Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Estates Technical Standards & Guidance Programme
Notice Description
The NHS England Technical Standards and Guidance (TSG) Programme is responsible for publication of Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs). These have been provided to the NHS since the 1960s, but in 2017 responsibility was discharged from DHSC to NHS Improvement (now NHS England), within the national NHS Estates and Facilities division.<br/><br/>Producing TSG requires a specialist skill set, including architects, health planners, engineers, technical author and editorial skills. Since 2018 external specialist consultancy support has been procured to provide the necessary resource and expertise so NHS England can progress updates.
Lot Information
Lot 1 Scoping and Production of Priority HBNs and HTMs
The NHS Estates Technical Standards and Guidance Programme team have responsibility to support the NHS Constitution right for patients to be cared for in a "clean, safe, secure and suitable environment" through publication of a suite of technical guidance documents, available free of charge and disseminated via the NHS England website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/estates/
Health Building Notes (HBNs) give best practice guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and adaptation or extension of existing facilities.
Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs) give comprehensive advice and guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology used in the delivery of healthcare.
Specific skills required depend on the nature and coverage of individual guidance documents. Some will be provided by NHS England staff, but the majority of the work to deliver these documents will need to be provided by external suppliers:
Scoping - review existing guidance, both NHS related and more widely, to determine the specification of the guidance to be produced;
Production - work with the specified teams and stakeholders to develop the guidance, test and edit it;
Engagement with the appropriate stakeholders from NHS England, DHSC, across the NHS and relevant industry.
Professional services needed include:
Technical Authors
Subject Matter Experts
Technical Editors
Other specialist skillsets not available within NHS England, including healthcare architects, healthcare planners, engineers (e.g. mechanical, electrical, decontamination, fire) with specialist healthcare experience, medical equipment specialists, etc.
Project and Programme Management (PMO) resource to manage delivery of the programme and relevant interfaces.
Options: Up to 12 months extension option
Renewal: Up to 12 months extension option
Lot 2 HTM 05-series (Firecode)The NHS Estates Technical Standards and Guidance Programme team have responsibility to support the NHS Constitution right for patients to be cared for in a "clean, safe, secure and suitable environment" through publication of a suite of technical guidance documents, available free of charge and disseminated via the NHS England website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/estates/
Health Building Notes (HBNs) give best practice guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and adaptation or extension of existing facilities.
Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs) give comprehensive advice and guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology used in the delivery of healthcare.
Specific skills required depend on the nature and coverage of individual guidance documents. Some will be provided by NHS England staff, but the majority of the work to deliver these documents will need to be provided by external suppliers:
Scoping - review existing guidance, both NHS related and more widely, to determine the specification of the guidance to be produced;
Production - work with the specified teams and stakeholders to develop the guidance, test and edit it;
Engagement with the appropriate stakeholders from NHS England, DHSC, across the NHS and relevant industry.
Professional services needed include:
Technical Authors
Subject Matter Experts
Technical Editors
Other specialist skillsets not available within NHS England, including healthcare architects, healthcare planners, engineers (e.g. mechanical, electrical, decontamination, fire) with specialist healthcare experience, medical equipment specialists, etc.
Project and Programme Management (PMO) resource to manage delivery of the programme and relevant interfaces.
Options: Up to 12 months extension option
Renewal: Up to12 months extension option
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03849f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039790-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
71530000 - Construction consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,885,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,508,640 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jul 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Jul 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS England
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Postcode Area
- South East London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
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- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice URLs
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