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Framework Agreement for Energy Infrastructure Improvement projects supporting the delivery of Net Zero targets

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services (CPS) and the Carbon and Energy Fund Ltd (CEF) seek to procure and manage a framework of capable contractors to provide initial and ongoing net zero energy related resilience and service improvements to the public sector in the UK. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval.

Classification

  • CPV71314000 — Energy and related services
  • CPV09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
  • CPV09320000 — Steam, hot water and associated products
  • CPV09323000 — District heating
  • CPV24111600 — Hydrogen
  • CPV24321111 — Methane
  • CPV31000000 — Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • CPV31527260 — Lighting systems
  • CPV31600000 — Electrical equipment and apparatus
  • CPV31682000 — Electricity supplies
  • CPV42500000 — Cooling and ventilation equipment
  • CPV42510000 — Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
  • CPV42515000 — District heating boiler
  • CPV45200000 — Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • CPV45220000 — Engineering works and construction works
  • CPV45232140 — District-heating mains construction work
  • CPV45251000 — Construction works for power plants and heating plants
  • CPV45251141 — Geothermal power station construction work
  • CPV45251200 — Heating plant construction work
  • CPV45251220 — Cogeneration plant construction work
  • CPV45251250 — District-heating plant construction work
  • CPV45255110 — Wells construction work
  • CPV45300000 — Building installation work
  • CPV45315300 — Electricity supply installations
  • CPV45331000 — Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
  • CPV50700000 — Repair and maintenance services of building installations
  • CPV50710000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
  • CPV50720000 — Repair and maintenance services of central heating
  • CPV51100000 — Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
  • CPV65400000 — Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services
  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services
  • CPV71312000 — Structural engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71314200 — Energy-management services
  • CPV71314300 — Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • CPV71314310 — Heating engineering services for buildings
  • CPV71315000 — Building services
  • CPV71320000 — Engineering design services
  • CPV76430000 — Well-drilling and production services

Lots

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services (CPS) and the Carbon and Energy Fund Ltd (CEF) seek to procure and manage a framework of capable contractors to provide initial and ongoing net zero energy related resilience and service improvements to the public sector in the UK. The proposed framework will cover onsite comprehensive initial and ongoing low carbon energy efficient infrastructure services, improvement, and upgrades to existing or new facilities (LOT1) coupled with one of the main routes to net zero which are available in the UK, namely geothermal energy (LOT2), green district heating energy (LOT3), hydrogen or biogas delivery (LOT4.) This notice is for pre-engagement only and seeks market feedback concerning the proposed public sector building net zero framework agreement in energy management for capable suppliers to propose, design, and contract to take public buildings to net zero. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval. Provisional dates for pre-engagement presentations: 8/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request ) 15/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request ) 28/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request) Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this early engagement exercise, including one of the dates detailed above to be invited to the session of your choice. Note that this is NOT a call for competition. If we decide to go ahead with the framework, we will publish a separate notice. The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an invitation to tender (if invitations to tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an invitation to tender. Additional information: Although there are Lots detailed within the description these are subject to change following the pre-market engagement process.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04cdaa
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
3 Mar 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
71314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy and related services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services (CPS) and the Carbon and Energy Fund Ltd (CEF) seek to procure and manage a framework of capable contractors to provide initial and ongoing net zero energy related resilience and service improvements to the public sector in the UK. The proposed framework will cover onsite comprehensive initial and ongoing low carbon energy efficient infrastructure services, improvement, and upgrades to existing or new facilities (LOT1) coupled with one of the main routes to net zero which are available in the UK, namely geothermal energy (LOT2), green district heating energy (LOT3), hydrogen or biogas delivery (LOT4.) This notice is for pre-engagement only and seeks market feedback concerning the proposed public sector building net zero framework agreement in energy management for capable suppliers to propose, design, and contract to take public buildings to net zero. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval. Provisional dates for pre-engagement presentations: 8/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request ) 15/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request ) 28/1/25 Teams call 12h00 for 45 mins (link available on request) Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this early engagement exercise, including one of the dates detailed above to be invited to the session of your choice. Note that this is NOT a call for competition. If we decide to go ahead with the framework, we will publish a separate notice. The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an invitation to tender (if invitations to tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an invitation to tender. Additional information: Although there are Lots detailed within the description these are subject to change following the pre-market engagement process.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
09300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Entry 2
Id
09320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Steam, hot water and associated products
Entry 3
Id
09323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating
Entry 4
Id
24111600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hydrogen
Entry 5
Id
24321111
Scheme
CPV
Description
Methane
Entry 6
Id
31000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Entry 7
Id
31527260
Scheme
CPV
Description
Lighting systems
Entry 8
Id
31600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical equipment and apparatus
Entry 9
Id
31682000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electricity supplies
Entry 10
Id
42500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cooling and ventilation equipment
Entry 11
Id
42510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
Entry 12
Id
42515000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating boiler
Entry 13
Id
45200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Entry 14
Id
45220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering works and construction works
Entry 15
Id
45232140
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating mains construction work
Entry 16
Id
45251000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction works for power plants and heating plants
Entry 17
Id
45251141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geothermal power station construction work
Entry 18
Id
45251200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating plant construction work
Entry 19
Id
45251220
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cogeneration plant construction work
Entry 20
Id
45251250
Scheme
CPV
Description
District-heating plant construction work
Entry 21
Id
45255110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Wells construction work
Entry 22
Id
45300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building installation work
Entry 23
Id
45315300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electricity supply installations
Entry 24
Id
45331000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
Entry 25
Id
50700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Entry 26
Id
50710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Entry 27
Id
50720000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of central heating
Entry 28
Id
51100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
Entry 29
Id
65400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
Entry 30
Id
66000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial and insurance services
Entry 31
Id
71300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering services
Entry 32
Id
71312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Structural engineering consultancy services
Entry 33
Id
71313000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental engineering consultancy services
Entry 34
Id
71314200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy-management services
Entry 35
Id
71314300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Entry 36
Id
71314310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating engineering services for buildings
Entry 37
Id
71315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building services
Entry 38
Id
71320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering design services
Entry 39
Id
76430000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Well-drilling and production services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-134016
Name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chester
Postal Code
CH2 1UL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Liverpool Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chester · UK · CH2 1UL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

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