TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR HEAT NETWORK MAPPING AND ENERGY MASTERPLANNING STUDY

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council ("the council") is seeking to appoint a professional consultancy to explore opportunities in Basingstoke and Deane borough for district heating schemes to ensure sustainable energy sources within existing and new developments which in addition may: • generate income for the council • support growth for local business • deliver the council's ambition to match national targets of 15% renewable energy generated in the borough by 2020. The council has selected the following sites for the scope of the study, as a minimum requirement: Basing View, Basingstoke Town Centre and clusters of council owned properties. The consultant should also consider the wider area within the Basingstoke and Deane borough boundary. Additionally, advice is requested on how district heating could be made viable at the major Leisure Park and Manydown development sites, as well as an assessment of opportunities at the Chineham Energy Recovery Facility, other local plan housing sites, and the council's managed woodland. The required outcome of the study is a thorough, well-considered and evidence based report, with a visual summary for presentation to decision-makers, which enables the council to decide which potential projects are likely to be the most advantageous for the borough and which should progress to feasibility stage. The council is seeking the most comprehensive and high quality submission delivering best value for money, within an allocated budget of up to £55,000.00, to include all expenses and disbursements. Any submissions in excess of the maximum £55,000.00 budget will automatically fail and not be considered further. The work must be completed by Friday 24th November 2017. This is a mandatory requirement. The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications with the Council, including the submission of Tenderers' Responses, will be conducted via the ProContract system, which can be accessed using the following link: http://sebp.due-north.com For the information of Tenderers, advice on accessing the system is available using the following link: https://supplierhelp.due-north.com If you need further assistance using the ProContract system please contact the PROACTIS support team quoting project ID: DN259864 Email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com OR log a support call directly using the following link: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index Please note expressions of interest must be registered before 11:30:00 Monday 22 May 2017. Completed tenders and supporting information should be returned no later than 12:00:00 on Monday 22 May 2017.