Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c22-cb2c-7080-b6cd-7de32973c732/district-heat-service-framework pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # District Heat Service Framework [Bristol City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bristol-city-council) Often single bidder Pays 92% within 30 days Estimated value £200,000 Published 14 Sept 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Bristol City Council is engaging the market in order to help shape a procurement framework for practitioner and consultants to provide project support to District Heat installation works. The framework will contain 5 lots. • Lot 1 is for Ground Penetrating Radar studies in the highway. • Lot 2 is for Employer led district heat route design • Lot 3 is to provide NEC project manager and supervisory support with potential further support at procurement stage for the installation of pipe works in the highway • Lot 4 is to provide Client Engineer roles, NEC project manager and supervisory support with potential further support at procurement stage for the installation of substations including the commissioning of substations onto the heat network. • Lot 5 is to provide Employer led on site testing for the welding operations of pipe works in the highway. BCC would like to invite interested parties to answer questions in ProContract in order to help us shape the framework and specifications: [procontract.due-north.com/Advert](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=93b92e6a-18b8-e811-80ed-005056b64545) ## CPV classification Management-related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/51a05e9c-827e-4951-b971-f0432a0affbf) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bristol City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bristol-city-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)