Byker District Heat Network 2026 Tender
Karbon Homes
In context
This is a contract notice published by a government body covering construction and works. Bids are invited through an open procedure. Delivery covers United Kingdom (Europe). It is classified under Heating and Cooling, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and 1 other against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
Karbon Homes seeks a design-build-finance-operate-maintain partner for a decarbonised district heating network serving 1,985 connections across the Grade II* listed Byker estate in Newcastle. Bidders must be capable of large-scale energy infrastructure delivery with experience in heat networks, decarbonisation, and long-term asset management.
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About this tender
Karbon Homes is inviting tenders for the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of the decarbonised Byker District Heat Network in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Byker estate is Grade II* listed, covers around 80 hectares, and remains live and occupied throughout the works. The network currently serves 1,985 connections: 1,815 Karbon Homes connections and 170 freeholder and non-domestic connections presently supplied by Newcastle City Council. Of these, 1,978 are residential and 7 are non-residential. The network is served by the Walker Road energy centre and twelve substations. A preliminary market engagement notice (reference 2026/S 000-060054) was published on 25 June 2026. That notice's description of the scheme has been superseded, and tenderers should rely on the information in this tender pack. All tender documents are available to download from the Panacea e-Sourcing portal. The contract duration is not stated on this page.
Key requirements
- ✓Design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of decarbonised district heat network
- ✓Serve 1,985 connections (1,815 Karbon Homes, 170 freeholder/non-domestic) across 80-hectare Grade II* listed estate
- ✓Manage Walker Road energy centre and twelve substations with live, occupied estate throughout delivery
- ✓Decarbonisation focus with long-term operational responsibility
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Heating and cooling funding supports heat pumps, district heating, thermal networks, efficient cooling and the removal of fossil boilers. It arrives through national support schemes, local authority programmes and procurement for heat networks. Applicants typically need heat demand assessments, a connection plan and an operator for the system.
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