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Northumberland Heat Network

Northumberland County Council · Local authority

In brief

Northumberland County Council has announced plans to buy construction and building maintenance work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £30,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 31 March 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Northumberland County Council plans to run a procurement to appoint a development partner to develop and deliver a heat network in the town of Blyth and to offer the opportunity to develop further heat networks in towns across Northumberland. The estimated capital value of the Blyth scheme modelled at full build out would be c. £30m, and the estimated capital value of all 8 schemes modelled is expected to exceed c. £200m.

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. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 037689-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 037714-2026

About the buyer

Northumberland County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

110

Awards

66

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From notice 037689-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 April 2026, last updated 24 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.