Official UK procurement notice
Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat Network within Hull City Centre
Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently Operate and Maintain) a low carbon heat network and associated energy centre in the city of Hull. The heat network is intended to be expanded in future Phases. The requirements relate to Phase 1 of the Heat Network and the Energy Centre. Kingston upon Hull City Council is conducting the procurement using the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 . 274) ) (UCR 2016). The Authority reserves the right to proceed with the award of the contract following the initial tender submission should it determine, at its sole discretion, that the bids received can be accepted without proceeding with the negotiated stage. It is intended to appoint a principal contractor for these works to start in early 2025, and for Phase 1 of the network fully completed by March 2028.
CPV: Construction works for power plants and heating plants · District heating · District heating boiler · District-heating plant construction work · Heating plant construction work · Network infrastructure · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
9 yrs from 1 Mar 2025, This procurement is for a significant piece of infrastructure to support the Authority's carbon reduction strategy. The initial works to deliver Phase 1 (Design & Build) of the Heat Network will take 3 years to complete, and the successful contractor will also be appointed to take over the Operation & Maintenance of the Heat Network for up to the first 9 - 10 years (only).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently…Published value£125,000,000
The Authority intends to appoint a Contractor to design and build (and to subsequently Operate and Maintain) a low carbon heat network and associated energy centre in the city of Hull (the Project). The heat network is intended to be expanded in future Phases. The Project requirements relate to Phase 1 of the Heat Network and the Energy Centre. Within the Phase 1 design, there are four key components of the Project infrastructure:
- A waste heat exchange facility and associated infrastructure
- The Energy Centre, a new building housing blended heat generation plant, pumping and thermal storage plant located within the city at the Trippett Street Car Park.
- The Heat Network, a buried pre-insulated two-pipe low temperature flow and return distribution network consisting of mains, branches and building connections.
- Building heat interface connections, plate heat exchangers / heat interface units (HIU) plant and equipment located within customer plant rooms serving customer secondary heating and hot water systems. Kingston upon Hull City Council (the Authority) is conducting the procurement using the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 . 274) ) (UCR 2016) for the purpose of procuring the works and services described in the Specification documents (Works and Services). The Authority reserves the right to proceed with the award of the contract following the initial tender submission should it determine, at its sole discretion, that the bids received can be accepted without proceeding with the negotiated stage. It is intended to appoint a principal contractor for these requirements in late 2024, with works to start in early 2025, and for Phase 1 of the network fully completed by March 2028.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Requirements detailed within the tender documentation relating to demonstration of capability and professional qualifications / competency.
- Economic & financial standing
Requirements detailed within the tender documentation, Invitation to Tender document and Standard Selection Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Requirements detailed within the tender documentation relating to demonstration of capability and professional qualifications / competency.
- “Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of a District Heat…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Sept 2024, 19:49 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2024, 19:49 BST
- Authority reference
90247- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030884- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Sept 2024 → 15 May 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published26 Sept 2024, 19:49 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Mar 2025
- Bids must remain valid until15 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Town Clerk, Hull City CouncilReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.