SOL - Project Management for Detailed Project Development (Solihull Low Carbon Heat Network)

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is seeking to appoint a technical Project Manager to deliver the next stage of Detailed Project Development for the Solihull Town Centre Low Carbon Heat Network.

Detailed Project Development comprises all work that is required to secure approval to proceed with approving the development of a heat network. This phase contains six core work packages (WPs):

o WP1: Co-ordination of Services and Deliverables - All services and deliverables are co-ordinated, consistent and delivered to agreed milestones; o WP2: Techno-economic - Scheme design and economics for the preferred heat network are developed in accordance with industry standards and are fully optimised in line with best practice; o WP3: Commercial - The most suitable commercial option, delivery structure, contracting arrangements, procurement strategy and heat pricing strategy; o WP4: Legal - The commercial options, delivery structure and arrangements, contracting arrangements and procurement are compliant with relevant regulatory, policy and State Aid issues; o WP5: Finance - Full financial model capable of informing the financial appraisal within the Financial Case and demonstrating that the preferred option will result in a fundable and affordable deal encompassing initial and future scheme phases; o WP6: Preparation of an Outline Business Case - Prepare the OBC using the HNDU Business Case Template and adhering to the principles of the HM Treasury Green Book Guidance on Public Sector Business Cases Using the Five Case Model.

This scope of this tender is to procure a specialist Project Manager to oversee the Detailed Project Development. The Project Manager will be expected to work with the relevant Council officers to procure specialist consultants to deliver the work packages and to manage the delivery of work package 6. The Project Manager is expected to have relevant and recent experience of managing the development of a heat networks project and have been highly successful in engaging with and influencing key stakeholders.

Additional information: Please register via the Council`s e-procurement system - CSW-JETS http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/

CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal.

CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities.

Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work.

Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : HNDU

Funding Description

SMBC have secured funding from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Heat Network Delivery Unit (HNDU) for Detailed Project Development.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No