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Byker District Heat Network

Karbon Homes · Housing

In brief

Karbon Homes is looking for suppliers for construction and architecture and engineering work (North East).

The estimated value is £145,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 41 years, up to 483 months with extensions, starting 1 January 2027.

Bids close at midday, Friday 20 November 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
5pm, Wednesday 11 November 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 20 November 2026

How bids are scored

Development to contract close, consents and heritage 8% · Delivery in a live, occupied, listed estate 12% · Generation, storage, network and capacity for growth 12% · Operation, maintenance, lifecycle and handback 10% · Customers, vulnerability and regulatory compliance 8% · Social Value 10% · F1 Hurdle equity internal rate of return 4% · F2 Financial model 6% · F3 Tariff and landlord contribution 16% · F4 Pre-construction services contribution 5% · F5 Delivery stage funding 5% · F6 Grant drawdown and defrayal 4%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 50 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Karbon Homes invites tenders for the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of the decarbonised Byker District Heat Network in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Byker estate is Grade II* listed, covers around 80 hectares and is live and occupied throughout. There are 1,985 connections, being 1,815 Karbon Homes connections and 170 freeholder and non-domestic connections presently supplied by Newcastle City Council, of which 1,978 are residential and 7 are non residential. The network is served by the Walker Road energy centre and twelve substations. A preliminary market engagement notice for this procurement, reference 2026/S 000-060054, was published on 25 June 2026. The description of…Read the full description
Karbon Homes invites tenders for the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of the decarbonised Byker District Heat Network in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Byker estate is Grade II* listed, covers around 80 hectares and is live and occupied throughout. There are 1,985 connections, being 1,815 Karbon Homes connections and 170 freeholder and non-domestic connections presently supplied by Newcastle City Council, of which 1,978 are residential and 7 are non residential. The network is served by the Walker Road energy centre and twelve substations. A preliminary market engagement notice for this procurement, reference 2026/S 000-060054, was published on 25 June 2026. The description of the scheme in that notice has been superseded and tenderers should refer to the information contained within this tender pack. All documents relating to this tender are available to download from the Panacea e-Sourcing portal. Submission Instructions: Electronically via the e-Sourcing portal. Suppliers must submit one copy of their tender electronically, with any additional documents required or requested. Documents must be compatible with Microsoft Office or Adobe/PDF. Should you require technical support with the e-Sourcing portal please email them directly at: • Email: support@panacea-software.com • Phone: [phone number removed] Tenders must be submitted using the above e-Sourcing portal. Tenders submitted via postal, or email methods will not be accepted.

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: app.panacea-software.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 5pm, Wednesday 11 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 20 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060054-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 098720-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 060054-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 June 2026, last updated 19 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 19 October 2026.