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    ContractsGround Source Heat Pump Installation for Social Housing (Balmoral Tower Blocks)
    Awarded contract

    Ground Source Heat Pump Installation for Social Housing (Balmoral Tower Blocks)

    Awarded
    £7.2m
    Published 11 Sept 2026

    Contract opportunity to design, supply and install ground source heat pumps across 231 homes in the Balmoral tower blocks, funded through the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 programme.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 11 Sept 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £7.2m
    Published 11 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £7,200,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Manufacturing
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • KC
      Kensa Contracting Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    11 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Council is delivering a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of ground source heat pump systems across up to 231 dwellings in three Balmoral tower blocks: Brecon House, Blackdown House and Grampian House. This project aims to reduce fuel poverty and decarbonise social housing stock. Funding is provided through the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 programme, supplemented by Council match funding. The contract has been procured through FrameworkX and is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Suppliers should have expertise in ground source heat pump systems, large-scale residential installation, and working within social housing environments.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

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    In manufacturing, Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED1× · 50%
    2. Kensa Contracting Limited1× · 50%

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    Licence
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    Record ID
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