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Published 2 Oct 2025, 18:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Connect and Supply an off-site low carbon heat solution

Official notice

Authority: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50)
+1 moreArchitecture & Engineering (71)
 Delivery: UK
Concession value (operator's revenue)£19,583,333initial estimate £8,000,000 · operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2025
Contract term 10 yrsends 19 Mar 2036 · up to 19 Mar 2051 with extensions · starts 19 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust (“RDUH”) is seeking via this procurement, to appoint a Service Provider on a long-term connection and supply agreement for an offsite supply of low carbon heat at its hospitals in Exeter. The hospital sites include:

  • Royal Devon & Exeter (“RD&E”) Hospital Wonford. Maximum heat consumption in the region 12-14 GWh* per year, maximum demand circa 4.5MW
  • RD&E Hospital Heavitree. Heat consumption in the region of 5.2GWh per year, maximum demand circa 1.3MW * Maximum Wonford heat consumption excluding any heat provided by the existing Wonford Combined Heat and Power unit. The offsite low carbon heat supply should be able to provide up to 100% of the heating demand for both hospital sites.
  • How the procedure runs: Please see tender documentation

CPV: District heating · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Heating works · Repair and maintenance services of central heating

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 10 yrsSMEPublished value£19,583,333
Contract period: 19 Mar 2026 – 19 Mar 2036 (10 yrs) · up to 19 Mar 2051 with extensionsValue: £19,583,333 exc. VAT · £23,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Potential to extend for a further 15 years after primary term of contract.
09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy09323000 District heating45232141 Heating works50720000 Repair and maintenance services of central heating71314000 Energy and related services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Technical
  • Social Value
  • Commercial

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Oct 2025, 18:30 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 10:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jan 2026
Authority reference
T25-0515
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061937
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
District heatingElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related servicesHeating worksRepair and maintenance services of central heating
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a763 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see tender documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 19 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published391 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 18:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by372 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline365 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by299 days ago
    1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts223 days ago
    19 Mar 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 18:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 10:33 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £19,583,333
    3 Oct 2025, 10:33 BST
    was £8,000,000
  4. Deadline moved to 28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
    3 Oct 2025, 10:33 BST
    -14 days · was 11 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCPD-2769-HGXT Barrack Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 5DWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender