Provision of a deep geothermal solution

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Key dates and value

Status: Open
Submission deadline: 9 Dec 2026
Published: 28 Aug 2026
Estimated value: £30m
Contract start: 2 Mar 2027
Contract end: 1 Mar 2030
Location: Chester, North West England
Notice type: UK4

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.

CPV codes

24951110 Drilling mud
34514300 Platforms drilling rigs
43132200 Drilling rig
43132300 Drills
43136000 Downhole equipment
43611000 Parts for well-drilling machinery
45000000 Construction work
71314300 Energy-efficiency consultancy services
71320000 Engineering design services
71331000 Drilling-mud engineering services
71332000 Geotechnical engineering services
71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
73100000 Research and experimental development services
76211200 Mudlogging services
76300000 Drilling services
76410000 Well-casing and tubing services
76450000 Well-management services
76460000 Well-support services
76470000 Well-testing services
76480000 Tubing services
76490000 Well-completion services
76500000 Onshore and offshore services

About the buyer

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST has published 61 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £179m. 5 of them are currently open.

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