Tender

Procurement of a Heat Network Development Partner For Liverpool City Centre AZP Area

  • Liverpool City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013229

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-064df1 (view related notices)

Published 13 February 2026, 9:23am



Scope

Reference

DN804443

Description

Liverpool City Council is undertaking this procurement to select a Development Partner to develop the Liverpool Heat Network and, subject to receipt of the necessary approvals, to deliver the Network using the Development Partner's chosen corporate vehicle.

Total value (estimated)

  • £54,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £64,800,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 October 2026 to 26 October 2027
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
  • 45232141 - Heating works
  • 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services

Contract locations

  • UKD72 - Liverpool

Submission

Enquiry deadline

1 July 2026, 11:59pm

Submission type

Tenders

Tender submission deadline

28 July 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders must be submitted electronically via https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

14 October 2026


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Technical Quality 52.5%
Commercial Price 35%
Social Value Quality 12.5%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in five stages. The stages consist of:

Stage 1: Conditions of Participation;

Stage 2: Interim Tender Response Phase (Legal Submission only);

Stage 3: Dialogue Meetings;

Stage 4: Invitation to Submit a Final Tender Response; and

Stage 5: Preferred Supplier Stage.


Contracting authority

Liverpool City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRVY-7813-WLPG

Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government