Planning

Preliminary market engagement - Private Healthcare Facility

GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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20 May 2025 at 10:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

19 May 2025 at 15:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise aimed at potential partners for expanding its Private Healthcare Facility in Swindon, United Kingdom. This initiative, presently in the planning stage, is being conducted to gauge interest and develop ideas, with an engagement deadline of 4 pm on Friday, 6th June 2025. This initiative is categorized under building construction work in the public works sector and anticipates significant collaboration with both local consultants and international private hospital groups. The planned expansion includes a new healthcare facility measuring approximately 4,000-6,000m2, with a projected start date for development in November 2025 and completion by November 2026.

This opportunity presents substantial prospects for business growth for construction companies experienced in building healthcare facilities, as well as those specialising in healthcare services and infrastructure development. Businesses with experience in collaboration with NHS entities or that can offer innovative operating models are especially well-positioned to participate. The considerable unmet demand for private healthcare in Swindon, coupled with the Trust's existing infrastructure and strategic location near major transport links, makes this an attractive development opportunity for organisations looking to expand their market presence in the healthcare sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary market engagement - Private Healthcare Facility

Notice Description

The Opportunity: GWH is seeking to identify potential partners to very significantly expand its Private Healthcare Offering. This market engagement exercise is intended to explore the opportunity with interested parties to gauge market interest, and to share and develop ideas. Background Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH) has a history of offering private healthcare via a dedicated Private Patient facility - The Shalbourne Unit - but since the Covid pandemic, the provision of private healthcare is now distributed across the Trust's wards, theatres, minor procedure and outpatient areas. The Great Western Hospital Private Patient service is currently provided within the Surgery & Planned Care Division. Most private outpatient activity takes place outside NHS core hours, and the majority of admitted private patient care (85%) is undertaken as Day Case activity. Private Patient Consultations are available across 22 different specialities, with approx 50 Consultants using the GWH in-house service to conduct their private practice over the last 12mths. Turnover in 2024-25 is forecasted to be PS3m, 11% higher than 2023-24. For more information, please see the dedicated website for private health provision at GWH at https://www.gwhprivatehealthcare.com Additional information for consideration Considerable unmet demand for private health care has been identified within and around Swindon, with further significant local population growth anticipated. An active Consultant body exists within the Trust, with over 100 clinicians currently engaging in Private Practice - interest has been expressed in a new development as many Consultants would wish to undertake more private practice on the GWH site. The expansion of Private Healthcare at GWH is supported by the Board (Non-Executives & Executives) and the Trust's clinical leadership. GWH owns a significant parcel of expansion land (5.5 Hectares) immediately alongside the hospital. This offers operator partners an opportunity to physically 'co-locate' a new Private Healthcare Facility with GWH NHS FT. GWH can offer a broad spectrum of clinical, diagnostic and support services to potential partners, including intensive care & HDU facilities. Initial review has suggested that a 4,000-6,000m2 private healthcare facility, over 2 or 3 storeys, might be the appropriate scale of development - but this is not a fixed view and the Trust would welcome feedback from the market. Oxford University Hospitals also has a Radiotherapy facility on the GWH site. GWH has appointed a commercial development partner (Prime PLC) who can facilitate the delivery of new facilities to the operator's requirements. GWH has recently delivered two significant government-funded construction schemes on the Swindon site. GWH has experience of working with private finance and 3rd party service providers. GWH operates from a very attractive modern PFI Hospital site. GWH has excellent motorway (M4) and railway (GWR) connectivity. The objectives of this market engagement exercise can be summarised as follows: Interest: Attract and assess interest from UK and international private hospital groups for further one to one discussion. Experience: Consideration of potential operator experience of working closely with NHS organisations. Structures: Explore attractive viable commercial and operating models. Decision Making: Determine the best approach for developing a new private healthcare venture on the GWH site (independent, partnership, JV, hybrid). The Trust would welcome feedback from the market. Please complete and return your responses to the questions contained in the Supplier questionnaire. Link below. https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000WUPtCIAX&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= Please provide your response to the questions above, via the Atamis portal, by 4pm on Friday 6th June 2025. This exercise and any subsequent procurement activity will be managed via the Trust's e-Sourcing procurement portal "Atamis". Please ensure you are registered on the procurement portal. https://sp-user-guide.refined.site/space/SPUG For further assistance, please contact our helpdesk at support@salisburyfoundationtrust-support.freshdesk.com

Planning Information

Please provide your response to the Supplier Questionnaire, via the Atamis portal, by 4pm on Friday 6th June 2025. https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000WUPtCIAX&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= GWH will review the submitted responses and invite interested parties to attend a 1 to 1 site visit to view the location and meet the Project Team during a Q&A session. We anticipate that the meetings slots will take place w/c 16th June 2025. GWH confirms that this is a market engagement activity only. This is not a commitment to proceed to a procurement event. We reserve the right to conclude activity once market engagement is complete.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05177e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023097-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45210000 - Building construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Nov 2025 - 4 Nov 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
support@salisburyfoundationtrust-support.freshdesk.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN3 6BB
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLK14 Swindon
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Ridgeway
Westminster Constituency
East Wiltshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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