Planning

Maintenance, Repair and Billing Services Support for District Heating

  • Basildon Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077460

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b6

Published 26 November 2025, 9:05pm



Scope

Reference

N/A

Description

The Client wishes to employ a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to undertake the management and maintenance of the Langdon Hills District Heating System

The services that this contract is expected to include relate to four discrete elements namely (i) Supply of Energy, (ii) Maintenance of District Heating Plant, (iii) Meter Reading and Billing Support (iv) Lighting

The production and supply of hot water to meet the demand across the Estate for space heating and domestic hot water.

Maintain the primary distribution circuits, temperature and quantity of hot water necessary to meet the demand across the Estate for space heating and domestic water requirements.

Meter Management and Billing support

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Basildon:-Preventive-maintenance-services./DHF8X3XUZ3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DHF8X3XUZ3

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,922,375 excluding VAT
  • £2,306,850 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 April 2026 to 6 April 2030
  • Possible extension to 6 April 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
  • 65500000 - Meter reading service

Contract locations

  • UKH3 - Essex

Engagement

Engagement deadline

3 December 2025

Engagement process description

The Council are issuing this notice in line with Section 16(1) of the Procurement Act 23 (PA 23):

Preparing tender documents for issue.

The Council will be advertising the Tender shortly, if you would like to register your interest please message via the portal Tenderbox, Access Code: DHF8X3XUZ3 by the deadline 3rd December 2025. The Council will invite you to the opportunity once the notice is issued.

Please note: participation does not guarantee future contract award. All interested suppliers can participate. All suppliers will be treated equally and tender responses evaluated as per the tender evaluation criteria specified in the tender documents.

A conflicts of interest assessment will be conducted, please declare any potential conflicts you maybe aware of.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

8 December 2025


Contracting authority

Basildon Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVJC-8287-HXYT

The Basildon Centre, St Martins Square

Basildon

SS14 1DL

United Kingdom

Contact name: Angela Vine

Telephone: +441268 533333

Email: angela.vine@basildon.gov.uk

Region: UKH37 - Essex Thames Gateway

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government