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Published 3 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Heat Agreement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST (Housing)

Direct award

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,000,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 3 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to VATTENFALL BRENT CROSS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of a wider regeneration scheme, Vattenfall Brent Cross Limited ("Vattenfall") has solely been appointed by the developer to (1) supply heat and (2) to operate and maintain the energy system that provides the heat to 6,500+ homes in the Brent Cross Town Development.

London & Quadrant Housing Trust ("L&Q") have purchased 120 properties within the Brent Cross Town Development and so, a supply of heat agreement is required between L&Q and Vattenfall.

L&Q is making a direct award to Vattenfall under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because a direct award justification applies and Vattenfall is not an excluded supplier. L&Q considers the following conclusions are met in relation to the public contract and therefore, the direct award justifications set out in Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023 can be relied on:

(a) due to Vattenfall having exclusive rights in respect of the supply of heat to the Brent Cross Town Development, only Vattenfall can supply the services required;

(b) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Vattenfall can supply the services required; and

The actual value of the contract is currently unknown and cannot be reliably estimated due to the nature of the direct award and the exclusivity of the supplier. For the purposes of this notice, an indicative value has been inserted. L&Q has treated the contract as above threshold to ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

45331000 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work 71314000 Energy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
Last source update: 5 Dec 2025, 09:50 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079991
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d89c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: As part of a wider regeneration scheme, Vattenfall Brent Cross Limited ("Vattenfall") has solely been appointed by the developer to (1) supply heat and (2) to operate and maintain the energy system that provides the heat to 6,500+ homes in the Brent Cross Town Development.
London & Quadrant Housing Trust ("L&Q") have purchased 120 properties within the Brent Cross Town Development and so, a supply of heat agreement is required between L&Q and Vattenfall.
L&Q is making a direct award to Vattenfall under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because a direct award justification applies and Vattenfall is not an excluded supplier. L&Q considers the following conclusions are met in relation to the public contract and therefore, the direct award justifications set out in Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023 can be relied on:
(a) due to Vattenfall having exclusive rights in respect of the supply of heat to the Brent Cross Town Development, only Vattenfall can supply the services required;
(b) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Vattenfall can supply the services required; and
(c) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.
The actual value of the contract is currently unknown and cannot be reliably estimated due to the nature of the direct award and the exclusivity of the supplier. For the purposes of this notice, an indicative value has been inserted. L&Q has treated the contract as above threshold to ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Review and risk notes

Risks: London & Quadrant Housing Trust ("L&Q") have purchased 120 properties within the Brent Cross Town Development and so, a supply of heat agreement is required between L&Q and Vattenfall.
L&Q is making a direct award to Vattenfall under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because a direct award justification applies and Vattenfall is not an excluded supplier. L&Q considers the following conclusions are met in relation to the public contract and therefore, the direct award justifications set out in Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023 can be relied on:
(a) due to Vattenfall having exclusive rights in respect of the supply of heat to the Brent Cross Town Development, only Vattenfall can supply the services required;
(b) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Vattenfall can supply the services required; and
(c) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

12 Nov 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends349 days ago
12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published327 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 09:50 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
3 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
3 Nov 2025, 10:14 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Dec 2025, 09:50 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VATTENFALL BRENT CROSS LIMITED13 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2035Extensions: This contract does not have a fixed end date as Vattenfall is the sole supplier capable of delivering the required services due to exclusive rights and technical constraints. The contract will remain in effect for as long as these conditions persist and no reasonable alternatives become available. · Options: Yes. The contract includes the right to make additional purchases of the same or similar services from Vattenfall while the contract remains valid, subject to the same justification grounds under Section 41 and Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023.	£2,000,000 inc. VAT	3 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · VATTENFALL BRENT CROSS LIMITED
Signed
3 Dec 2025
Value
£2,000,000 inc. VAT
Period
3 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2035 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
This contract does not have a fixed end date as Vattenfall is the sole supplier capable of delivering the required services due to exclusive rights and technical constraints. The contract will remain in effect for as long as these conditions persist and no reasonable alternatives become available.
Options
Yes. The contract includes the right to make additional purchases of the same or similar services from Vattenfall while the contract remains valid, subject to the same justification grounds under Section 41 and Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023.
No agreed KPIs: L&Q is making a direct award to Vattenfall under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because a direct award justification applies and Vattenfall is not an excluded supplier. L&Q considers the following conclusions are met in relation to the public contract and therefore, the direct award justifications set out in Schedule 5(6) and (7) of the Procurement Act 2023 can be relied on: (a) due to Vattenfall having exclusive rights in respect of the supply of heat to the Brent Cross Town Development, only Vattenfall can supply the services required; (b) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Vattenfall can supply the services required; and (c) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. The actual value of the contract is currently unknown and cannot be reliably estimated due to the nature of the direct award and the exclusivity of the supplier. For the purposes of this notice, an indicative value has been inserted. L&Q has treated the contract as above threshold to ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP030441 · GB-PPON: PJQV-6311-TQXL 29-35 West Ham Lane, London, London, E15 4PNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VATTENFALL BRENT CROSS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12504538GB-PPON: PPJC-1133-HMBM 5th Floor 70 St Mary Axe, London, London, EC3A 8BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 09:50 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Nov 2025, 10:14 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT