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title: "Trafford Council Heat Network Development Partner"
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# Trafford Council Heat Network Development Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trafford-council-heat-network-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Trafford Council: "Trafford Council Heat Network Development Partner". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,118,003,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Trafford Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trafford-council-ons-e08000009)
- **Published Value:** £1,118,003,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering design services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trafford-council-heat-network-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b`

## 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/trafford-council-heat-network-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trafford-council-heat-network-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b#participate

## Description
Trafford Council is one of the leading authorities participating in the Government's Advanced Zoning Programme (AZP). Under the AZP, Trafford Council has procured a Development Agreement with a partner to fully design and ultimately invest, build, operate and manage the Trafford Civic Quarter Heat Network (a Green Heat Network Fund supported scheme) and wider North Trafford heat zone opportunity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,118,003,000

- **Contract Period:** 14/06/2026 to 15/06/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185454`
  - Value: £1,118,003,000 (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice
  - Date: 06/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077391-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-07T14:12:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:55:56.096Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a42b