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# Construction of Hebburn Minewater District Heating Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/construction-of-hebburn-minewater-district-heating-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** South Tyneside Council wishes to install a district heating system serving several Council owned buildings in central Hebburn utilising the disused mine workings under Hebburn as a heat source.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Tyneside Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-tyneside-council-ons-e08000023)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** District-heating mains construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,321,115 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/construction-of-hebburn-minewater-district-heating-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/construction-of-hebburn-minewater-district-heating-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af#participate

## Description
South Tyneside Council wishes to install a district heating system serving several Council owned buildings in
central Hebburn utilising the disused mine workings under Hebburn as a heat source.
The installation of such a district heating scheme will reduce the Council's reliance on gas to provide heating
and significantly contribute to the Council's commitment to its Carbon Reduction targets, and this scheme alone
will provide a saving of 319 tonnes/year saving.
A separate contract has been awarded to undertake the drilling of two boreholes, and the construction of
permanent abstraction and re-injection wells.
The water source heat pump adopted in this project will be able to source heat from both the mine water as well
as ambient air (via dry air cooler) in the event that the mines are found to be unable to provide a sustainable
mine water heat source.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2022 to 30/06/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007408-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vital Energi Utilities Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185454`
  - Value: £4,321,115 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007408-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,321,115
  - Signed Date: 14/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007408-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-18T11:59:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T01:20:49.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a6af