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# Heat Network Operations Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heat-network-operations-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeen City Council: "Heat Network Operations Contract". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeen City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeen-city-council-ons-s12000033)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Billing system, Central-heating installation work, District heating, District-heating mains construction work, District-heating plant construction work (+11 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5`

## 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/heat-network-operations-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heat-network-operations-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5#participate

## Description
This tender is for the Operation & Maintenance duties associated with a new district heating network being established in Torry, Aberdeen. There will also be a requirement for the successful contractor to undertake (or arrange and manage the undertaking of) some upgrading and additional infrastructure works in relation to expansion of the physical district heating system as the network grows as well as the potential to deliver Metering & Billing services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 09300000, 09323000, 38551000, 44161000, 44163121, 45231100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ACC are looking to appoint a 3rd party to manage a new district heating system currently being implemented. As well as the operational aspects - including maintenance of the network - the successful candidate will be expected to work with ACC to prom...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 039850-2024-000-VCTT7379-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039850-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-11T09:51:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:17:22.094Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c9d5