Rotherham Council's procurement opportunities are published on YORtender. To bid for this opportunity when it becomes live your organisation will need to be registered to the portal. You can register your organisation here: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All suppliers who wish to bid for Rotherham Council procurement opportunities must be registered on the Central Digital Platform, with all supplier information submitted and kept up to date. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming procurement for the development of the internal business case for a local area energy plan covering the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) wishes to understand the capacity of the market to deliver a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) which covers the geographic area of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough; the full range of innovation which the market can provide, in respect of LAEP outputs; and the likely costs and timescales associated with different levels of ambition, in drafting the specification for a Rotherham LAEP. RMBC also wishes to understand the capacity of the market, costs and timescales associated with assessing the feasibility of a low carbon district heat network in Rotherham Town Centre, to include the identification of heat network opportunity areas, evaluation of low carbon heat sources (including but not limited to mine water heat, waste heat from industry and air, water or ground source heat pumps combined with renewable electricity generation) and technologies for implementation, delivery models, project costs, forecast return on investment and opportunities to attract external funding and investment. This market engagement therefore seeks to gather any knowledge and insights which potential suppliers can provide, regarding the preparation of a Rotherham LAEP and heat network study, their outputs and viability. All costs associated with providing a response to the market engagement must be borne by the Supplier. RMBC will not contribute in any way to meeting the production costs of any response. No down-selection of potential providers will take place as a consequence of any responses to this market engagement. Engagement in this Market Engagement (ME) exercise is via a questionnaire published on the tendering portal YORtender at the following link: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All correspondence in relation to this ME will be carried out via the YORtender portal. Potential providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this document at any time prior to the response deadline. Questions must be submitted using the 'Messaging' function on YORtender in sufficient time to allow the Council to formulate and distribute a response at least 3 calendar days before the due date for the return of this ME. Submissions to be returned via the YORtender portal by 09:00 on 30/09/2025 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055605-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 May 2026 | | 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 | ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ROTHERHAM | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S60 1AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham | | Local authority | Rotherham | | Electoral ward | Boston Castle | | Westminster constituency | Rotherham | | Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services - 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services - 71315200 - Building consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 10 Sep 2025 at 16:36 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055605-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055605-2025 10th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/ - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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