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Langarth Garden Village District Heat Network Concession Agreement

Cornwall Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:48.

Opportunity overview

A proposed concession contract to design, build, fund, operate and maintain a deep geothermal district heating network at Langarth Garden Village (LGV), Truro. Further information is available in the Soft Market Test documentation that has been published on the Council's Due North system.

Classification

  • CPV09323000 — District heating
  • CPV09324000 — Long-distance heating
  • CPV39715000 — Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
  • CPV42510000 — Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
  • CPV44160000 — Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
  • CPV45230000 — Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
  • CPV45251250 — District-heating plant construction work
  • CPV45259300 — Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN767514
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2025, 00:59

Additional Procurement Categories

works

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2066, 23:59
Starts
31 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
09323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating
Entry 2
Id
09324000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Long-distance heating
Entry 3
Id
39715000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
Entry 4
Id
42510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
Entry 5
Id
44160000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
Entry 6
Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Entry 7
Id
45251250
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating plant construction work
Entry 8
Id
45259300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
Entry 9
Id
65000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public utilities

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009841-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
18 Mar 2025, 10:46

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
Cornwall Council (CC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (Soft Market Test) to gain feedback across the private sector for a proposed concession contract to design, build, fund, operate and maintain a deep geothermal district heating network at Langarth Garden Village (LGV), Truro. This Soft Market Test and associated materials were published on the Council's Due North system on 17th March 2025. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the soft market test by; (a) Going to www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, (b) Registering (c) Searching for opportunity ref: DN767514 d) Expressing an interest (e) Accessing and downloading the Soft Market Test documents from the website and responding in accordance with the contained instructions. The Soft Market test consists of a mandatory written return stage and an optional qualitative interview. Written responses must be received by Thursday 17th April at 17:00. Interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft teams between 22nd and 28th April 2025. Due to anticipated demand and staff capacity, only parties who successfully complete a written return and request an interview by 17th April at 17:00 will be offered an interview opportunity. An online supplier engagement introducing the soft market test will be held on Monday 24th March 2025 at 14:00 via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at this event is optional, and a recording of this event, plus any questions and answers, will be made publicly available. Written returns, requests for interviews, invites to attend the Soft Market test event and clarifications must be submitted via the Due North system. Please refer to the Soft Market Test documents for more information.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP
Name
Cornwall Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK30
Country
GB
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 3AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Treyew Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Simon Mols

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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