Communal Heating Systems for New Housing Developments Operation, Management and Maintenance Requirements

The City of Edinburgh Council will shortly be inviting experienced organisations that can provide operational, maintenance, metering and billing services for new build housing developments that will be served by a communal heating system. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being published to notify the market of the upcoming opportunity and to give the market an opportunity to participate in finalising the Council’s procurement strategy and help shape the procurement process. The Council has an immediate requirement for operation, management and maintenance of a district heating system for 444 homes at a newly completed site at Western Villages, Granton. This opportunity may be published as a single procurement process, or the Council may proceed with the establishment of a Framework Agreement to engage with a number of longer-term partners for a series of new build developments, of which Western Villages will be awarded as a Call Off from this Framework. The objective of this PIN will be to determine market appetite; capability and capacity for Western Villages and the potential Framework. The PIN will also seek to identify the scope of the opportunity to identify the most appropriate scope for the requirement and procurement strategy is created. Potential bidders are invited to download the market research questionnaire and complete no later than Friday 26th November Those who submit a questionnaire may be invited to a dialogue session with the Project team to expand on their responses.