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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

CPU8222 Rail Gantry & Associated Pipework

Nottingham City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 00:21.

Opportunity overview

Nottingham City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for a scheme covering the following elements: • RIBA Stage 4 design of a new rail gantry and associated pipework. • Construction of a new rail gantry and associated pipework. • Commissioning of new pipework and associated electrical connections. • Demolition and removal of the existing rail gantry. Nottingham City Council operates a district heating system from its London Road Heat Station. The system serves c5,000 households and commercial customers with heat and hot water, alongside a private wire with c200 domestic and business users. The main energy supply to the heat station is from a high-pressure steam feed from the nearby Eastcroft Incinerator. The steam is fed through a pipe which crosses the railway by a gantry to the east of Nottingham Station and west of London Road. The Authority has been asked to move the existing gantry to align closer to London Road to allow a proposed development to take place on the site shown to the north of the railway. A RIBA Stage Three design has been undertaken and planning permission for the scheme is being sought. The contractor, or a member of their consortium for group bids, will need to be a Network Rail approved contractor and have experience in the construction and commissioning of high-pressure steam and other ancillary pipes and electrical connections. The commissioning of the new pipes is targeted to take place during the summer shutdown in July 2027.

Classification

  • CPV45221118 — Pipeline-carrying bridge construction work
  • CPV45231400 — Construction work for electricity power lines
  • CPV45232140 — District-heating mains construction work
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£3m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Link to the opportunity on the Council's eProcurement portal. Tender documents are available to download from the portal, and tender responses and all other communications regarding the tender must be conducted via the portal.Open source ↗

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
CPU8222
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
All tenders must be submitted via the Council's eProcurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=abb827bb-6e80-f111-813c-005056b64545
Published risks
• Local Government Reorganisation: During the anticipated contract period, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire may be subject to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), a national programme led by central government to restructure two-tier authorities into single unitary councils. This process involves Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, the district/borough councils, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and may lead to changes in governance, boundaries and service delivery arrangements that could affect this contract. Tenderers should therefore note that organisational and contractual arrangements may need to adapt in line with any LGR implementation. • Design: the design has to satisfy a number of stakeholders, most notably Network Rail, Zurich Engineering and the operators of the heat network. Failure to deliver a satisfactory design may result in delay and revision, which will have to be undertaken at the contractor's cost. • Planning: in the event that planning consent is not granted and the design needs to be realigned, the Authority may amend the contract, in accordance with the contract, to allow for the Contractor to partake in any new design activity required. • Time: the windows for undertaking the new connection and commissioning it are small, due to the operational nature of the asset. Missing this window may result in extended delay to the project and additional cost before the next suitable window is available. • Third Party interactions - design and operational sign off will be required from third parties such as Network Rail and the Heat Station / its insurers - Zurich Engineering. Failure to achieve these consents in a timely manner could lead to delay and additional cost to the contractor. • Working on and around operational sites and systems - both the nature (high pressure steam and electricity) and location (spanning significant railway infrastructure) of the asset create risks, which will require the contractor to have robust method statements in place for the safe delivery of the work alongside the agreement of asset owners that work can proceed.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The intention is to award the contract at the first time of asking and Tenderers should prepare and submit their Tenders accordingly. In the event that no tenders are considered satisfactory in all respects and the contract cannot be awarded, the Authority will invite all tenderers which have submitted an otherwise compliant tender to participate in a second stage aimed at improving the content of their tenders. Following the conclusion of this stage tenders will be invited for a second time, and the contract awarded.

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
16 Sept 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
9 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
The nature of the scheme (design & construction of a gantry over Network Rail land carrying high-pressure steam pipes and high-voltage cables) is considered to carry multiple very high risks, and in mitigation of these risks the Council is seeking to appoint a single entity or consortium that will take responsibility for both phases of the project rather than engaging a separate design team and contractor.

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Correcting links to eTender portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=abb827bb-6e80-f111-813c-005056b64545
Id
066994-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
3,600,000
Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price: Stage 1
Description
Price for stage 1, comprising design, pre-construction activities, advanced ordering, early works, etc.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price: Stage 2
Description
Price for stage 2, comprising decommissioning demolition & removal of existing gantry and construction of new gantry, pipework and cabling, commissioning and handover of same to the Employer.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Delivery Team
Description
Details of proposed delivery team including named key individuals

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
18
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Approach to Design & Build
Description
Details of proposed approach to deliver the scheme, including design, construction, commissioning, stakeholder engagement, risk management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
18
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Programme
Description
Details of proposed programme to deliver the scheme, including design and construction phases

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
9
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Sustainability & Social Value
Description
Details of proposals to improve sustainability and increase social value through delivery of the scheme

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The contractor will be required to hold the following levels of insurance: • Employer's Liability: £5,000,000 (where required by law) • Public Liability: £20,000,000 • Professional Indemnity: £5,000,000 • All Works Insurance at the contract value Tenderers must either confirm they hold these already, or commit to having them in place if awarded the contract.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
The contract requires consent to be obtained from Network Rail to carry out works above and around a railway line, and so the contractor (or a member of their consortium / group or subcontractor) must be a Network Rail approved contractor. The contractor (or members of their consortium / group or subcontractors) must be able to demonstrate they are capable of designing and building the high-pressure steam pipework and high-voltage electrical connections required by the project.

Contract period

Starts
26 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45221118
Description
Pipeline-carrying bridge construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45231400
Description
Construction work for electricity power lines
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45232140
Description
District-heating mains construction work
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71220000
Description
Architectural design services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71300000
Description
Engineering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Link to the opportunity on the Council's eProcurement portal. Tender documents are available to download from the portal, and tender responses and all other communications regarding the tender must be conducted via the portal.
Entry 3
Id
066994-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Jul 2026, 19:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Nottingham City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZGG-1891-TDCX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZGG-1891-TDCX

Address

Street Address
Loxley House, Station Street
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG2 3NG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF14

Contact

Name
Jonathan Whitmarsh

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Pick Everard
Id
GB-PPON-PGXJ-9617-YWTL
Role Details
Technical consultants

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGXJ-9617-YWTL

Address

Street Address
Halford House, Charles Street
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 1HA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF14 · NG2 3NG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 048800-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 066991-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 066994-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·