Request for information on a high-temperature district heating pipe system in Bern
SIMAP
Overview
Energie Wasser Bern (ewb) is sounding out the market for a prefabricated, directly buried pipe system for its high-temperature district heating network in Bern. The request covers pre-insulated pipes and fittings for a flow of 175 °C (maximum 200 °C) at 20 bar and a return of 65 °C (maximum 110 °C) at 19 bar, with fixed points, expansion elements, joints, leak monitoring and installation support. This is a request for information, not a procurement procedure: no offers are requested and no contract is awarded, and participation is voluntary and unpaid. Responses are due by 11 December 2026 at 23:45 (UTC+01:00) through SIMAP or by email to ewb-beschaffungen@ewb.ch.
Information based on the public notice
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What the buyer needs
ewb wants to learn which pipe systems, technologies and possible suppliers exist for a prefabricated, directly buried high-temperature district heating pipe system, to shape its later procurement approach.
- Responses are submitted electronically through SIMAP or by email to ewb-beschaffungen@ewb.ch by 11 December 2026 at 23:45 (UTC+01:00).
- Participation is voluntary and unpaid.
Tender details
- Buyer
- Energie Wasser Bern
- Country
Switzerland
- Procedure
- no_process
- Classification
- Energy and utilities · CPV 44164000 Casing and tubing; additional CPV 44160000 Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
- Notice reference
- 47444 · 47444-01
- Notice type
- Request for information (RFI), not a procurement procedure
- Response deadline
- 11 December 2026, 23:45 (UTC+01:00)
- Response method
- Electronic through SIMAP, or by email to ewb-beschaffungen@ewb.ch
- Operating conditions
- Flow 175 °C ±5 °C (maximum 200 °C) at 20 bar; return 65 °C ±5 °C (maximum 110 °C) at 19 bar; PN 40
- Location
- Bern (BE)
What to check in the tender documents
- The notice does not state the nominal diameter range; it refers to the RFI technical description (document 02).
- The notice does not state any estimated value, budget, contract period or timetable for a later procurement.
- The RFI documents are not part of the public notice.
Original notice
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EBP-712_RFI Rohrsystem Fernwärme-Hochtemperatur
Official source: SIMAP ↗
https://www.simap.ch/de/project-detail/3821e463-2dfe-4bee-b6dc-088e41eff6a7
Source retrieved: 2026-11-11T23:23:26.115517Z