ENGIE (formerly Cofely GDF SUEZ) has been awarded a £29 m Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF) framework contract through the Liverpool Energy Collaboration CEF Scheme.
Within the framework, which will see £12.4 million of third-party investment, it will construct, operate, and maintain, gas-fired CHP energy centres for three NHS Trusts, and carry out site-wide upgrades to energy-consuming equipment.
The project incorporates a two-year construction period, followed by a 15-year operation and maintenance (O&M) contract. During the O&M period ENGIE will deliver guaranteed financial savings of over £1.2 m per annum across the three sites. The combined yearly reduction in carbon emissions is projected to be nearly 5,000 tonnes, representing an average carbon saving of 29%. The three Trusts are Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (see photo), and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. Each will have a separate contract but, ENGIE says, ‘all have benefitted from the innovative joint procurement initiative, and will continue to gain value through the collective project and service delivery across their three sites’.
