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Sheffield Heat Network Development Partner

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:51.

Opportunity overview

This notice relates to the proposed market engagement activity for the heat network development opportunity for which Sheffield City Council intends to shortly procure a Development Partner. Sheffield City Council has been selected as part of the Department of Energy Security & Net Zero’s Advanced Zoning Programme to develop the country’s first zonal scale heat networks. To deliver this, Sheffield City Council is seeking a Development Partner to develop (and present for their approval) a zonal scale heat network in the Sheffield area. Sheffield City Council has undertaken work to identify a reference scheme in an area of Sheffield city which has an estimated annual heat demand of c. 60 GWh. The area which will be the subject of the procurement (and which the Development Partner will be invited to deliver development proposals in respect of) is wider and has an estimated annual heat demand of up to. 900GWh. Sheffield City Council intends to conduct a procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to select the development partner for this opportunity. If successful, the parties would enter an agreement for development services only (known as the Development Agreement Only model) under which the Development Partner would put forward proposals for a zonal scale heat network in the area. These proposals would need to meet minimum criteria and would be subject to review and approval by Sheffield City Council. Delivery of such a network in the area would be on a non-exclusive basis (subject to any future regulation). Sheffield City Council does not propose to have any shareholding in the corporate vehicle which will develop and, subject to the terms of the Development Agreement, go on to deliver and operate the heat network in Sheffield. More information on the scale of the opportunity, the reference scheme and the contractual and procurement approach will be presented at the Market Engagement Day.

Classification

  • CPV09323000 — District heating
  • CPV42511110 — Heat pumps
  • CPV44622000 — Heat-recovery systems
  • CPV45211360 — Urban development construction work
  • CPV45232140 — District-heating mains construction work
  • CPV45232141 — Heating works
  • CPV45232142 — Heat-transfer station construction work
  • CPV71314000 — Energy and related services

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
CT07 - Construction
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
067500-2025
Description
Update 22nd October 2025 - The market engagement activity originally scheduled for this project including the market engagement days has been postponed following the receipt of updated information from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This new information has implications for the scope and timing of the procurement, and we are currently reviewing the appropriate next steps.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Dec 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
09323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating
Entry 2
Id
42511110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat pumps
Entry 3
Id
44622000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat-recovery systems
Entry 4
Id
45211360
Scheme
CPV
Description
Urban development construction work
Entry 5
Id
45232140
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating mains construction work
Entry 6
Id
45232141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating works
Entry 7
Id
45232142
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat-transfer station construction work
Entry 8
Id
71314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy and related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063884-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Oct 2025, 16:30
Entry 2
Id
067500-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 14:02

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
The preliminary market engagement related to this project will take the form of a Market Engagement Day which will be held on 5th November 2025 in The International Suite, Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4SU Main session: Suppliers interested in bidding for this opportunity should complete an online registration form following the link: https://forms.office.com/e/akwPwfySmg Places are limited to 3 representatives per organisation. Booking of places will be on first come first served basis. Networking session: There will also be an opportunity for local suppliers to attend a networking lunch from 12:30 to find out how they might become involved in the project. Suppliers wishing to join the networking session should register using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/SBjM9cwvrm Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. All questions raised either via the YORtender platform or 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. Any queries regarding the Market Engagement Day should be emailed to the team on: heatnetworks@sheffield.gov.uk This market engagement exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Sheffield City Council is not committed to commence a procurement in respect of this opportunity as a result of issuing this notice or conducting any market engagement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM
Name
Sheffield City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PPQT-9425-JWVM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Tom Hurd
Telephone
+44 0114205392

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 2HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE32 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05ac08-2025-10-22T14:02:52+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·