Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 30 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rochdale Town Centre District Heat Network Development

Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrstarts 4 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rochdale Borough Council is preparing to launch a procurement exercise for a Development Partner for the Rochdale Town Centre Heat Network and is inviting interested organisations to attend a virtual Bidders Day on Thursday 15th October between 12pm to 1pm.

The Bidders Day will provide prospective bidders with an introduction to the project and the forthcoming procurement opportunity, with contributions from representatives of the project team.

The event will be delivered via a presentation with contributions from Rochdale/GMCA and the Council's advisers.

Please note that questions will not be answered during the event. Questions raised through the meeting will be recorded and responses will be provided following the event. These responses will be circulated to attendees alongside the presentation materials as part of the procurement documentation.

Organisations interested in attending should register their interest by emailing [email protected] and [email protected]. Joining details for the Microsoft Teams event will be provided.

Participation in the Bidders Day is intended to support market engagement ahead of the forthcoming procurement opportunity. Attendance at the event is not a prerequisite for participation in the subsequent procurement process.

CPV: Energy and related services · Public utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yr
Contract period: 4 Aug 2027 — 4 Aug 2028 (1 yr)Delivery: UK
65000000 Public utilities71314000 Energy and related services

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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Energy and related servicesPublic utilities
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d32

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    30 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    16 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTOrganisations interested in attending the virtual Bidder's Day should email [email protected] and [email protected]. Joining details for the Microsoft Teams event will be provided.
  3. Contract startsin 306 days
    4 Aug 2027, 01:00 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. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 10:27 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rochdale Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXXD-6682-MDRX Number One Riverside, Rochdale, North West, OL16 1XU [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure