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Published 29 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HARROGATE TOWN DISTRICT HEATING PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY

Official notice

Authority: Harrogate Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Published estimate£36,800£44,160 inc. VAT5.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025awarded 8 Jan 2026
Awarded to Tomson Consulting Limited
Contract term 6 moends 3 Jul 2026 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Harrogate Town Council, as the Buyer, has appointed the services of a Supplier of district heating technical consultancy to undertake a Feasibility Study compliant with the GB Energy Community Energy Fund Feasibility Report Structure.

The Feasibility Study is being planned and delivered using a best-practice project management process with engagement of relevant local stakeholders and aligned with the requirements of the Buyer.

CPV: District heating · Feasibility study

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£36,800
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 3 Jul 2026 (6 mo)Value: £36,800 exc. VAT · £44,160 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
09323000 District heating79314000 Feasibility study

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Bidder Experience: 30%
  • Technical Proposal: 50%
  • Commercial Proposal: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Bidder Experience
  • Technical Proposal
  • Commercial Proposal
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
Last source update
11 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
Authority reference
HTC DHP1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052528
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
District heatingFeasibility study
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590a4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via email only, to:

[email protected]

Timeline

29 Aug 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline396 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts288 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published251 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,9431 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tomson Consulting LimitedSME£34,943 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Harrogate Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTL-7248-GWZW Harrogate Community House, 46-50 East Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG1 5RRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TOMSON CONSULTING LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10486795GB-PPON: PJHC-9675-CYRX 54 Smithy Moor Avenue, Stocksbridge,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S36 1FNContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsThe successful tenderer will deliver the Feasibility Study, in accordance with the tender specification and fully meeting the GB Energy Community Fund Stage 1 guidelines. This will specifically include production of a final report fully complying with the GB Energy Community Ener…
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFThe following documents have been combined in to one pdf: 1 - Harrogate Town District Heating Project - Invitation to Tender 2 - Appendix 1 - Maps of Project Area
  • Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender