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Low Carbon Heat Supply

University of Exeter · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The University is undertaking Pre Market Engagement for a Low Carbon Heat supply to supply its University estate in Exeter. The Heat Supply should be low carbon already, but also have a route to deliver zero carbon heat in the future. The scope of heat load is up to c. 25GWh per annum and peak load of up to c.15MW across up to 90 buildings.

Classification

  • CPV09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
  • CPV09323000 — District heating
  • CPV45232141 — Heating works
  • CPV45232142 — Heat-transfer station construction work
  • CPV45251250 — District-heating plant construction work

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
UOE/2024/009/DB
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 May 2025, 00:59

Additional Procurement Categories

works

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
28 Mar 2036, 23:59
Starts
2 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
09323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating
Entry 2
Id
09300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Entry 3
Id
45232141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating works
Entry 4
Id
45232142
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat-transfer station construction work
Entry 5
Id
45251250
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating plant construction work

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012154-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 Apr 2025, 10:12

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
Providers are invited to provide a short (max 6 sides of A4) submission answering the University's PME questions which can be downloaded from the University's eTendering portal CTM here https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UK quote ID 98013 or UOE/2024/009/DB. Responses should be submitted by the 28th April 2025. The University may at its discretion ask further questions of providers that provide a response. This process does not form part of any formal tender procedure which may or may not follow, and no bidders shall be disadvantages by either taking part or not taking part in this process.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZYG-2396-XCRZ
Name
University of Exeter

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX4 4QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Northcote House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PZYG-2396-XCRZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Dave Burchill
Telephone
+44 11111111

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX4 4QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK43 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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