Framework Agreement for Energy Infrastructure Improvement projects supporting the delivery of Net Zero targets

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.