Closed tender

Nottingham City Council District Energy Network Investment Opportunity: Preliminary Market Engagement

Details

Topic
Electricity
Published
19 May 2026
Submission
13 July 2026

Tender description

Nottingham City Council is inviting participation in a preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise in relation to an investment opportunity for a provider to take ownership or control (to be determined) of the Nottingham City District Energy Network. To participate, please login and register your interest using the link in the 'Expression of interest window'. Applicants are required to enter into a non-disclosure agreement in order to participate. Please download the attached 'NDA Request Details Form' and complete as set out in the instructions therein. Once we have received your details you will be issued the NDA for signing. Keywords: District heating network, District energy network, Nottingham city investment, Investment opportunity

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published19 May 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date13 July 2026

About the buyer

Nottingham City Council is a unitary local authority for the city of Nottingham, and organises procurement through category management teams covering people, places and products. Suppliers register on the East Midlands Tenders portal, the e-procurement system used across Nottinghamshire's public bodies, to view and respond to opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, following the Procurement Act 2023. Framework agreements with Scape, the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation and the Crown Commercial Service route much of its procurement. Registered suppliers must also join the Central Digital Platform to bid on invitation to tender exercises.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Nottingham City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and transport services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 09310000 · Electricity
  • 09323000 · District heating
  • 65400000 · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

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