Official UK procurement notice
Leeds City Centre Heat Network
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeeds City Centre Heat Network to Leeds South.
- How the procedure runs: This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in five (5) stages. a. Stage 1: Conditions of Participation - issuing this Tender notice and a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes the Conditions of Participation. b. Stage 2: Interim Tender Response Phase - suppliers who have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to submit an Interim Tender Response. This will be limited to a legal response on the Contract Documents. c. Stage 3: Dialogue Meetings - Following receipt of the Interim Tender Responses, dialogue meeting(s) will be held with each Supplier to discuss their responses in Stage 2. d. Stage 4: Invitation to Submit a Final Tender Response - Stage 4 will commence with LCC providing any documents which have been updated following Stage 3, and inviting suppliers to respond to the Technical, Commercial and Social Value questions. e. Stage 5: Preferred Supplier Stage - LCC will provide an assessment summary to all Suppliers that submitted Final Tender Responses. LCC will clarify commitments with the Supplier who LCC considers has the Most Advantageous Tender in order to finalise the Contractual Documentation. During this stage LCC will not negotiate substantive terms post final tender evaluation and award, only using this stage to clarify and confirm commitments made in the tender negotiation. This will ensure a confirmed understanding of how the contract will operate and reducing the risk of issues arising once the contract has been entered into. The conditions of participation used in Stage 1 will include: • Financial Capacity • Insurance • Data Protection • Legal Capacity • Technical Ability (relevant experience and case study examples) • Health and Safety • Requirement under section 73 of the Act • Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
CPV: District-heating mains construction work · Energy and related services · Heating works · Urban development construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,405,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 75%
- Commercial: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Technical quality questions
- Commercial
- Social Value: Social Value Question and Targets
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
99236- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038298- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b47Find a Tender
- How it runs
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in five (5) stages. a. Stage 1: Conditions of Participation - issuing this Tender notice and a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes the Conditions of Participation. b. Stage 2: Interim Tender Response Phase - suppliers who have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to submit an Interim Tender Response. This will be limited to a legal response on the Contract Documents. c. Stage 3: Dialogue Meetings - Following receipt of the Interim Tender Responses, dialogue meeting(s) will be held with each Supplier to discuss their responses in Stage 2. d. Stage 4: Invitation to Submit a Final Tender Response - Stage 4 will commence with LCC providing any documents which have been updated following Stage 3, and inviting suppliers to respond to the Technical, Commercial and Social Value questions. e. Stage 5: Preferred Supplier Stage - LCC will provide an assessment summary to all Suppliers that submitted Final Tender Responses. LCC will clarify commitments with the Supplier who LCC considers has the Most Advantageous Tender in order to finalise the Contractual Documentation. During this stage LCC will not negotiate substantive terms post final tender evaluation and award, only using this stage to clarify and confirm commitments made in the tender negotiation. This will ensure a confirmed understanding of how the contract will operate and reducing the risk of issues arising once the contract has been entered into. The conditions of participation used in Stage 1 will include:
- Financial Capacity
- Insurance
- Data Protection
- Legal Capacity
- Technical Ability (relevant experience and case study examples)
- Health and Safety
- Requirement under section 73 of the Act
- Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Jul 2025 → 4 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification questions by29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by250 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts235 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published47 days ago4 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published4 Sept 2026, 15:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Power Limited | £3,405,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Leeds City Centre Heat Network · Pinnacle Power Limited
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £3,405,000,000
- Period
- 5 Aug 2026 – 5 Aug 2076
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLPProcuring entityLegal Support to the project
- ASTEROS ADVISERS LTDProcuring entityCommercial
- Asteros Advisors LtdProcuring entityCommercial
- HERMETICA BLACK LIMITEDProcuring entityTechnical advisors
- Hermetica Black LtdProcuring entityTechnical advisor
- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDProcuring entityProcurement and Support Advice
- Ove Arup and Partners LtdProcuring entityProcurement support and advice
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HEMIKO LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender