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# Contract to design, build, operate and maintain the South Kilburn District Heat Network - (RESID-2324-005)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-to-design-build-operate-and-maintain-the-south-kilburn-district-heat-network-resi-ocds-h6vhtk-042927). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Brent: "Contract to design, build, operate and maintain the South Kilburn District Heat Network - (RESID-2324-005)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £36,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 May 2024, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Brent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-brent-ons-e09000005)
- **Published Value:** £36,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 May 2024 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for power plant, District-heating mains construction work, District-heating plant construction work, Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy, Energy meters (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £37,768,947 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-to-design-build-operate-and-maintain-the-south-kilburn-district-heat-network-resi-ocds-h6vhtk-042927#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042927`

## 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/contract-to-design-build-operate-and-maintain-the-south-kilburn-district-heat-network-resi-ocds-h6vhtk-042927#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D7f1cb94e-89eb-ee11-8127-005056b64545%26p%3D2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-to-design-build-operate-and-maintain-the-south-kilburn-district-heat-network-resi-ocds-h6vhtk-042927#participate

## Description
The Council is seeking a contractor to design, build, operate and maintain the ‘South Kilburn District Heat Network’ (SKDHN) to serve the South Kilburn regeneration area. SKDHN will be fully owned by the Authority. The Authority will own the heat generating plant and distributing network to the heat exchangers. The Initial Works will be followed by the Additional Works as set out in Appendix 2 of the ITPD (Specification) and defined in Clause 1 (Definitions and Interpretation) of the South Kilburn DHN Agreement.
The term of contract includes fifteen years operation period with the ability for the Authority to extend for an additional period up to 10 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09300000, 38551000, 39715200, 45232141, 45232142, 45232220
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £36,000,000
- **Description:** London Borough of Brent (the Authority) is seeking a contractor to design, build, maintain and operate the ‘South Kilburn District Heat Network’ (SKDHN) to serve the South Kilburn regeneration area. The SKDHN will sell heat to public sector third par...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 048343-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vital Energi Utilities Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185454`
  - Value: £37,768,947 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 048343-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £37,768,947
  - Signed Date: 12/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048343-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-25T16:39:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:57:19.908Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042927