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Development & Funding Partner for Leeds City Centre Heat Network (LCCHN)

Leeds City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:36.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV45211360 — Urban development construction work
  • CPV45232140 — District-heating mains construction work
  • CPV45232141 — Heating works
  • CPV71314000 — Energy and related services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-051291
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
23 Jun 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Mar 2076, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45211360
Scheme
CPV
Description
Urban development construction work
Entry 2
Id
45232140
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating mains construction work
Entry 3
Id
45232141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating works
Entry 4
Id
71314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy and related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021050-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 08:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 May 2025, 23:59
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJYG-6658-PPMY
Name
Leeds City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 1UR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Hall, Calverley Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PJYG-6658-PPMY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 1UR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE42 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051291-2025-05-14T08:57:34+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·