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title: "ESCo for Cranbrook Heat Network Expansion"
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# ESCo for Cranbrook Heat Network Expansion

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esco-for-cranbrook-heat-network-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-03b659). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Devon District Council: "ESCo for Cranbrook Heat Network Expansion". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Devon District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-devon-district-council-ons-e07000040)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b659`

## 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/esco-for-cranbrook-heat-network-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-03b659#tl-md)

## Description
The project is the expansion of the Cranbrook district heating network in East Devon, to supply heat to new development areas of an additional c4,500 homes and 24,500m2 of commercial space including 3 new schools at Cranbrook new town.
The project will benefit from decarbonised heat by connecting to an Energy from Waste facility (EFW) in Hill Barton via an interconnect pipe to SkyPark energy centre “The Interconnector Project”. The interconnector will support the planned expansion of the Cranbrook new town through enabling the delivery of a Future Homes/Buildings Standard compliant energy solution. The project team have developed good working relationships with the Developers of the new homes and commercial spaces at Cranbrook as well as E.ON, the owner and operator of the existing network.
The project will be delivered by an ESCo. EDDC will act as broker and facilitate the procurement of the ESCo. The procurement will be carried out by the Cranbrook Developers.
Planning is already in place via the EDDC Local Development Order (LDO) for district heating dated July 2020.
The proposed expansion area network length is anticipated to be c.98.6km, which will need to be installed by the ESCo. The total heat demand is estimated to be 34.05 GWh/yr, the anticipated diversified Peak demand for the expansion area is 12.5MW. An estimated 96.9% of this demand will be met by three EFW units, and an anticipated 3.1% from the existing gas CHP at Cranbrook Energy Centre. The total CHP heat capacity is approximately 10.4MW.
The scheme includes thermal storage plant of a capacity of approximately 900m3 which will be located in the vicinity of the Cranbrook energy centre. This location is identified within the adopted Cranbrook plan. The intention is to secure additional carbon savings through further avoidance of gas CHP.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** A single Energy Services Company (ESCo) will be procured to design, build, operate, maintain, owned and undertake customer billing for the expanded pipe network (energy centres will be provided by third parties). The procurement strategy will be set ...

- **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%2F008854-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-27T14:34:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:36:38.487Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b659