Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework Agreement for Energy Infrastructure Improvement projects supporting the delivery of Net Zero targets
Notice 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. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cdaa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000238-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
24 - Chemical products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
65 - Public utilities
66 - Financial and insurance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
-
- CPV Codes
09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
09320000 - Steam, hot water and associated products
09323000 - District heating
24111600 - Hydrogen
24321111 - Methane
31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
31527260 - Lighting systems
31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
31682000 - Electricity supplies
42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
42510000 - Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
42515000 - District heating boiler
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
45251000 - Construction works for power plants and heating plants
45251141 - Geothermal power station construction work
45251200 - Heating plant construction work
45251220 - Cogeneration plant construction work
45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
45255110 - Wells construction work
45300000 - Building installation work
45315300 - Electricity supply installations
45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
71300000 - Engineering services
71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
71314000 - Energy and related services
71314200 - Energy-management services
71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings
71315000 - Building services
71320000 - Engineering design services
76430000 - Well-drilling and production services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT SERVICES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@coch-cps.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHESTER
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Upton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04cdaa-2025-01-06T16:26:07Z",
"date": "2025-01-06T16:26:07Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04cdaa",
"description": "The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Although there are Lots detailed within the description these are subject to change following the pre-market engagement process. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval. Closing date for expressions of interest is 21/01/2025.",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04cdaa",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Framework Agreement for Energy Infrastructure Improvement projects supporting the delivery of Net Zero targets",
"status": "planned",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71314000",
"description": "Energy and related services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"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. This will be subject to Cabinet Office approval.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"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.",
"status": "planned"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "09300000",
"description": "Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "09320000",
"description": "Steam, hot water and associated products"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "09323000",
"description": "District heating"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "24111600",
"description": "Hydrogen"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "24321111",
"description": "Methane"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "31000000",
"description": "Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "31527260",
"description": "Lighting systems"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "31600000",
"description": "Electrical equipment and apparatus"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "31682000",
"description": "Electricity supplies"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "42500000",
"description": "Cooling and ventilation equipment"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "42510000",
"description": "Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "42515000",
"description": "District heating boiler"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45200000",
"description": "Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45220000",
"description": "Engineering works and construction works"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45232140",
"description": "District-heating mains construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45251000",
"description": "Construction works for power plants and heating plants"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45251141",
"description": "Geothermal power station construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45251200",
"description": "Heating plant construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45251220",
"description": "Cogeneration plant construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45251250",
"description": "District-heating plant construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45255110",
"description": "Wells construction work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45300000",
"description": "Building installation work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45315300",
"description": "Electricity supply installations"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "45331000",
"description": "Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50700000",
"description": "Repair and maintenance services of building installations"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50710000",
"description": "Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "50720000",
"description": "Repair and maintenance services of central heating"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "51100000",
"description": "Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "65400000",
"description": "Other sources of energy supplies and distribution"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "66000000",
"description": "Financial and insurance services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71300000",
"description": "Engineering services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71312000",
"description": "Structural engineering consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71313000",
"description": "Environmental engineering consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71314200",
"description": "Energy-management services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71314300",
"description": "Energy-efficiency consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71314310",
"description": "Heating engineering services for buildings"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71315000",
"description": "Building services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "71320000",
"description": "Engineering design services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "76430000",
"description": "Well-drilling and production services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"communication": {
"futureNoticeDate": "2025-03-03T00:00:00Z"
},
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
]
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-134016",
"name": "Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Liverpool Road",
"locality": "Chester",
"region": "UK",
"postalCode": "CH2 1UL",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "info@coch-cps.co.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "MINISTRY",
"description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "07",
"description": "Health"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-134016",
"name": "Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services"
},
"language": "en"
}