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title: "Cardiff Heat Network Expansion Project"
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# Cardiff Heat Network Expansion Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cardiff-heat-network-expansion-project-ocds-h6vhtk-060723). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff Council: "Cardiff Heat Network Expansion Project". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cardiff-heat-network-expansion-project-ocds-h6vhtk-060723#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060723`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cardiff-heat-network-expansion-project-ocds-h6vhtk-060723#tl-md)

## Description
UKDEA Member Cardiff Heat Network Ltd (CHN) is inviting early market interest for upcoming expansion projects to support the ongoing growth of the city’s low-carbon district heating system. Future works will be delivered on a call-off basis under a framework contract with the selected contractor. The works will encompass both small and large network connections to the existing networks, with anticipated annual contract values for individual packages ranging from £300,000 to £10 million.
The scope is expected to include full design, civils, pipe and substation installation, commissioning and where an existing building, integration into secondary-side systems.
The scope of the framework will include but not be limited:
1.	Highways and Civil Works: GPR surveys, utility mapping, trial holes, trenching, reinstatement, and coordination within the public highway, TTRO’s, phase road closure coordination, etc.
2.	Easements and Access: Support with wayleaves and optimal routing.
3.	Pipe Installation and Commissioning: Pre-insulated pipework installation, welding, NDT testing, ice pigging, water filling, chemical conditioning, balancing, system commissioning and certification.
4.	Building Connections: (where required - internal pipework modifications to connect to existing secondary circuits), installation and commissioning of customer substations, BMS integration and controls.
5.	Design, Management & Safety: Multi-disciplinary design, project management, Principal Contractor role under CDM, community engagement and full compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
CHN is seeking capability statements and expressions of interest from suitable contractors or consortiums ahead of launching a formal procurement process which will take place via a procurement portal selected by CHN.
If any member would like to respond to this request, please submit your expression of interest and capability statement via Proactis
Any questions regarding this process please submit them via the question tab on Proactis

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003683-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-16T08:23:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:42:41.959Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060723