Notice Information
Notice Title
University Hospitals Dorset Pre Market Engagement & Framework Registration - Geothermal Projects
Notice Description
This Planned Procurement Notice is issued to inform the market that University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust intends to use the Crown Commercial Service RM6313 Demand Management & Renewables DPS to procure a source of geothermal energy early 2026, and to bring it to the markets attention that at this time a number of NHS Trusts across UK-England also intend to bring forward a programme of approximately 5-20 potential geothermal projects through the Crown Commercial Service RM6313 Demand Management & Renewables DPS over the coming 24 months. University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is publishing this PPN to signal its own intended use of the DPS and, for supplier awareness and to provide early market visibility of the anticipated wider national pipeline of projects that may be brought forward independently by other NHS Trusts across England. Estimated contract value of the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is: Up to PS25,000,000 (ex VAT). For supplier awareness only, the wider national pipeline of geothermal projects that other NHS Trusts may bring forward could represent a multiple of this sum dependent on the number of installations procured, possibly up to an estimated combined value of PS350,000,000 (ex VAT). University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has no responsibility for, and makes no commitment regarding, any procurement undertaken by other Trusts. Each NHS Trust will conduct its own specific procurement as and when appropriate. The programme is being coordinated with procurement administration support from the Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF). Each NHS Trust will launch its own individual Crown Commercial Service RM6313 DPS Further Competition and award its own contract. The purpose of this notice is solely to: * raise early market awareness of expected geothermal procurements; * encourage capable suppliers to apply to join RM6313 in advance to enable them to participate; and * support strong competition and supplier preparedness. No documents, or technical information will be issued at this stage. Please note the deadline for responses to this PPN is set to 31st March 2026, this is to attract as many supplier registrations as possible to the CCS RM6313 framework to be eligible to participate in future tender activities. The initial call off competitions will commence early February, and we encourage potential bidders to engage and register as early as possible to be included in the first tranche of tender activity. This notice does not commit University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust to any procurement activity. University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust takes no responsibility for any further competition or procurement activity undertaken by other NHS Trusts. Guidance for suppliers wishing to join the Crown Commercial Service RM6313 DPS is available at: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM6313 Pipeline Notice for Future Further Competitions under Crown Commercial Service RM6313 DPS for the provision of a suitable geothermal solution, to provide a reliable source of building heating, which may include Designing, Building, Operating and Maintaining (DBOM) (Scope and requirements to be determined by each participating Trusts in their Further Competition). For further information or support please contact the Procurement Administration Agent: Carbon and Energy Fund Ltd (CEF) Acting solely as an administration agent on behalf of the above Contracting Authority for the purposes of managing the Crown Commercial Service RM6313 DPS Further Competition procurement process. Address: Business Centre, Eanam Wharf, Blackburn, BB1 5BL, United Kingdom Contact email: cnattrass@cef.net
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fe37
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086453-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
09323000 - District heating
09324000 - Long-distance heating
39715000 - Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment
39715200 - Heating equipment
45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
45232141 - Heating works
45232142 - Heat-transfer station construction work
45251141 - Geothermal power station construction work
45262640 - Environmental improvement works
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
71314000 - Energy and related services
71314200 - Energy-management services
71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings
71315210 - Building services consultancy services
71520000 - Construction supervision services
71521000 - Construction-site supervision services
71540000 - Construction management services
71541000 - Construction project management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2026 - 29 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- 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
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Clive Nattrass
- Contact Email
- cnattrass@cef.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- POOLE
- Postcode
- BH15 2JB
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Delivery Location
- TLK2 Dorset and Somerset, TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
-
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Electoral Ward
- Poole Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Poole
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086453-2025
30th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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