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# Project South Westminster Area Network (SWAN)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-south-westminster-area-network-swan-ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: "Project South Westminster Area Network (SWAN)". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-energy-industrial-strategy-nhs-xvw)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** District heating, Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy, Energy-management services, Heating-system design services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-south-westminster-area-network-swan-ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-south-westminster-area-network-swan-ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-south-westminster-area-network-swan-ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b#participate

## Description
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) wishes to establish a Contract for services to commercialise a low carbon heat network within Westminster and then coordinate its delivery should the commercialisation be successful.
The South Westminster Area Network (SWAN) is a heat network opportunity within Westminster that has been developed so far as part of the Department's wider Advanced Zoning Programme. It estimates annual heat demand in excess of 400GWh/y when fully built out. The Department is looking to select a Development Partner with the skills and resources necessary to commercialise a low carbon heat network within Westminster and then deliver it should the commercialisation be successful. The Department and its consultants have engaged with a number of stakeholders across Westminster and have had positive feedback on the proposal to develop a large-scale low carbon heat network in the area. Westminster City Council and the Westminster Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are supportive of the project and will engage directly with the Development Partner when selected.
The successful Development Partner will be paid by the Department a fee to commercialise SWAN. The cost to the Department of these commercialisation services will be part of the bid process but would be limited to a maximum of £1m and would be governed by a Development Agreement between the Department and the successful bidder over the commercialisation period. An application has been made to the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) for an additional £1m of commercialisation grant and £40m of construction period grant. A decision on whether this has been successful or not is expected to have been made during the procurement period (currently expected to be April-July).
How to Apply
DESNZ will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_1593.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09300000, 09323000, 71314200, 71321200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** When heat network zoning regulations come into force we intend to move the SWAN area forward for designation as a heat network zone, or possibly a heat network delivery area within a wider zone, with the successful bidder for this procurement benefit...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014764-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-09T06:40:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:43:12.673Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043b6b