United Kingdom-Bath: Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 006401/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Postal address: Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park
Town: Bath
Postal code: BA1 3NG
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Beth Bartholomew
Telephone: +44 1722336262
Email: beth.bartholomew@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH

Reference number: R/15215/COMM/BB/0225
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09300000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH. Objective to capture excess generated heat and return to the RUH ecosystem
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:268160
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance
Region code: UKK1
Main site or place of performance
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust,
Combe Park,
Bath,
BA1 3NG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for the capital funding, installation and maintenance of an IT data centre as part of a renewable energy project at RUH. Objective to capture excess generated heat and return to the RUH ecosystem. The award will be via a direct award to Deep Green Energy and will have no option to extend.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: R/15215/COMM/BB/0225
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2025-02-19
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Deep Green Energy
Postal address: 24a Sydenham Road, London, England,
Town: London
Postal code: SE26 5QW
Country: United Kingdom
Region code: UKK12
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 268160.00
Total value of the contract/lot:268160.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Postal address: Odstock Road
Town: Salisbury
Postal code: SP2 8BJ
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2025-02-20
Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (referred to as RUH) intends to award a contract under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), to Deep Green Energy (referred to as Deep Green) for the installation of a data centre with a peak IT load of 800kw. The objective for the RUH is to harness heat generated by the data centre and return it to the RUH ecosystem, making substantial savings in terms of cost and energy.

Deep Green is supported by Octopus Energy Generation and has been backed by £200 million of capital funding to develop data centres in suitable facilities.

Deep Green propose to install a modern data centre where IT infrastructure has a high cooling demand and thus generates ‘waste heat’. This heat would be captured and piped directly into the RUH heat network.

In return for a twenty-year lease arrangement Green Heat would fund, install, maintain and manage the delivery of the data centre, resulting in the described heat generation. This would also include the funding of an electrical connection from the Distribution Network Operator (DNO).

The award of this contract would result in the following benefits:

1) The installation of a modern data centre which generates heat that can be pumped back into the RUH heat system.
2) The achievement of key RUH targets relating to sustainability, including an annual carbon saving of 548tCO2e.
3) A significant saving in annual energy costs.
4) Provide the RUH with the ability to introduce a modern technology using renewable energy initiatives, without capital or revenue outlay by the Trust. Not awarding this contract would result in a loss of funding to the Trust and a missed opportunity for fully funded heat decarbonisation.

RUH has reviewed the benefits outlined above and Deep Green’s niche position in this market and have assessed that awarding this contract enables the Trust to satisfy an optimal combination of commercial, sustainability and social value targets.

RUH will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of this notice before entering into a contract with Deep Green Energy.