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Northumberland Heat Network

Northumberland County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 16:27.

Opportunity overview

Northumberland County Council plans to run a procurement to appoint a development partner to develop and deliver a heat network in the town of Blyth and to offer the opportunity to develop further heat networks in towns across Northumberland. The estimated capital value of the Blyth scheme modelled at full build out would be c. £30m, and the estimated capital value of all 8 schemes modelled is expected to exceed c. £200m.

Classification

  • CPV09000000 — Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
  • CPV31000000 — Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • CPV39715000 — Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
  • CPV42000000 — Industrial machinery
  • CPV44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV50700000 — Repair and maintenance services of building installations
  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities
  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services
  • CPV71500000 — Construction-related services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV90700000 — Environmental 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
OPEN2026844
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
29 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
31 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09000000
Description
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
31000000
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
39715000
Description
Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
42000000
Description
Industrial machinery
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
44000000
Description
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
50700000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
65000000
Description
Public utilities
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
71300000
Description
Engineering services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
71500000
Description
Construction-related services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council has prepared a questionnaire which seeks to gauge developer interest in the opportunity and to seek the market's views on certain aspects of the procurement process. The questionnaire is available via https://www.open-uk.org Reference OPEN2026844.
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037714-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Apr 2026, 15:49
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northumberland County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJJX-1133-JRGV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJJX-1133-JRGV

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Morpeth
Postal Code
NE61 2EF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC21

Contact

Name
Jacqui Arkle
Telephone
07899065185

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC317661
Role Details
preparation of tender documentation and administrating the procure on NCC behalf

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC317661

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYBM-6288-WNYY

Address

Street Address
4 More London Riverside
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 1AU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Morpeth · UKC21 · NE61 2EF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 037689-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 037714-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·