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title: "PRO004661-Works-Contract-CHP Future Strategy Replacement Model"
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# PRO004661-Works-Contract-CHP Future Strategy Replacement Model

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pro004661-works-contract-chp-future-strategy-replacement-model-ocds-h6vhtk-03603d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Utilities Water Limited: "PRO004661-Works-Contract-CHP Future Strategy Replacement Model". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited-coh-02366678)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for power plant, Construction works for power plants and heating plants
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03603d`

## 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/pro004661-works-contract-chp-future-strategy-replacement-model-ocds-h6vhtk-03603d#tl-md)

## Description
United Utilities Water Limited (UUW) operates a fleet of biogas fuelled Combined Heat & Power (CHP) engines which are located at their sludge digestion sites.
Developing our future strategy we are undertaking pre-market research to understand market offerings for the following services.
1)	Design and build (DB) of CHP installations
2)	Design, build and finance (DBF) installations, with O&M by UUW
3)	Design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM)
For option 3 we are interested in understanding how this model can be delivered, e.g. would this be through the sale of the biogas from UUW to the provider, and/or sale of electricity and heat back to UUW.
Responses detailing variations of the above services are welcome.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45251100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** To provide background on our CHP fleet, we currently have circa 29MWe of capacity installed across 14 sites.
Our replacement programme includes two sites in the next 12 months with a series of other sites to follow over the next 4 years.  The sites r...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023081-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-19T09:42:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:00:32.379Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03603d