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# Design and Build contractor for Heat Network, Torry, Aberdeen V3

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-heat-network-torry-aberdeen-v3-ocds-h6vhtk-029935). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeen City Council: "Design and Build contractor for Heat Network, Torry, Aberdeen V3". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeen City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeen-city-council-ons-s12000033)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £30,000,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** District heating, District-heating mains construction work, District-heating plant construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029935`

## 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/design-and-build-contractor-for-heat-network-torry-aberdeen-v3-ocds-h6vhtk-029935#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-heat-network-torry-aberdeen-v3-ocds-h6vhtk-029935#participate

## Description
The Torry Heat Network project is a new district heating network for the Torry area of Aberdeen.
The primary heat supply for the new heat network will be the NESS Energy-from-Waste (EfW)
facility being developed as a joint project by Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils. The
EfW is being developed as an entirely separate project, and is not within the scope of this tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09323000, 45232140, 45251250
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000
- **Description:** This procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator, for the design and build of a district heating network for the Torry area of Aberdeen.
The Torry Heat Network project is a new district heating network for t...

- **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%2F004548-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-08T09:40:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:01:49.766Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029935