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title: "Cranbrook-Monkerton District Heating Interconnector - Pipeline Design/Construction and/or Operation and Maintenance"
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# Cranbrook-Monkerton District Heating Interconnector - Pipeline Design/Construction and/or Operation and Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cranbrook-monkerton-district-heating-interconnector-pipeline-design-construction-and-or-op-ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Devon District Council: "Cranbrook-Monkerton District Heating Interconnector - Pipeline Design/Construction and/or Operation and Maintenance". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Devon District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-devon-district-council-ons-e07000040)
- **Published Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Gas pipelines, Pipelines
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4, UKK43
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cranbrook-monkerton-district-heating-interconnector-pipeline-design-construction-and-or-op-ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef`

## 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/cranbrook-monkerton-district-heating-interconnector-pipeline-design-construction-and-or-op-ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cranbrook-monkerton-district-heating-interconnector-pipeline-design-construction-and-or-op-ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef#participate

## Description
Construction and fit-out of a Heat Transfer Station (circa 23MW capacity) on an EfW site
comprising District Heating pumps, construction of a 7.5 km heat transmission main and
supply and installation of 2 no heat transfer interfaces in East Devon.
The project is to connect the existing and yet to be developed parts of the
Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton heat networks to a low carbon heat source at Hill Barton
Business Park. When completed the project will provide low carbon heat to some 12,000
homes from an Energy from Waste plant which is currently under development. The
Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton networks are designed to supply 3,500 homes and 1.4m
sq ft of commercial space and 4,600 homes and 800k sq ft of commercial space
respectively. The connection project will enable the bulk supply of heat to both networks.
The interconnector will also support the planned expansion of the Cranbrook new town to
circa 8,000 homes through enabling the delivery of a Future Homes Standard and Future
Buildings Standard compliant energy solution.
The contract will be split into two Lots:
- Lot 1 - Design and Build/Construction Package
- Lot 2 - Operation and Maintenance
Bidders will be able to bid for one or more Lots but are not obliged in any way to bid for both.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Design and Build/Construction Package
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44161000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** - Construction and fit-out of a Heat Transfer Station (circa 23MW capacity) on an EfW site
comprising District Heating pumps
- Construction of a 7.5 km heat transmission main (maximum diameter 350 mm)
- Installation will involve a mixture of rural ro...
- **Contract Period:**  to 29/02/2024

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Operation and Maintenance
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44161100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** - Operation, maintenance and inspections of the constructed pipeline
- Operation, maintenance and inspections of heat transfer station
- Contractors will be responsible for service, maintenance, repair, replacement and inspection of all plant and equ...

- **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%2F011691-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-24T14:30:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:49:44.636Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0353ef