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Open tender · Notice 082373-2026

Provision of a deep geothermal solution

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Value
£30m
Closes
9 Dec 2026 (31 days)
Where
North West
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
2 Mar 2027 – 1 Mar 2030

In plain English

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wants a development partner to investigate and design a deep geothermal energy solution for the hospital site in Chester, progressing through staged gateways funded by a Public Sector Decarbonisation grant, potentially leading to a long-term Energy Services Agreement to supply heat once installation is complete. The contract is estimated at £30,000,000 and would run from 2 March 2027 to 1 March 2030, with the heat supply agreement reviewed roughly every 7 years thereafter.

Good fit for: Specialist geothermal drilling, deep well engineering and energy services companies with major infrastructure development experience.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Must work under NDA to access key documents Document 5, supplied under NDA as part of the tender pack
  • Must integrate with an existing energy partner on site That partner is addressing energy infrastructure on the site, and included in that requirement is to provide an interface with the successful tenderer
  • Proposal must be Salix PSDS grant compliant design a Salix compliant process to investigate and develop a geothermal supply for the hospital

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

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 P…

Read the official notice Tender documents

Getting the documents

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (linked from the notice).

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 28 Aug 2026.

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