Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Leeds City Centre Heat Network

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcession
Concession value (operator's revenue)£3,405,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025awarded 5 Aug 2026
Awarded to Pinnacle Power Limited
Contract term 50 yrsends 29 Feb 2076 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leeds 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 50 yrsPublished value£3,405,000,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2076 (50 yrs)Value: £3,405,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,086,000,000 inc. VAT

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: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
District-heating mains construction workEnergy and related servicesHeating worksUrban development construction work
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b47 Find 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
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 4 Sept 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by250 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts235 days ago
    1 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published47 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    4 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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 notice

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLPProcuring entityLegal Support to the projectGB-COH: OC318149GB-PPON: PRWH-7564-XRYD London, LondonContact email
  • ASTEROS ADVISERS LTDProcuring entityCommercialGB-COH: 11914766GB-PPON: PPZV-1662-HMLH London, LondonContact email
  • Asteros Advisors LtdProcuring entityCommercialGB-PPON: PPZV-1662-HMLH London, LondonContact email
  • HERMETICA BLACK LIMITEDProcuring entityTechnical advisorsGB-COH: 08548008GB-PPON: PNLC-8839-QVPH London, LondonContact email
  • Hermetica Black LtdProcuring entityTechnical advisorGB-PPON: PNLC-8839-QVPH London, LondonContact email
  • OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDProcuring entityProcurement and Support AdviceGB-COH: 01312453GB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV London, LondonContact email
  • Ove Arup and Partners LtdProcuring entityProcurement support and adviceGB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HEMIKO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08331646GB-PPON: PVTD-3884-HXGH Castletown Office, Carlisle, North West, CA6 4BNContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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