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Provision of a deep geothermal solution

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:35.

Opportunity overview

The Countess of Chester Hospital is working to meet its statutory net zero requirements in a number of ways. A partner has already been secured to address energy generation and usage on the site using the Carbon and Energy Fund framework. That partner is addressing energy infrastructure on the site, and included in that requirement is to provide an interface with the successful tenderer from this procurement (Deep Geothermal Solution Reference G1065). The Trust has also won a Public Sector Decarbonisation grant to assist with the geothermal installation. Under this geothermal procurement the Trust is seeking a development partner (The awarded supplier from this procurement) who will design a Salix compliant process to investigate and develop a geothermal supply for the hospital. It is envisaged that the successful Tenderer will propose a series of development stages or gateways. At the end of every gateway that meets Salix PSDS grant requirements the Trust intends to allow the development partner to draw down available PSDS funding. This way the Trust looks to minimise the development cost risks for the development partner, and to minimise the eventual unit cost of heat. Should the gateways all complete successfully, suggesting that there is a commercial opportunity to heat the hospital from geothermal energy, it is proposed that the parties will enter into a long-term Energy Services Agreement (ESA), that will become active as soon as the geothermal energy installation is complete and ready to supply heat to the hospital. The ESA will be subject to periodic reviews through the term. The estimated review period is 7 yearly. Under the potential Energy Services Agreement (Document 5, supplied under NDA as part of the tender pack) it is intended that any Energy Services Provider will own and maintain the installation for the contract term, and they may choose to enter into offtake agreements with other users so as to minimise the energy service cost to the hospital.

Classification

  • CPV24951110 — Drilling mud
  • CPV34514300 — Platforms drilling rigs
  • CPV43132200 — Drilling rig
  • CPV43132300 — Drills
  • CPV43136000 — Downhole equipment
  • CPV43611000 — Parts for well-drilling machinery
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV71314300 — Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • CPV71320000 — Engineering design services
  • CPV71331000 — Drilling-mud engineering services
  • CPV71332000 — Geotechnical engineering services
  • CPV71351000 — Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services
  • CPV76211200 — Mudlogging services
  • CPV76300000 — Drilling services
  • CPV76410000 — Well-casing and tubing services
  • CPV76450000 — Well-management services
  • CPV76460000 — Well-support services
  • CPV76470000 — Well-testing services
  • CPV76480000 — Tubing services
  • CPV76490000 — Well-completion services
  • CPV76500000 — Onshore and offshore services

Lots

  • Lot 1£30m

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
G/1065
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Offers must be written in English and submitted via the Contracting Authority's e-Tendering Portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome User Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement process is following a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and comprises: • a conditions of participation stage requiring suppliers to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire and enabling the Authority to identify a shortlist of suppliers to be invited to a technical presentation stage; • a technical presentation stage requiring suppliers to present their proposed approach to delivering the proposed contract which will be scored, enabling the Authority to further shortlist to a maximum of four (4) suppliers who will be invited to submit written tenders; and • a tender stage which is intended to be a single stage submission followed by an interview. The Authority reserves the right to include further stages including a best and final offer stage. The Contracting Authority may refine any Award Criteria and/or refine the weighting of any Award Criteria: prior to inviting eligible Tenderers to submit a Full Tender Response following assessment of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and Technical Presentations; and/or prior to inviting eligible Tenderers to submit a Full Tender Response following Intermediate Assessment. The competitive flexible procedure is fully described in the contract documentation.

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
9 Dec 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
16 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
36,000,000
Amount
30,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality and Social Value will be scored a percentage basis. Quality scores and social value scores will be summed and the Commercial weighting will be applied to calculate the final score as detailed in the procurement documentation.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Refer to the procurement documents.
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
Refer to the procurement documents.
Criterion 3
Type
cost
Name
Commercial
Description
Refer to the procurement documents.

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As stated in the procurement documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As stated in the procurement documents

Contract period

Starts
2 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Mar 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24951110
Description
Drilling mud
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34514300
Description
Platforms drilling rigs
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
43132200
Description
Drilling rig
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
43132300
Description
Drills
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
43136000
Description
Downhole equipment
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
43611000
Description
Parts for well-drilling machinery
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
71314300
Description
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
71320000
Description
Engineering design services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
71331000
Description
Drilling-mud engineering services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
71332000
Description
Geotechnical engineering services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
71351000
Description
Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
73100000
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
76211200
Description
Mudlogging services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
76300000
Description
Drilling services
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
76410000
Description
Well-casing and tubing services
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
76450000
Description
Well-management services
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
76460000
Description
Well-support services
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
76470000
Description
Well-testing services
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
76480000
Description
Tubing services
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
76490000
Description
Well-completion services
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
76500000
Description
Onshore and offshore services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD63
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
A-21694
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
In order to receive the template Energy Services Agreement, which forms Document 5 of the ITT Pack Tenderers must complete and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) by no later than 17:00 on 25 September 2026 Document 6 - Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is included with the contract documents on the Contracting Authority's E-Tendering Portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and is attached to this notice. It is essential that a signed NDA is submitted to enable Tenderers to have access to all of the information required to submit a Full Tender Response. To get the the template Energy Services Agreement, which forms Document 5 of the ITT Pack, Tenderers must return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement to view the terms and conditions that will apply to the Order Contract Document 5 - Energy Services Agreement. Tenderers must sign, upload and submit the signed NDA with their Stage 1 response (Questionnaire 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire and Questionnaire 2 - Financial Viability Risk Assessment (FVRA) Tool. Tenderers may attach a signed NDA to a message in the E-Tendering Portal at any time before the Deadline for submission by Tenderers of responses to the Stage 1 - Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and NDA.
Entry 4
Id
082373-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 17:21
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-NHS-RJR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
RJR

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGCG-2135-TXWL

Address

Street Address
Liverpool Road
Locality
Chester
Postal Code
CH2 1UL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chester · UKD63 · CH2 1UL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD63 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 043510-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 082373-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·