Estimated Value
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
16 September 2026
Published
15 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Nottingham City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for a scheme covering the following elements: • RIBA Stage 4 design of a new rail gantry and associated pipework. • Construction of a new rail gantry and associated pipework. • Commissioning of new pipework and associated electrical connections. • Demolition and removal of the existing rail gantry. Nottingham City Council operates a district heating system from its London Road Heat Station.
The system serves c5,000 households and commercial customers with heat and hot water, alongside a private wire with c200 domestic and business users. The main energy supply to the heat station is from a high-pressure steam feed from the nearby Eastcroft Incinerator.
The steam is fed through a pipe which crosses the railway by a gantry to the east of Nottingham Station and west of London Road. The Authority has been asked to move the existing gantry to align closer to London Road to allow a proposed development to take place on the site shown to the north of the railway.
Additional details
A RIBA Stage Three design has been undertaken and planning permission for the scheme is being sought. The contractor, or a member of their consortium for group bids, will need to be a Network Rail approved contractor and have experience in the construction and commissioning of high-pressure steam and other ancillary pipes and electrical connections. The commissioning of the new pipes is targeted to take place during the summer shutdown in July 2027.
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- 1
Trust Utility Management Ltd
16 contracts wonlatest 7 Aug 2026ends 10 Feb 2027£12m
total awarded
- 2
Thomas Bow Ltd
13 contracts wonlatest 21 Aug 2026ends 19 Jul 2030£37m
total awarded
- 3
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd T/A Heidelberg Materials Contr
7 contracts wonlatest 21 Aug 2026ends 24 Feb 2027£851,042
total awarded
- 4
HUWS GRAY LIMITED
£3m
total awarded
- 5
Matchtech Group UK Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 8 May 2026ends 11 Nov 2026£170,684
total awarded
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NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
15 July 2026
Submission deadline
16 September 2026
Notice type
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