Notice Information
Notice Title
National Framework for the Provision of Asset and Contract Lifecycle Management Services
Notice Description
In 2022, the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service established a National Framework Agreement for asset lifecycle contract management services to facilitate improvements in organisational efficiency which may otherwise have been overlooked under a fragmented approach to contract management. This framework has provided a targeted end to end outsourced lifecycle contract management solution spanning procurement, contract management and service delivery management. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service now wishes to establish a new framework to enable and support continued asset and contract lifecycle management within the NHS and wider public sector. The purpose of this Framework is to enable a provider to increase efficiency against traditional contract letting and management methods, whilst maintaining or improving high standards of delivery.
Lot Information
Asset and Contract Lifecycle Management Services for NHS Organisations
The Lot will be for the provision of an end to end outsourced asset and contract lifecycle management solution spanning procurement, contract management and service delivery management for a range of contracts, including medical maintenance, estates maintenance, estates services, general services (specifically services with multiple contract events that must be tracked, assessed and verified such as diagnostics), and any other contract identified by a Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be an NHS Organisation.
Renewal: The Term of the Framework Agreement shall be two years with an option to extend twice for a further one year on each occasion. The Framework Agreement will run for a maximum four year term, however call-off Contracts may exceed this period provided that these Call-off Contracts are awarded and commence within the Framework Agreement Term.
Asset and Contract Lifecycle Management Services for Public Sector Non-NHS Organisations1.1 The Framework will be for the provision of an end to end outsourced asset and contract lifecycle management solution spanning procurement, contract management and service delivery management for a range of contracts, including medical maintenance, estates maintenance, estates services, general services (specifically services with multiple contract events that must be tracked, assessed and verified such as diagnostics), and any other contract identified by a Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be a Public Sector (non-NHS) organisation.
Renewal: The Term of the Framework Agreement shall be two years with an option to extend twice for a further one year on each occasion. The Framework Agreement will run for a maximum four year term, however call-off Contracts may exceed this period provided that these Call-off Contracts are awarded and commence within the Framework Agreement Term.
Planning Information
The purpose of this engagement notice is to invite suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement with a view to developing the authority's requirements and preparing tender documents. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender. Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e025
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002952-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79994000 - Contract administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 23 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@coch-cps.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHESTER
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Upton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002952-2026
14th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073425-2025
13th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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