Byker District Heat Network
- Buyer
- Karbon Homes
- Value
- £145,000,000
- Closes
- 20 November 2026
- Where
- Newcastle upon Tyne, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Karbon Homes wants a company to design, build, pay for, run and maintain a new low-carbon heating network for the Byker estate in Newcastle upon Tyne. The network will supply heat to about 1,985 homes and other properties from a central energy centre and twelve substations, on a historic, listed estate where people continue to live throughout the works.
What the buyer wants
• Design, build and finance the new decarbonised heat network, including the energy centre, substations and pipework across the 80 hectare estate. • Operate and maintain the network over the long term, keeping heat supplied to residents and the seven non-residential connections. • Manage the works around occupied homes and a Grade II* listed setting, with the funding and financial guarantees needed to deliver a contract of this size.
Likely requirements
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The contract's size, its long-term design, build, finance and operation scope, and the requirement to fund and deliver works on a live listed estate mean most small businesses would lack the financial standing, track record and balance sheet needed to qualify.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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