IN Brief:
- Vital Energi will deliver a £14m low-carbon energy package at Tameside General Hospital.
- The works include a 2MW heat pump system, LTHW conversion, PV, BMS upgrades, and LED lighting.
- The scheme is designed to cut carbon emissions by more than 2,000 tonnes a year.
Vital Energi has secured a £14m contract with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a new low-carbon energy centre at Tameside General Hospital.
The project centres on a 2MW heat pump system made up of four air source units and two water source units, supported by low temperature hot water boilers. A key element of the programme is the removal of the hospital’s ageing steam-based distribution network and its replacement with LTHW systems, improving thermal efficiency and reducing distribution losses across the estate.
Alongside the energy-centre works, the package includes cavity and pipework insulation upgrades, hydronic optimisation of secondary systems, EC fan retrofits, building management system enhancements, and roof-mounted solar PV. Lighting is also part of the scope, with more than 500 fittings due to be replaced with LED units, including 170 emergency lights.
The contract moves a funding award announced last year into delivery and gives the Trust a substantial estate-modernisation project rather than a single-technology upgrade. Procured through the Carbon and Energy Fund framework and backed by Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, the scheme is designed to cut carbon emissions by more than 2,000 tonnes a year while improving long-term operating performance across the hospital campus.
