Tender Details

Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Heat Network Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for Culham
GBT Ref No: 130322154
Deadline: 05 Jan 2026
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: C000299
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Culham has been designated as the first AI Growth Zone by the UK Government. As part of this, a 100MW data centre is being developed on Culham Campus, with aspirations for up to 500MW of data centres in the longer term. There may also be a further data centre proposed for the adjacent No. 1 site which is allocated for employment use. There is an opportunity to recycle waste heat from large computer systems storing internal data to supply heating for the local community, supplying heat to multiple buildings from a central source. The National Zoning Model does not yet identify this area as a potential heat network zone as the waste heat sources do not yet exist. The timescales for completion of the data centre are uncertain and subject to planning permission, however it is likely to be within the next five years, with an ambitious completion date suggested to be April 2028. Therefore, the council urgently needs to better understand how to capture the opportunities for low carbon heat networks arising from these developments. The South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 (adopted December 2020) has allocated: • land adjacent to Culham Campus for construction of 3,500 new homes - this development is a potential end user of the heat network. • A net increase of at least 7.3 hectares of employment land at/adjacent to Culham Campus - this may be a heat supplier or end user depending on the types of commercial development which come forward. A Local Development Order is being developed for ...
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Heat Network Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for Culham - Uk Tender

The SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL, a Government sector organization in United Kingdom, has announced a new tender for Heat Network Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for Culham. This tender is published on UkTender under GBT Ref No: 130322154 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2026-01-05.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.