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title: "Plymouth Heat Network Technical Consultancy Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078136"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Plymouth City Council"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# Plymouth Heat Network Technical Consultancy Support

Buyer: Plymouth City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078136

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094032-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 12 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £103,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Plymouth City Council |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL1 3BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Buro Happold Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 08:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094032-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094032-2026
  6th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk
- https://www.burohappold.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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