Stoke-on-Trent Sustainability Park Energy Recovery Facility - Design, Build and Operate

Stoke-on-Trent City Council (the Authority) seeks to procure a replacement Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent. The Authority intends to procure a new ERF with a capacity of 230,000-290,000 tonnes per annum on an 80% Council / 20% private sector ownership basis. The procurement encompasses Design and Build (D&B) and a 25-year Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract. The Authority will submit a planning application in due course for the future Facility. Key requirements: • Design and build of a new ERF with moving grate combustion technology (or equivalent) and advanced flue-gas treatment systems • Integration of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology to deliver low-carbon heat to the city's District Heat Network to supply Local Sector anchor loads. • Heat to be delivered to the ERF site boundary for onward distribution by the Heat Network Provider • The facility must be Carbon Capture Ready and aligned with the Authority's Net Zero 2050 strategy • Full 25-year operations and maintenance service post-commissioning, including planned and reactive maintenance, lifecycle asset replacement, environmental monitoring and community education services