Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-e0b6-7325-8902-a1eb5e772a48/heat-from-mines-detailed-desktop-studies-in-the-west-of-england closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Heat From Mines, Detailed Desktop Studies in the West of England [West of England Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority) Estimated value £80,000 to £100,000 Published 13 Feb 2025 Deadline Closed 6 Mar 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 With circa 100,000 homes above or near to former mines in the West of England, the potential for heat from mines needs investigation. The principle for investing £1.66m of Green Recovery Fund (part of the Mayoral Combined Authority Investment Fund) was agreed at Committee in March 2023. Heat From Mines is an investigatory project funded by the MCA in partnership with SGC to scope out potential for an operational mine water heating scheme(s) in the region. We are looking for providers to conduct five detailed desktop studies from April to August 2025. These will be in the West of England Combined Authority Area which includes Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and Bath & North East Somerset Council. The specific locations that the detailed desktop studies will be required to focus on will be determined by the project working group. Decisions will have been made by consideration of the output reports from two current phases of studies commenced between September to December 2024 and from an earlier detailed desktop study of South Gloucestershire from 2023. The detailed desktop studies will build upon knowledge and reports from previous study phases to produce output reports. The detailed desktop study output reports will need to provide us with detailed understanding of; mines studied, water behaviour, structural and environmental constraints, an overview of the permitting and licensing requirements, potential drilling targets, costs of potential pilot, drilling abstraction and reinjection boreholes, all associated risks and to help us determine whether and where follow-on potential drill testing stages can take place. The studies must consider both heating and cooling potential and identify whether inter seasonal storage is possible. The Mayoral Combined Authority uses ATAMIS as its e-Procurement system. Assistance in relation to the e-Procurement system is available to suppliers via the Supplier Help Icon within the system. Supplier Guidance documents are also available to view and download. Suppliers must ensure that they have the most up to date Invitation to Tender document by registering on the e-Procurement system at - [weca-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome](https://weca-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome) - and expressing an interest. This will enable suppliers to view the latest documents and see any comments and discussions on those documents. If you are still unable to resolve your issue in using the system you should contact ATAMIS Support via the Help section of the portal explaining the nature of your query. 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