Sunderland Central Heat Network

CPV: Construction work · District heating · Public utilities

Procedure method

Competitive dialogue

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Closed

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

20 Mar 2024, 13:16 GMT

Last source update

16 Apr 2024, 13:01 BST

Authority reference

DN693892

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-012340

Classification (CPV)

Construction workDistrict heatingPublic utilities

Delivery area

North East (UKC23)

Official registry OCID

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Publisher note: The JDA approach is effectively a form of two stage procurement. Following conclusion of the procurement process the Council and the ESCO will enter into the JDA. Following conclusion of the commercialisation phase (and subject to a final investment decision being approved by both parties) the Council and the ESCO will enter into the PGA and connection and supply agreements and the ESCO will enter into the connection and supply agreements with the other anchor load customers. The procurement has been structured so as to ensure that the Council and other public sector customers identified as the anchor load customers are able to enter into the delivery contracts without a further procurement process being undertaken. The proposal is for the network to provide low carbon heat to a number of customers in the Sunderland City Centre area which shall initially include:- - South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Sunderland Royal Hospital and, potentially, a number of other buildings owned and occupied by the Trust; - University of Sunderland in relation to a number of buildings on the University’s City Campus; - Gentoo Group Limited in relation to a number of social housing blocks in the City; - the Council in relation to Sunderland City Hall; and - other un-named Public Sector Contracting Authorities within the administrative boundary of The City of Sunderland, with the intention for further expansion of the network in the future. For the purposes of Section II.2.7 (Duration), it is mandatory to enter a figure for contract duration in the template for this notice. The term of 40 years (480 months) has been inserted as this was one of the factors used to calculate the estimated contract value (as set out above). However, as set out in Section II.2.4, the duration of the Project is not time limited, subject to complying with the relevant project documents. The value provided in Section II.2.6 represents the Council’s estimate of the total value of the contract opportunity based on information available and Council assumptions relating to the Core Scheme over a period of 40 years with additional connections and expansion opportunities. The Selection Questionnaire documents are available for access free of charge (subject to the potential bidder signing and returning a Confidentiality Agreement). CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT Bidders may access the Confidentiality Agreement which is available when bidders express an interest in the opportunity in the project at https://www.nepo.org/ and NEPO Portal project reference DN693892 and signing and returning their signed Confidentiality Agreement via the NEPO Portal. The Council will countersign and return the Confidentiality Agreement to the bidder and provide unrestricted access to the full set of Procurement Documentation. The timescale for returning the Selection Questionnaire has been extended in accordance with Regulation 53(4) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to take account of the requirement to enter into a Confidentiality Agreement to access the procurement documents.

Submission deadline

21 May 2024, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Participation fee

document

Bid validity

120 days from the deadline