Public Sector Procurement News
Weekly round-up of news, statistics, and information relating to public procurement within the UK and Republic of Ireland.
- 12 May 2023
In the news this week
This week’s headlines, offering you leads for tendering opportunities and updates about the public sector marketplace.
Landmark green energy scheme buoyed by £22m boost
More than £22m from the Government will fund the UK’s first heat network using a geothermal source at Langarth Garden Village near Truro. The project, led by Cornwall Council, will use hot granite rocks under Cornwall to provide clean energy for homes and facilities in the area, helping them to switch from fossil fuels “for more stable bills”. The heat network will power and heat 3,800 homes, the Royal Cornwall Hospital, schools and a leisure centre.
Over £12m Allocated To Improve Energy Efficiency In Homes In Cumbria
The Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG2) scheme has allocated £12.4m to help Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council make homes more energy efficient.
Durham Council begins surveys for A68 bypass at Toft Hill
Residents in Toft Hill, in County Durham, want a bypass to cut down the traffic of large vehicles and HGVs driving through the village. The plan to divert the A68 around the village is one of three projects in the Bishop Auckland constituency that have received £20m of government levelling up funds.
Cambridgeshire to receive £3m funding to tackle worsening potholes
The number of potholes in Cambridgeshire has doubled this year compared to last year. The Department for Transport has given Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) an extra £3.617m to improve roads.
Somerset: Millions given to council with pothole backlog
Potholes and other road maintenance problems in Somerset will be fixed with an extra £5.4m of funding from the UK government.
New cycle route for residential Exeter street
One of Exeter’s busiest streets will have a cycle route built along it for £1.7m. The scheme was approved by Devon County Council’s cabinet, and involves taking away 16 on-street parking spaces and shifting traffic lanes.
Glasgow planting scheme to put in 18 million new trees lands funding boost (Scotland)
The Clyde Climate Forest project, which plans to add trees and woodlands across eight council areas in the next 10 years, has received a £200,000 funding boost. The project aims to plant 18 million trees across the wider Glasgow area.
£50m UK funding bid considered for new Corran ferry (Scotland)
The Highland Council is considering making a bid of up to £50m to the UK government to restore the Corran Ferry service. The main boat, MV Corran, has not been working since January and the backup boat, MV Maid of Glencoul, had a breakdown at Easter.
Government plans industrial strategy for offshore wind energy (Republic of Ireland)
The Irish Government wants to create a national strategy for how Ireland can reach its renewable energy goals while making the most of the economic benefits of offshore wind. By the end of the decade, Ireland aims to have 7GW of offshore wind energy. This will increase more than five times to 37GW by 2050.
Extraordinary & interesting notices
Here we share the tenders and prior information notices that caught our attention this week.
£150m NHS SBS Design, Furniture and Appliances 2 Framework
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Published: 5 May 2023
Deadline: 19 June 2023
Description: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Design, Furniture and Appliances and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
£4m Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical) Framework
Authority: Ministry of Defence
Published: 5 May 2023
Deadline: 7 June 2023
Description: The Authority has a requirement to place a 4 year Framework Agreement for The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical), including General English Language, Maths and Science Training for International Students.
£1bn Naval Design Partnering – Successor (NDP-S) Framework Prior Information Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence
Published: 5 May 2023
Estimated go-live: 1 April 2024
Description: The Innovation and Future Capability (IFC) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering – Successor (NDP-S) arrangement to support its continued need for a multi-disciplinary framework of organisations to provide cost effective, adaptive, industry support to conduct pre-concept, concept and through life capability insertion studies within both Navy Develop Directorate and the wider Ships domain.
£1.5bn AMP8 Non Infrastructure Framework Prior Information Notice
£1.3bn AMP8 Stormwater Alliance Framework Prior Information Notice
Authority: Yorkshire Water
Published: 5 May 2023
Estimated go-live: 1 July 2024
Description: Yorkshire Water (YW) is seeking to procure two Framework Agreements to support the delivery of its AMP8 capital investment programme. The AMP8 regulatory period will run from April 2025 to March 2030. The services that will be procured under these framework agreements include, but are not limited to, design, construction, civil engineering and process works, (encompassing mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and telemetry).
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This week we saw 919 new tendering opportunities, and 66 prior information notices, published across the UK and ROI. We annually see a dip in the number of notices published around April/May.
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