Barking Town Centre District Heating Network - contract for the Design, Supply and Installation of CHPs's and WSHP

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) will be procuring on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary energy company, B&D Energy, a contractor to undertake the design, supply and installation of 2 off CHP's and 1 off WSHP to be installed in a Strategic Energy Centre, and adjoining areas, which is currently under construction in Barking Town Centre. These Works will be tendered as LOT3 of a three-part construction contract for the Barking Town Centre Strategic Heat Network, as follows: - LOT1 - the strategic heat network around Barking Town Centre. These Works have been procured and are largely completed, with building connections progressively being installed as developments are built. - LOT2 - the Strategic Energy Centre Buildings. These Works have been procured and construction of these are drawing ot a close and will be completed in preparation for the LOT 3 Works. LOT2 includes a Northern building which houses 24 MW of gas fired boilers which have been included in the LOT2 Works, together with utility and heat network connections, chimneys and thermal stores. This also includes a Southern building where the majority of the LOT3 Works will take place. - LOT3 - CHP's and WSHP's - these Works are to be procured in this tender process and will involve the design, supply and installation of a 600 kW and 1,200 kW CHP units and a 1,750-kW heat pump operating in conjunction with the River Roding as the heat source. These primary items of plant will be installed in the Southern building and the Works will also include the laying of pipework to the riverside, the construction of a heat interface building adjacent to the river and the installation of riverside abstraction and discharge equipment. The Council on behalf of B&D Energy invites suitably qualified contractors to attend a market engagement event via MS TEAMS on 20/6/2024 between 2pm and 3pm. Contact [email protected] by 12pm on Friday 14/6/2024 to confirm your attendance.

Additional information: The Council on behalf of B&D Energy invites suitably qualified contractors to attend a market engagement event where it will present the proposed plan for the Works which comprise these LOT3 Works to enable contractors to more fully understand the nature of the works proposed and the planned tender process. The event will be held on Thursday 20th June 2024 between 2pm and 3pm via Microsoft Teams. This event will offer an opportunity to inform contractors of B&D Energy's plans for the Works, its tendering process and timetable for procurement. There will also be opportunity for contractors to seek clarity on the works and tender process, ask questions and make comments where appropriate. Key topics for the event will be;

- An introduction to the B&D Energy Heat Network - The Lotting arrangements for Works which have been completed, procured and planned - The extents of the Works proposed for this LOT3 - The terms to be used - The proposed tender process - Timescales for the tender process and the Works - Discussion & Questions

This exercise is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information-gathering exercise offering an opportunity for potential providers to help understand commissioning intentions and offer opportunities for potential contractors to network, forge partnerships and start thinking about how they would approach a tender for these Works. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this exercise. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by the Council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 Organisations interested in attending the event should confirm their attendance by emailing [email protected] by 12pm on Friday 14th June 2024. Please include the job titles/roles of attendees and their contact details, to ensure the sessions are planned effectively and enable us to make contact with attendees should there be any unforeseen circumstances. Please note we will share a list of all attendees with all parties after the event to allow links to be made for those parties who wish to bid as consortiums or are seeking specialist subcontractors to work with.