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Bolton Heat Network & Advanced Zonal Program
Published 11 Sep 2025
11 Sep 2025
Closed 31 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
-
65400000 *
Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Greater Manchester, North West
- Value
- £57,500,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
03/02/2026 02/02/2027
- Contract Types
-
65 *Public utilitiesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, United Kingdom · UKD3
Contact
Award Criteria
- Technical (70%)
- Social Value (20%)
- Commercial (Quantitative) (10%)
- Bidding Documents (procontract.due-north.com) · Bidding Documents
Related tenders
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
65400000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: Q094
Bolton Council wish to appoint an investor / developer of heat networks to commercialise Bolton's heat network Advanced Zonal Program, including the town centre reference scheme from its current status through to a stage that will allow the investor / developer to commit to delivering the AZP and town centre projects. This procurement will appoint a development partner via a Development Agreement.
Full CPV breakdown
- 65400000 — Other sources of energy supplies and distribution (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- www.the-chest.org.uk
- Enquiries close
- 24 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected
- 8 Jan 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 11 Sep 2025 16:56
- Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025 16:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054f65
- Notice ID
- Q094
Full notice record
59 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Address › Street | Town Hall, Victoria Square |
| Address › Town / city | Bolton |
| Address › Postcode | BL1 1RU |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD36 |
| Contact › Email | corporate.procurement@bolton.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.bolton.gov.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
Tender
| Title | Bolton Heat Network & Advanced Zonal Program |
| Description | Bolton Council wish to appoint an investor / developer of heat networks to commercialise Bolton's heat network Advanced Zonal Program, including the town centre reference scheme from its current status through to a stage that will allow the investor / developer to commit to delivering the AZP and town centre projects. This procurement will appoint a development partner via a Development Agreement. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Other sources of energy supplies and distribution |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £57,500,000 |
| Value › Value | £57,500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | Invitation to Tender Stage Clarification Stage Award Stage |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | www.the-chest.org.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Award decision period › End | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £57,500,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £57,500,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Commercial (Quantitative) |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 2 Feb 2027 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d6ba61c4-1a8f-f011-8... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055972-2025 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 11 Sep 2025 |