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title: "Invitation to Tender for Chorley Town Centre District Heating Network Feasibility Study"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-chorley-town-centre-district-heating-network-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-05da40"
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# Invitation to Tender for Chorley Town Centre District Heating Network Feasibility Study

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-chorley-town-centre-district-heating-network-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-05da40). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Chorley Council: "Invitation to Tender for Chorley Town Centre District Heating Network Feasibility Study". Published status: active. Published Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Chorley Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chorley-council-ons-e07000118)
- **Published Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Feasibility study
- **Delivery Location:** UKD47
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-chorley-town-centre-district-heating-network-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-05da40#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05da40`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-chorley-town-centre-district-heating-network-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-05da40#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-chorley-town-centre-district-heating-network-feasibility-study-ocds-h6vhtk-05da40#participate

## Description
This study will encompass various zoning scenarios, techno-economic evaluations, and an assessment of potential community benefits. The findings from these assessments will support the Council in securing future funding, informing internal budgeting decisions, and providing an overview of the initial programme as the borough moves towards its net zero objectives.
This work is funded via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) under the theme Supporting Local Business and as such this stream of work will require completion by the 31st March 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/01/2026 to 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070982-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-21T09:18:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:38:26.651Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05da40