AwardedAwarded 19 December 2025
SHF Wave 3 Design and Build (Heat Pumps 2025)
Southend-on-Sea City Council · Local authority
In brief
Southend-on-Sea City Council awarded construction work to Kensa Contracting Limited on 19 December 2025.
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What the notice says
The Council has awarded a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of ground source heat pump systems to up to 231 dwellings within the Balmoral tower blocks comprising Brecon, Blackdown and Grampian House. The project is funded through the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 programme, supported by Council match funding, and forms part of the Council's wider housing decarbonisation and fuel poverty reduction objectives.
The contract has been procured via FrameworkX and is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Kensa Contracting Limited 1 bid received | £7,200,000 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 086493-2026
About the buyer
Southend-on-Sea City CouncilLast 12 months
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From notice 086493-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.