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title: "SOL - Solihull Town Centre Low Carbon Energy Network"
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# SOL - Solihull Town Centre Low Carbon Energy Network

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-solihull-town-centre-low-carbon-energy-network-ocds-h6vhtk-02906e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOLIHULL: "SOL - Solihull Town Centre Low Carbon Energy Network". Published status: active. Published Value: £80,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Mar 2021. Published submission portal: www.csw-jets.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOLIHULL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-borough-of-solihull-GB-FTS-134816)
- **Published Value:** £80,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 March 2021 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Billing system, Construction work, District heating, Electricity distribution and related services, Meter reading service (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-solihull-town-centre-low-carbon-energy-network-ocds-h6vhtk-02906e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02906e`

## 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/sol-solihull-town-centre-low-carbon-energy-network-ocds-h6vhtk-02906e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [csw-jets.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csw-jets.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-solihull-town-centre-low-carbon-energy-network-ocds-h6vhtk-02906e#participate

## Description
The Council wishes to procure a contractor to design, build, operate (including metering and billing) and maintain a low carbon energy network in Solihull town centre for the supply of heat and electricity to both the Council and a number of public and private sector customers. The scheme will be delivered in a number of phases. Phase 1 is for the town centre low carbon energy network, which has a delivered heat supply of 14 gigawatt hours and 6.1 gigawatt hours of electricity per annum . It is anticipated that Phase 2 and future new masterplan developments will have a total estimated heat supply of 50 gigawatt hours and 6.6 gigawatt hours of electricity per annum . Funding for Phase 1 of the project will be provided through a mixture of public sector funding sources. Other sources of funding including funding or investment by the appointed contractor may be utilised for further phases of the project at the discretion of the Council.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09323000, 38410000, 45000000, 48444100, 65300000, 65500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The Council wishes to procure a contractor to design, build, operate (including metering and billing) and maintain a low carbon energy network in Solihull town centre for the supply of heat and electricity to both the Council and a number of public a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002725-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-10T14:45:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:36:14.279Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02906e