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Published 28 Sept 2026, 17:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Framework for Heat Network Connection & Supply

Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)

Framework agreementServices
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 20 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsstarts 9 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open Framework Agreement enabling public sector buildings to develop connections to existing Heat Networks and ongoing supply contracts.

This framework will directly support the Government's Heat Network Zoning regulations, however is open to any public sector building

CPV: Distance-heating pipes · District heating · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Heating pipes · Long-distance heating · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 9 Jun 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 8 yrs
Contract period: 9 Jun 2027 — 8 Jun 2035 (8 yrs)Delivery: UK
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy09323000 District heating09324000 Long-distance heating44163120 Distance-heating pipes44163121 Heating pipes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2026, 17:42 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 17:42 BST
Authority reference
RM6422
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Distance-heating pipesDistrict heatingElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related servicesHeating pipesLong-distance heatingPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077be8

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    28 Sept 2026, 17:42 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 114 days
    20 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract startsin 253 days
    9 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 17:42 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Government Commercial Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBZB-4962-TVLR 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 9PP [email protected] +44 3454102222

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender