Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2028
plannedFind a Tender · planning
Northumberland Heat Network
BuyerNorthumberland County Council
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£30,000,000
Published24 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Northumberland County Council plans to run a procurement to appoint a development partner to develop and deliver a heat network in the town of Blyth and to offer the opportunity to develop further heat networks in towns across Northumberland. The estimated capital value of the Blyth scheme modelled at full build out would be c. £30m, and the estimated capital value of all 8 schemes modelled is expected to exceed c. £200m.
Delivery location
UKC2, GB
Categories
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy 09000000Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 31000000Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment 39715000Industrial machinery 42000000Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) 44000000Construction work 45000000Repair and maintenance services of building installations 50700000Public utilities 65000000Engineering services 71300000Construction-related services 71500000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79000000Environmental services 90700000
Lot details
What is included
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy, Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment, Industrial machinery, Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), Construction work, Repair and maintenance services of building installations, Public utilities, Engineering services, Construction-related services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Environmental services | Not published |
Comparable-procurement analytics
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 09. The category anchor is Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 09 | 562 | 3 median · 31 average (129 of 562 with a bid count) | 4.3 average (152 of 562 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Same buyer | 1 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKC2 | 1 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 42 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Price-outcome signal
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
| Milestone | Type | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Council has prepared a questionnaire which seeks to gauge developer interest in the opportunity and to seek the market's views on certain aspects of the procurement process. The questionnaire is available via https://www.open-uk.org Reference OPEN2026844. | engagement | 22 May 2026 | scheduled |
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Documents & submission route
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender planning · marketEngagementNotice
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-068ae4 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 037714-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Apr 24 2026 14:49:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | planned |
| Procurement method | Not published |
| Procurement method details | Not published |
| Main procurement category | works |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | planning | 037714-2026 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | planning | 037689-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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24 Apr 2026 · 037714-2026 · planning
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