District Heating
Details
- Buyer
- Aston University
- Supplier(s)
- BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED
- Value
- £37,500,000
- Duration
- 26 years
- Topic
- District heating
- Published
- 15 December 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Aston University intends to award a contract for the operation and management of its new Energy Centre, which will supply heat to the campus via the existing District Heating Network. The new Energy Centre is part of the University's decarbonisation strategy and is funded through Salix PSDS. The contract will replace the existing Energy Supply Agreement with Birmingham District Energy Company (BDEC), ensuring continuity of service and technical compatibility across the network. The new agreement will support Aston's goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions for Scope 1 and 2 by 2028, two years ahead of its strategic target. ## Contract award Title: District Heating
Timeline
- Completed: Award published15 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date15 December 2025
- Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2051
About the buyer
Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Tender opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the university's e-tendering system, where suppliers register free to respond. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender Service, with Contracts Finder used for smaller notices. Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. The Procurement Team also maintains a Contracts Register of awarded tenders and framework agreements. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 09323000 · District heating
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov |
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