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title: "Rochdale Town Centre District Heat Network Development"
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# Rochdale Town Centre District Heat Network Development

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rochdale-town-centre-district-heat-network-development-ocds-h6vhtk-077d32). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rochdale Borough Council: "Rochdale Town Centre District Heat Network Development". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Rochdale Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rochdale-borough-council-ons-e08000005)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy and related services, Public utilities
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rochdale-town-centre-district-heat-network-development-ocds-h6vhtk-077d32#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077d32`

## 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/rochdale-town-centre-district-heat-network-development-ocds-h6vhtk-077d32#tl-md)

## 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 daniel.hart@star-procurement.gov.uk and chris.farmer@star-procurement.gov.uk. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 65000000, 71314000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/08/2027 to 03/08/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F092205-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T09:27:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:22:07.595Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077d32