Oldham Green New Deal Partnership

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MARKET ENGAGEMENT for planned procurement: The Council is seeking to develop a long-term energy / decarbonisation partnership for the local authority area with a Strategic Delivery Partner. The Strategic Delivery Partner will work in collaboration with the Council, key stakeholders and organisations across the borough to bring about the transformation and decarbonisation of Oldham’s energy infrastructure. The Strategic Partnership will facilitate Oldham’s transformation to net zero whilst improving the wellbeing of Oldham's local communities.. The Council and Strategic Delivery Partner will work together to originate, define, develop, finance, deliver and operate a broad range of decarbonisation projects and initiatives across Oldham. The Strategic Delivery Partnership's key anchor project will be the Town Centre Heat Network including the existing St Mary’s scheme, which will serve as the foundation for a regional Heat Network. The Project is supported by, and is a key element of, the DESNZ / GMCA Local Net Zero Accelerator programme, and the Council has additionally secured an £8.87 million grant from the Green Heat Network Fund to support this anchor project, with plans for future expansion under the Advanced Zoning Programme. The estimated contract value is estimated at between £2.2bn (excl VAT) / £2.62bn (incl VAT) and £3.2bn (excl VAT) / £3.8bn (incl VAT). This is over a period of up to 40 years which is the expected maximum lifetime of projects arising from the contract. The estimated value cannot be guaranteed, and so should not be relied upon by interested parties which might subsequently choose to pursue this procurement opportunity in making their bid/no-bid decision. Any interested party should make their own independent commercial enquires, estimates, judgements and decisions associated with this Project. Responses to the market engagement pack are invited. AN ONLINE SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT SESSION WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM THURSDAY 8TH MAY 2025 AT 09.00. PLEASE EXPRESS INTEREST TO ACCESS THE MARKET ENGAGEMENT PACK WHICH CONTAINS FULL DETAILS OF HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT. Keywords: GNDP, District heat, Strategic Energy Partner, Green New Deal, Oldham Green New Deal Partnership