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# Provision of a deep geothermal solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-deep-geothermal-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of a deep geothermal solution". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 50 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr)
- **Published Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Downhole equipment, Drilling mud, Drilling rig, Drilling services (+17 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD63
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-deep-geothermal-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-deep-geothermal-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-deep-geothermal-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 24951110, 34514300, 43132200, 43132300, 43136000, 43611000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2027 to 01/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082373-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T16:21:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T02:08:05.721Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0696c9