--- title: "WCC Heat Networks Software" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078375" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078375" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078375.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078375.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Westminster City Council" published: "2026-10-08" --- # WCC Heat Networks Software Buyer: Westminster City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078375 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078375) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078375.json) ## Summary Westminster City Council intends to procure a unified software-as-a-service platform to manage its heat network portfolio. The service is expected to cover the full operating lifecycle, including end-to-end management of arrears, optimisation, regulatory compliance, development and ongoing support. The software is for heat network operations, rather than the delivery of heating infrastructure itself. The portfolio is associated with district and long-distance heating. Work is for Westminster City Council in London. This is an early market-engagement exercise to understand what providers can offer and to help shape the eventual service specification and commissioning approach. The council expects to procure the platform after engagement concludes; this process is not an invitation to tender or a pre-qualification exercise. The process is at planning stage. Westminster City Council is seeking market feedback through a Request for Information; responses are intended to inform the sourcing strategy, specification and affordability assessment, not to evaluate tender bids. The council expects a formal procurement to follow the engagement and anticipates publishing its next notice on 28 October 2026. The RFI response date is stated as 19 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 16 October 2026; these are engagement dates, not a tender submission deadline. The estimated contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT). The single planned contract is expected to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029, with an extension option to 3 February 2030. No evaluation basis for a future tender is set out. This is relevant to providers of heat-network management software, specialist SaaS platforms and associated implementation and support services. The council is particularly interested in end-to-end arrears management, operational optimisation and regulatory compliance, alongside platform development and ongoing support for a heat-network portfolio. Suppliers with integrated solutions spanning the operational lifecycle, and the capacity to support a public-sector heat network, are well placed to contribute useful feedback and prepare for the anticipated sourcing exercise. The planned contract is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises. The engagement is intended to test market interest and provider capacity, so software vendors and service providers can inform how the eventual specification is shaped. The RFI is expressly separate from tendering and does not qualify participants for the future competition. ## Notice The purpose of this market engagement is to seek feedback from the Provider market in relation to the provision of a SAAS unified software platform for Heat Networks with focus on arrears such as end-to-end management, optimisation, regulatory compliance, development and support of the Westminster City Council (WCC) portfolio. This is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise but is to gain an insight into the market for Heat Networks services and to understand the level of interest and capacity of the market in relation to this future opportunity. Feedback received will be used to inform the commissioning strategy and to refine the Specification for this service. The intelligence provided will also inform internal decision making as to the affordability of the development and support service with the anticipation that this enables an informed budget for a formal sourcing exercise. This pre-market engagement exercise is seeking intelligence from the Provider Market to inform a formal sourcing activity for the unified SAAS software solutuon for the WCC Heat Network portfolio.. ### Planning Information Westminster City Council is looking to procure services for the provision of a unified SAAS software platform covering the full lifecycle of heat network operation. A Request For Information (RFI) is available to complete for interested organisations. To take part in the market engagement exercise, interested organisations should complete the RFI document which is available on the councils e-procurement tool ("Jaggaer"), reference SQ_30230 - PRJ_31300 - WCC Heat Networks Metering and Billing Solution, and the link to Jaggaer can be found here: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/6203552201A116D77559. Please copy and paste onto your browser. Further information can be found on the council’s website here: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/procurement/our-esourcing-and-contract-management-solution. This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process. All responses are to be submitted via Jaggaer (online procurement portal ref: SQ_30230 - PRJ_31300 - WCC Heat Networks Metering and Billing Solution, no later than 17:00 hrs (GMT)) on Monday 19th October 2026. The deadline for submitting clarification questions will be at 17:00hrs on Friday, 16th October 2026. Our expectation is that a procurement will follow on conclusion of the market engagement exercise. It is to be noted that a UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice relating to the above has also been issued. Once registered, visit this link to find out more and complete a short questionnaire: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/6203552201A116D77559 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095074-2026 | | 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, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | 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 | Westminster City Council | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1E 6QP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 48 - Software package and information systems - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 09323000 - District heating - 09324000 - Long-distance heating - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 48150000 - Industrial control software package - 48170000 - Compliance software package - 48420000 - Facilities management software package and software package suite - 48421000 - Facilities management software package - 48430000 - Inventory management software package - 71321200 - Heating-system design services - 72212100 - Industry specific software development services - 72212170 - Compliance software development services - 72212420 - Facilities management software development services and software development services suite - 72212421 - Facilities management software development services ## Release History - 8 Oct 2026 at 10:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095074-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095074-2026 8th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/6203552201A116D77559 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.westminster.gov.uk/ - https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/procurement/our-esourcing-and-contract-management-solution ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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