Planning

Facilities Management Services - Pre-Market Engagement

GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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04 Jun 2026 at 15:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a procurement process for Facilities Management Services through a pre-market engagement. Located in Swindon, UK, the Trust operates under the public authority central government category and aims to maintain its acute care facility, which is crucial for providing extensive healthcare services to a population of around 300,000 people. The tender, identified by reference C451357, is currently in the planning stage with scheduled milestones, including a virtual market engagement session on 16th June 2026 and a market engagement questionnaire closing on 1st July 2026. This process looks to understand market capabilities and innovative approaches ahead of the PFI contract's expiry in October 2029, influencing future service delivery strategy across the Trust's extensive Swindon estate.

This procurement provides significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in facilities management services. The potential value of the contract, estimated up to £125 million gross, represents a substantial market endeavor. Businesses with expertise in estates maintenance, grounds maintenance, energy management, cleaning, and other associated services could find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. The Trust is open to discussing various contractual frameworks, including split lots or integrated service solutions, which can accommodate varied supplier capabilities and encourage smaller enterprises or consortia to participate. Moreover, engagement in this preliminary process allows businesses to influence and align with the upcoming service delivery models considered by the Trust, fostering opportunities for collaboration and innovation.

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Notice Title

Facilities Management Services - Pre-Market Engagement

Notice Description

Great Western NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust) opened its acute Private Finance Initiative (PFI) facility in 2002. The six-storey building provides 78,101 square meters of internal space and supports 650 beds. The hospital includes a full range of acute services, including an Accident and Emergency department, Acute Assessment Unit, Intensive Care / High Dependency Unit, Maternity and Intermediate Care Centre. The site also incorporates a health and social care education centre (the "Academy"), alongside a wide range of wards and clinics, serving a population of around 300,000 people. The PFI contract is due to expire in October 2029 and covers approximately 90% of the Trust's estate on the Swindon site. The majority of the facilities management (FM) services for the PFI estate (excluding car parking, linen and transport which are a directly delivered service by the Trust) are currently provided under the PFI contract. FM services to the retained estate (non-PFI) estate are outsourced separately. However, many of the same service providers deliver FM services across both the PFI and non-PFI estate. The Trust is currently considering a range of future FM service delivery models across the Swindon site and is seeking to engage with the market to understand the industry perspective. This engagement will help inform the Trust's approach to its future service delivery strategy. The FM services currently included within the assessment are: 1. Estates maintenance service, including planned, reactive, small work's, project works etc. 2. Grounds maintenance service 3. Energy and utilities management service 4. Helpdesk service and CAFM system 5. Cleaning service 6. Catering (patient and retail) service 7. Portering service 8. Security service 9. Pest control service 10. Waste management and disposal service 11. Switchboard service 12. Tenancy and residential property management service 13. Linen and laundry 14. Car parking management The Trust is seeking to understand market capability, capacity, and innovative approaches regarding the delivery of the full suite of FM services across its estate, as well as understanding the markets appetite for differing FM service contract bundling arrangements. Any future contract(s) may be split into lots e.g. a number of separate contractual arrangements or delivered as in interacted combined FM service solution. The Contracting Authority wishes to involve the market in discussing the following general points: * Current market and market interest in this project * Relevant experience * Feedback on the service structure / service lotting structure * Key risks and commercial terms of interest * Contract term and investment * Innovations in the market place * Continuous improvement Suppliers who wish to participate in the preliminary market engagement are to express their interest by the closing date and time on the following portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Supplier can register/login to atamis and find under - Atamis Reference: C451357 Engagement process description: A preliminary market engagement session will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams on 16th June 2026 10:00 hours to 12:00 hours. Joining details will be issued by the Trust to your confirmed point of contact prior to the event. To ensure consistency, this event will be recorded and shared with any Suppliers unable to attend, but still wishing to engage. Suppliers are asked to confirm the names, email and titles of the attendees to the preliminary market engagement virtual session prior to the session, via the portal. A Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) will be available via the portal under Supplier Documents Folder at the point of expressing interest via the above link to allow sufficient time for suppliers to complete and respond. Market Engagement Closing Date and Time: Suppliers are asked to return the completed MEQ via the portal by 14:00 hours on Wednesday 1st July 2026. Suppliers are requested to direct all queries via the Portal rather than make direct contact with the Trust.

Planning Information

Pre Procurement Market Engagement

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae12
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053070-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

55520000 - Catering services

64214200 - Telephone switchboard services

70331000 - Residential property services

71314000 - Energy and related services

72514300 - Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

79710000 - Security services

79993000 - Building and facilities management services

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90910000 - Cleaning services

90922000 - Pest-control services

98311100 - Laundry-management services

98341120 - Portering services

98351000 - Car park management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£104,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2029 - 31 Jul 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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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