Early feasibility
Validate the heat-source strategy, network route, cost envelope, planning constraints and performance intent before the project narrows.
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Services
Five service lines. One integrated team.
Bring us in at a specific district heating project stage or connect design, commercial management, delivery, compliance and lifecycle support through one accountable team.
Service architecture
One service, any combination, or a connected route from feasibility to handover.
DHS can provide focused specialist input or bring the five service lines together around the technical, commercial and operating needs of the project.
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Design
Network Design & Engineering
Heat network design and site-survey support for routes, utility clearance, PAS 128/GPR, topographic surveys and nationwide CCTV drainage surveys, energy centres, plantrooms and buildability decisions.
Buildable designs backed by site intelligenceCommercial
Commercial & Cost Management
QS-led commercial discipline for heat network projects, from early cost planning and BoQ development through tender control, procurement support and contract-stage risk management.
Cost certainty and commercial rigourDelivery
Installation & Commissioning
Supply, installation and commissioning support that protects design intent through procurement, energy-centre and network works, testing and handover.
On-programme, first-time performanceCompliance
Compliance & Principal Designer
CDM, Principal Designer and client-side assurance support for heat network projects facing CP1, HNTAS, Ofgem and stronger technical-evidence expectations.
Embedded regulatory compliance from day onePerformance
Performance & Lifecycle Support
Lifecycle support for heat networks where performance depends on commissioning evidence, controls, HIUs, metering, monitoring, operator readiness and resident outcomes.
Long-term performance built inProject stages
Where the specialist input changes shape.
Most projects do not need every DHS service at once. They need the right specialist judgement at the point where the next decision could lock in cost, compliance, delivery or performance risk.
Design development
Connect network design, energy centre assumptions, plantroom coordination, controls, HIUs, metering and buildability before procurement.
Procurement / tender
Translate technical intent into commercial packages, cost control, BoQ logic, tender clarifications and supplier clarity.
Installation
Support site decisions, phasing, buried pipework, plantroom interfaces, coordination and change control without losing the design basis.
Commissioning
Keep testing, commissioning evidence, controls, metering, handover and operator readiness visible.
Existing network performance
Diagnose underperformance, resident-impact risks, HIU issues, controls issues and lifecycle improvement priorities.
Evidence board
The service model is built around evidence that can travel.
Good heat-network support creates usable project evidence: scope notes, cost logic, design assumptions, commissioning records, duty-holder clarity and performance signals that help the next team make better decisions.
Technical basis
Route, plantroom, controls, metering, HIUs and operating assumptions made clear before procurement.
Commercial clarity
BoQ logic, tender scope, risk allowances and change records connected to the real technical route.
Delivery record
Installation, testing, commissioning and handover evidence assembled while the work is still visible.
Lifecycle view
Controls, metering, monitoring, operator readiness and resident impact considered beyond practical completion.
Buyer fit
Built for clients who need practical specialist judgement.
DHS is most useful where a technical decision has a commercial, compliance, delivery or operating consequence.
Developers and regeneration teams
Support for heat network decisions that affect cost, planning, procurement, delivery, resident handover and reputation.
Local authorities and housing providers
Specialist input where regulation, resident outcomes, procurement scrutiny and long-term stewardship matter.
Operators and delivery partners
Design, commercial and delivery support when specialist heat network capacity is needed inside a larger project team.
How to assess fit
Choose DHS when the work needs specialist judgement and evidence that travels.
The strongest fit is usually where a technical decision has a commercial, compliance, delivery or operating consequence.
Specialist focus
DHS is built around district heating and heat network infrastructure, not a broad consultancy menu.
Independent advice
No network ownership, energy supply margin or operator agenda sits behind the recommendation.
Design and commercial continuity
Legacy DTS and DQS capability gives DHS both heat-network design depth and QS-led commercial discipline.
Evidence-led delivery
Outputs are framed to help the next project decision: tender, assurance, commissioning, handover, operation or performance review.
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