Welcome to CEF Ireland

CEF Ireland (CEFI) is a subsidiary company of the Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF) and was created in 2016 to deliver Energy Performance Contract (EPC) projects on behalf of the HSE’s NHSO, as part of its Intergovernmental Partnership with the NHS. A procurement framework for EPC contractors has recently been established. To view the full Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy Report, please click here >>

The CEFI helps Public Sector organisations by:

  • Providing skilled advisors to help the Public Sector with their projects for the entire life of the project

  • Giving member organisations the use of CEFI’s proven Energy Services Performance contract, that transfers risk, guarantees savings and has been shown to be off balance sheet under IFRS

  • Giving member organisations usage of the CEFI framework procurement model, so that procurement is quick, with a significantly reduced chance of challenge

  • Providing a source of funding if the member organisation does not want to use its own funding, or when the bidder cannot provide better funding or grants to support the project

  • Supporting the member organisation’s team by overseeing the installation phase of the project and certifying practical completion

  • Auditing the project monthly, quarterly and annually so as to prove the delivery at all times during the contract life

  • Providing legal support for the process of making the standard project agreement, project specific to the member organisation’s needs

  • Recovering all CEFI costs from within the contractor payment, so that the member organisation faces no advisor bills, and only has to pay for any part of the project when the project is installed, proven and handed over to operations

  • Managing the CEFI framework leading to fewer procurement issues and contractor problems

Phase 01 Projects

Working with the NHSO, CEFI have identified the first phase of projects to fill the opening operational programme, highlights of which are as follows:

It is anticipated that the combined contract value for the initial phase will range between €20m – €25m. This is an estimated value and follows discussion and initial site visits and is subject to confirmation through detailed feasibilities.

There is further opportunity to increase the scope of works at these sites to include better waste management solutions and is under review. The Framework ITT was written to incorporate such activity.

A Co-Creation

The Carbon and Energy Fund Ireland (CEFI) is a special purpose vehicle allowing different parts of the Irish health economy and the wider Public Sector to work together. It employs an experienced team drawn from the HSE, NHS, National Services Scotland, National Procurement, NHS Strategic Buying Solutions, Wessex AHSN and The Countess of Chester Hospital.

Who are the CEFI?

CEF Ireland (CEFI) was created in 2016 to deliver Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) on behalf of the HSE’s NHSO, as part of its’ Intergovernmental Partnership with the NHS.

CEF Ireland (CEFI) is a subsidiary company of the Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF) – a special purpose vehicle allowing different parts of the Public Sector and NHS to work together. It employs an experienced team drawn from the NHS, National Services Scotland, National Procurement, NHS Strategic Buying Solutions, Oxford AHSN and The Countess of Chester Hospital.

The route to working with the CEFI is to seek membership, which then makes all the support of the CEFI available to the New Member for the entire procurement, installation and savings monitoring period of the contract.

With a proven track record of more than 50 projects and in-depth experience of procurement, engineering, legal and finance, the CEFI is the organisation to successfully guides Public Sector clients through the complex processes involved.

Why you should use the CEFI?

  • CEFI has been created to support the HSE’s NHSO

  • Efficient and proven OJEU compliant procurement process

  • Access to a €300m+ fund of capital funding

  • The widest choice of ESCo contractors in Ireland

  • CEFI provides all the specialist skills and resources

  • No up front fees

  • Approved by the HSE Leadership Team

  • A track record of 50 successful European projects to-date

CEFI Member Organisations