DN762135 Competitive Dialogue Process for Peterborough Integrated Renewable Infrastructure (PIRI) Project[E11]
United KingdomPeterboroughPeterborough City Council[E1]
- Requests to participate by[E4]
- Buyer's deadline: 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
- Value[E12]
- GBP 436,000,000
- Procedure[E8]
- Competitive dialogue (above threshold)Two stages: a shortlist first, bids later
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In plain English
- What they want
The Council is seeking a long-term Development Partner to enter into a golden share corporate special purpose vehicle (Project Co) with the Council for the development and delivery of the PIRI heat and power network. Project Co shall own, operate and delver the PIRI network.
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- Published[E9]
- 5 Feb 2025
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
The Council is seeking a long-term Development Partner to enter into a golden share corporate special purpose vehicle (Project Co) with the Council for the development and delivery of the PIRI heat and power network. Project Co shall own, operate and delver the PIRI network. The Development Partner / Project Co will be required to provide: - Investment - Design and build of: o a new district heat (DH) network across the City o a new private wire (PW) network across the City o new PERF heat offtake facility and expansion or modification of existing power offtake facility o a new back up energy centre for the heat network - Manage and maintain the assets - Operate the new energy networks - Manage the retailing of heat and electricity sales Following completion of the procurement process, the Council will enter into a Development Agreement with the Development Partner. Under the Development Agreement the Development Partner will commercialise the PIRI network. The Development Period is intended to be a relatively short period of time that includes the following activity: • negotiation and agreement with the Council of the offtake of heat and power from the Peterborough energy recovery facility; • negotiation and agreement of the heat and / or power supply agreements with a number of private and public sector customers (including the Council) (as further detailed in paragraph 3.5 of the Descriptive Document); • developing the financial model for the project; • securing finance for the delivery of the PIRI network • developing the design of the PIRI network; • securing the neces…[E5]
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- Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
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- DetailDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
- The notice doesn't say. Check the selection criteria in the tender documents.
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Peterborough City Council
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Evidence12 facts from the notice · ShowHide
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- E1
The buyer is Peterborough City Council.
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 45000000 (Construction work).
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Tenders must be submitted by 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-10T12:00:00Z”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The Council is seeking a long-term Development Partner to enter into a golden share corporate special purpose vehicle (Project Co) with the Council for the development and delivery of the PIRI heat and power network. Project Co shall own, operate and delver the PIRI network. The…”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The procedure is: Competitive dialogue (above threshold).
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice was published on 5 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-05T17:17:41Z”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The notice is titled "DN762135 Competitive Dialogue Process for Peterborough Integrated Renewable Infrastructure (PIRI) Project".
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E12
The stated value is GBP 436,000,000.
“436000000 GBP”
Document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-10T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 11bcb0c3-6849-46b8-8c99-9216bf4d0c90-824748