Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 30 Oct 2025, 14:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cunard Building District Heat Network Connection

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Awarded value£11,508,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mersey Heat Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Connection of the Cunard Building to the district heat network owned by Mersey Heat Limited.

CPV: District heating

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Connection of the Cunard Building to the district heat network owned by Mersey Heat…Awarded

Connection of the Cunard Building to the district heat network owned by Mersey Heat Limited for the provision of heat to the building.

Delivery: North West · Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Oct 2025, 14:55 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073634
Classification (CPV): District heating
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d740 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A contract was awarded under reg. 32(2)(b)(ii) of The Public Contract Regulations 2015 as the District Heat Network provided by Mersey Heat Limited is the only District Heat Network available and it would be impossible for technical reasons for another provider to construct a competing District Heat Network within any reasonable time.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

Remove: IV.2) Administrative information IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure Notice number: 2020/S 123-123456 There is no previous publication concerning this procedure

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £11,508,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mersey Heat Limited	£11,508,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Cunard Building District Heat Network Connection · Mersey Heat Limited
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£11,508,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Connection of the Cunard Building to the district heat network owned by Mersey Heat…	1bids	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£11,000,000 – £11,508,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L31DSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mersey Heat LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07953056 Venus Building 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, North West, M41 7HA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.