How to win: Byker District Heat Network

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Karbon Homes invites 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 is live and occupied throughout. There are 1,985 connections, being 1,815 Karbon Homes connections and 170 freeholder and non-domestic connections presently supplied by Newcastle City Council, of which 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 for this procurement, reference 2026/S 000-060054, was published on 25 June 2026. The description of the scheme in that notice has been superseded and tenderers should refer to the information contained within this tender pack. All documents relating to this tender are available to download from the Panacea e-Sourcing portal. Submission Instructions: Electronically via the e-Sourcing portal. Suppliers must submit one copy of their tender electronically, with any additional documents required or requested. Documents must be compatible with Microsoft Office or Adobe/PDF. Should you require technical

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Karbon Homes scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £145,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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