Low Carbon Heat Supply · UK public procurement notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

GoodsAbove threshold

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK43)

Planned pipeline value£75,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 16 May 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 10 yrs 1 moends 28 Mar 2036 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is undertaking Pre Market Engagement for a Low Carbon Heat supply to supply its University estate in Exeter. The Heat Supply should be low carbon already, but also have a route to deliver zero carbon heat in the future. The scope of heat load is up to c. 25GWh per annum and peak load of up to c.15MW across up to 90 buildings.

CPV: District heating · District-heating plant construction work · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Heat-transfer station construction work · Heating works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 10 yrs 1 mo

Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 28 Mar 2036 (10 yrs 1 mo)

Delivery: South West

09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy 09323000 District heating 45232141 Heating works 45232142 Heat-transfer station construction work 45251250 District-heating plant construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Apr 2025, 10:12 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2025, 10:12 BST
Authority reference: UOE/2024/009/DB
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012154
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): District heatingDistrict-heating plant construction workElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyHeat-transfer station construction workHeating works
Delivery area: South West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb11 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
1 Apr 2025, 10:12 BST
Market engagement
29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Providers are invited to provide a short (max 6 sides of A4) submission answering the University's PME questions which can be downloaded from the University's eTendering portal CTM here uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publict… ↗ quote ID 98013 or UOE/2024/009/DB. Responses should be submitted by the 28th April 2025. The University may at its discretion ask further questions of providers that provide a response. This process does not form part of any formal tender procedure which may or may not follow, and no bidders shall be disadvantages by either taking part or not taking part in this process.
Tender notice expected
16 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts239 days ago
2 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
1 Apr 2025, 10:12 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2025, 10:12 BST