AwardedAwarded 20 January 2026

Coventry Heat Network - Development Agreement

Ministry of Justice · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Justice awarded architecture and engineering work to Coventry District Energy Company Ltd on 20 January 2026.

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What the notice says

Under this project, the supplier will carry out design development up to RIBA Stage 3 to extend the Coventry “Heatline” district heating network to the Ministry of Justice’s Magistrates and Combined Courts. The scope includes planning buried district heating mains along St John’s Street, integrating new branches into the Authority’s plantrooms, and designing substation skids with plate heat exchangers, valves, metering, and controls. It also covers hydraulic calculations, mechanical and electrical schematics, control panel specifications, and coordination of interfaces to ensure a buildable, efficient, and reliable solution for low-carbon heat supply. There is an option for RIBA Stage 4 to be delivered in the contract, however where this option is taken, the value of the contract is a maximum of the published contract value of £156,000 (inc. VAT) and there is no further option for a scope increase beyond this.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Coventry District Energy Company Ltd (SME)£130,000
21 January 2026 to 27 February 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 005016-2026
  2. Contract termination notice · UK11, notice 034031-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of JusticeLast 12 months

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From notice 005016-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 January 2026, last updated 15 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.