Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Dalkia Energy Services Ltd
- Value
- £4,400,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (CPV 09000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Dec 2025
- Published16 Jan 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
In March 2025, University of Chester was awarded funding through the Government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), administered by Salix Finance. The funding supports a decarbonisation programme (including the University's contribution) to be delivered between April 2025 and March 2028 across the Wheeler Campus and Queens Park Campus. The project includes the replacement of end-of-life gas boilers with heat pump technology, installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, and associated energy efficiency improvements. This further competition was for a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the design stage, which, upon agreement, will then progress to the build phase. Following a further competition the University of Chester has issued an Intention to Award to Dalkia Energy Services Ltd under the CCS Framework RM6314 - Demand Management & Renewables Framework, Lot 3.2: Heat Pumps - Projects £1m and above. The design phase is due to be completed by March 2026 in …
About the supplier
Dalkia Energy Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07023025).