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AWARDEDProcurement notice · The London Borough of BrentRef ocds-h6vhtk-042927
Contract to design, build, operate and maintain the South Kilburn District Heat Network - (RESID-2324-005)
The Council is seeking a contractor to design, build, operate and maintain the ‘South Kilburn District Heat Network’ (SKDHN) to serve the South Kilburn regeneration area. SKDHN will be fully owned by the Authority. The Authority will own the heat generating plant and distributing network to the heat exchangers. The Initial Works will be followed by the Additional Works as set out in Appendix 2 of the ITPD (Specification) and defined in Clause 1 (Definitions and Interpretation) of the South Kilburn DHN Agreement.
The term of contract includes fifteen years operation period with the ability for the Authority to extend for an additional period up to 10 years.
Century House, Roman Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2LD, United Kingdom
Taken from this notice, not from Companies House. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.
Lots
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 2 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£37,768,947
Value with Extensions
£36,000,000
Bids Received
2
Bids per Lot
2
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
9,000 days (≈24.7 yrs)
£36,000,000
£37,768,947 initial term
2
Vital Energi Utilities Limited
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Quality50%
Commercial and risk5%
Social Value10%
Price35%
Government spending data: This supplier has received £13,459,032 in 42 payments (over £25k) from DESNZ, BEIS, Scottish Government, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (2019-11-18 to 2025-12-23). View full payment history →
Key Dates
Published
28 March 2024
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
2 May 2024
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
12 February 2026
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Short description (II.1.4)): Following the installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), the completed network will supply low carbon heat via a buried network (spine trench length of 1.8km) and its total annual heat demand is expected to be 20.6 GWh. → Following the installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs), the completed network will supply low carbon heat via a buried network (spine trench length of 2.7km) and its total annual heat demand is expected to be 20.7 GWh.
Procurement Details
Method
Selective — suppliers are shortlisted first
Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Route to market
Restricted or negotiated
Main category
Works
Category
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Delivery location
UKI72
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
DN704249
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
45232140 – District-heating mains construction work; 09300000 – Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy; 38551000 – Energy meters; 39715200 – Heating equipment; 45232141 – Heating works; 45232142 – Heat-transfer station construction work; 45232220 – Substation construction work; 45232221 – Transformer substation; 45251100 – Construction work for power plant; 45251200 – Heating plant construction work; 45251250 – District-heating plant construction work; 45259000 – Repair and maintenance of plant; 71314200 – Energy-management services