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title: "Development & Funding Partner for Leeds City Centre Heat Network (LCCHN)"
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# Development & Funding Partner for Leeds City Centre Heat Network (LCCHN)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-funding-partner-for-leeds-city-centre-heat-network-lcchn-ocds-h6vhtk-051291). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leeds City Council: "Development & Funding Partner for Leeds City Centre Heat Network (LCCHN)". Published status: planning. Concession Value: £2,955,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leeds City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leeds-city-council-ons-e08000035)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £2,955,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** District-heating mains construction work, Energy and related services, Heating works, Urban development construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKE42
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-funding-partner-for-leeds-city-centre-heat-network-lcchn-ocds-h6vhtk-051291#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051291`

## 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.
- **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/development-funding-partner-for-leeds-city-centre-heat-network-lcchn-ocds-h6vhtk-051291#tl-md)

## Description
Leeds City Council will shortly be seeking a Development & Funding Partner to develop and deliver a heat network in Leeds. 
The Development & Funding Partner will need to have capital and technical capabilities to support the city's heat network strategy. They will be required to develop, invest in, deliver, own, operate, maintain and expand a heat network, using a Golden Share Delivery Model. 
During the development stage, the Development & Funding Partner will be responsible for the design and commercialisation of the proposed heat network. It is envisaged that this will be followed by a delivery stage where the Development & Funding Partner would deliver the low carbon heating network.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45211360, 45232140, 45232141, 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 01/03/2076

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021050-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-14T07:57:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:15:13.473Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051291