EOI deadline: 12 January 2026

Fast Facts

  • Buyer: STAR Procurement
  • Project: Heat Network Consultancy Services Framework
  • Opportunity ID: DN800427
  • Category: Consultancy (150000)
  • Scope: Consultancy services across the full lifecycle of heat network projects
  • Region of Supply: United Kingdom
  • Framework Term: 8 years (11 April 2026 – 10 April 2034)
  • Estimated Value: Not stated
  • Procurement Stage: Pre-Market Engagement
  • Expression of Interest Window: 12 December 2025 – 12 January 2026 (12:00pm)
UK heat network consultancy framework tender

🔥About the Heat Network Consultancy Services Opportunity

STAR Procurement is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the creation of a Heat Network Consultancy Services Framework. The framework will provide STAR member authorities and other eligible public bodies with access to pre-qualified consultants capable of supporting heat network projects from early feasibility through to delivery and long-term optimisation.

The scope includes consultancy services covering technical design, regulatory compliance, tariff modelling, decarbonisation strategies, and future-proofing planning. This is a long-term framework designed to support public bodies’ transition to low-carbon heat solutions.

👷 Who This Is Best Suited For

This opportunity is best suited to established energy and infrastructure consultancies with demonstrable experience in district heating, heat networks, net zero planning and public-sector projects.
Firms with multidisciplinary capability across technical, commercial and regulatory aspects of heat networks will be particularly well positioned.

⚡ BidHelp Insight

Pre-market engagement stages like this are a chance to shape the framework before it goes live. Strong responses clearly demonstrate capability, sector experience and an understanding of public-sector heat network challenges, not sales pitches. This is about credibility, insight and long-term value.

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