Official UK procurement notice
Heat Meter Replacement Scheme
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£1,900,000£2,280,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026awarded 2 Oct 2026
Awarded to BLUE LEAF ENERGY SERVICES LTD
Contract term 7 moends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 8 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council wishes to appoint an external contractor, for the installation of heat meters and meter reading communication equipment for the following estates:
- Cruddas Park House comprising of 1 and 2 bed flats within a multi-story block of flats
- St Ann's estate comprising of houses, maisonettes and flats
CPV: Building installation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,900,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Specification - 60% Price - 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- 23 Apr 2026, 08:19 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036866- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06891fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published181 days ago23 Apr 2026, 08:19 BST
- Clarification questions by160 days ago14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline154 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 days ago2 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 08:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2026, 11:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £583,9371 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE LEAF ENERGY SERVICES LTDSME16 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2027 | £583,937 | 2 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLUE LEAF ENERGY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender