Scope
Description
Leeds City Council will shortly be seeking a Development & Funding Partner to develop and deliver a heat network in Leeds.
The Development & Funding Partner will need to have capital and technical capabilities to support the city's heat network strategy. They will be required to develop, invest in, deliver, own, operate, maintain and expand a heat network, using a Golden Share Delivery Model.
During the development stage, the Development & Funding Partner will be responsible for the design and commercialisation of the proposed heat network. It is envisaged that this will be followed by a delivery stage where the Development & Funding Partner would deliver the low carbon heating network.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,955,000,000 excluding VAT
- £3,546,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 March 2026 to 1 March 2076
- 50 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45211360 - Urban development construction work
- 45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
- 45232141 - Heating works
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
Contract locations
- UKE42 - Leeds
Engagement
Engagement deadline
30 May 2025
Engagement process description
The preliminary market engagement related to this project will take the form of a Supplier Briefing Call which will be held on Wednesday 4th June via MS Teams.
Any questions raised at the event will be answered after the event and circulated to all attendees alongside the materials from the presentation. Both will also be included in the procurement documents published alongside the Tender Notice.
Suppliers interested in bidding for this opportunity are encouraged to attend the Supplier Briefing Call and should email HeatNetworkProcurement@Leeds.gov.uk by Friday 30th May 2025 with the name, job role and email address of those wishing to attend.
Any queries regarding the Supplier Briefing Call should be emailed to the team on: HeatNetworkProcurement@Leeds.gov.uk
This market sounding exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
23 June 2025
Procedure
Special regime
Concession
Contracting authority
Leeds City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYG-6658-PPMY
Civic Hall, Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 1UR
United Kingdom
Email: cpu@leeds.gov.uk
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government