Scope
Reference
prj_14907
Description
Under this project, the supplier will carry out design development up to RIBA Stage 3 to extend the Coventry "Heatline" district heating network to the Ministry of Justice's Magistrates and Combined Courts. The scope includes planning buried district heating mains along St John's Street, integrating new branches into the Authority's plantrooms, and designing substation skids with plate heat exchangers, valves, metering, and controls. It also covers hydraulic calculations, mechanical and electrical schematics, control panel specifications, and coordination of interfaces to ensure a buildable, efficient, and reliable solution for low-carbon heat supply.
There is an option for RIBA Stage 4 to be delivered in the contract, however where this option is taken, the value of the contract is a maximum of the published contract value of £156,000 (inc. VAT) and there is no further option for a scope increase beyond this.
Contract 1. Coventry Heat Network – Development Agreement
Supplier
Contract value
- £130,000 excluding VAT
- £156,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
22 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 December 2025 to 27 February 2026
- 2 months, 6 days
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
There is an option to extend the scope of the contract for RIBA Stage 4 to be delivered. However, where this option is taken, the value of the contract is a maximum of the published contract value of £156,000 (incl VAT) and there is no further option for a scope increase beyond this.
CPV classifications
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
Contract locations
- UKG33 - Coventry
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Ministry of Justice is seeking to connect its Coventry Magistrates and Combined Courts to the Coventry "Heatline" heat network. Coventry District Energy Company Limited is the network operator. Extending this network to the two Coventry court buildings requires integration with proprietary infrastructure, existing technical standards, and operational systems controlled exclusively by Coventry District Energy Company Limited. The scope of the design activities includes hydraulic modelling, substation skid design, and electrical/control integration, all of which depend on access to data in which Coventry District Energy Company Limited is the holder. No other supplier can technically deliver these design services without access to this data network and its intellectual property.
Alternative solutions such as installing a separate heating system would involve entirely different infrastructure (rather than integration with the existing heat network system) and higher costs.
Supplier
Coventry District Energy Company Ltd
- Companies House: 08090838
Thomas House, 84 Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PX
United Kingdom
Email: info@bringenergy.com
Website: https://bringenergy.com
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Coventry Heat Network - Development Agreement
Contracting authority
Ministry of Justice
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNN-2773-HVYN
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Lawrence Bunn
Email: mojutilities@justice.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government