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Colchester Borough Council

Colchester Northern Gateway Heat Network

ConstructionCPV 45232140
Value£8.2m
Deadline3 Jun 2021
Published19 Mar 2021
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 19 Mar 2021ClosedCloses 3 Jun 2021
Who to contact
procurement@colchester.gov.uk
+44 1206508637

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£8.2mtotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£8.9m

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The brief

Colchester Borough Council (the Council) and Colchester Amphora Energy Ltd (CAEL - wholly owned by the Council) are procuring a low-carbon heat network to supply heat to homes, offices and healthcare facilities at Colchester’s new Northern Gateway development.

This scheme is based on an open loop Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) within an energy centre together with associated pipe network.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d92
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
005665-2021
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