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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Upgrade Works

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:59.

Opportunity overview

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) has had a contract in place for the last 16 years for a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system. Recently a new maintenance contract has been put in place with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as they are the only provider who can undertake works due to the specialised nature of the requirement. Both of the CHP's have now exceeded a run time of 90,000 hours and therefore a major service upgrade is required. As no overhaul has been undertaken in the previous 16 years, the risk of plant failure is increasing until these works are complete. It is proposed to upgrade one of the two CHP's at present and then run the second CHP on a decreased operating load to reduce the risk of plant failure. These works have been awarded to the OEM, Clarke Energy Limited.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Clarke Energy

Matched by normalised name
Published award value
£560k
Awarded
31 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCCD-1195-RBHR
Location
Liverpool, UKD71, L33 7RR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
CAV-DIR (25-26) 130
Status
complete
Published risks
Due to the age of the equipment and with no previous overhaul being undertaken, the costings for the upgrade are only an estimate. Once the contract has started, additional works may be uncovered, which would result in a contract modification being required.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Clarke Energy implemented the CHP system in 2008 and have since provided all associated maintenance for the system. Due to the complexity of the system and the fact that the CHP's have now run for over 90,000 hours, greatly increasing the risk of plant failure, only the OEM can perform the upgrades due to the relevant experience and knowledge they have gained on implementing and maintaining this system in the past 16 years.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF14 3UZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PXWV-6492-CGMN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Harry Davies
Telephone
+442921500292
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCCD-1195-RBHR
Name
Clarke Energy

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L33 7RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Power House, Senator Point, South Boundary Road, Knowsley Business Park

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PCCD-1195-RBHR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
31 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
CHP Upgrade Works
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50532400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment

Value

Amount
560,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
671,998

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069489-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Oct 2025, 15:44
Entry 2
Id
070038-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
31 Oct 2025, 11:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCCD-1195-RBHR
Name
Clarke Energy

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
17 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
12 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Upgrade Works
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
9 Dec 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not Applicable

Value

Amount
560,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
672,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-8960
Format
application/pdf
Description
Award Letter
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
081135-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
9 Dec 2025, 15:39

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 3UZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d684-2025-12-09T15:39:02ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·