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WHHT - AE (Asbestos)

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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22 Jul 2026 at 09:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust procured Authorising Engineer services specialising in asbestos. The requirement is an engineering consultancy service supporting the Trust’s asbestos-related responsibilities and assurance needs. The named buying organisation is West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, based at Watford General Hospital on Vicarage Road in Watford. The procurement is categorised as services, with the associated classification covering engineering services. The work is connected with the Trust’s hospital operations and asbestos management rather than construction works or the supply of physical goods. This opportunity is therefore relevant to engineering consultancies with specific Authorising Engineer capability for asbestos-related healthcare environments and an understanding of the governance requirements of an NHS teaching hospital.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a below-threshold limited competition, described as a sub-threshold direct award following a quotation obtained under the Trust’s standing financial instructions. One completed lot was awarded to CE CONSULTANTS (EUROPE) LTD. The contract was signed on 31 January 2025 and has a value of £15,000 excluding VAT, or £18,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 February 2025 to 31 July 2027. The successful award is active, as is the contract. The recorded requirement was for one year, but the contract record gives the operative period as approximately two and a half years. The award covered engineering services for the asbestos Authorising Engineer requirement.

This procurement identifies a defined requirement for an Authorising Engineer specialising in asbestos within an NHS teaching-hospital setting. A credible competitor for similar work would need demonstrable technical competence in asbestos engineering assurance, the ability to provide independent professional advice, and experience operating within healthcare governance and standing financial controls. The selected supplier was CE CONSULTANTS (EUROPE) LTD, a large engineering-services business, indicating that the buyer accepted a specialist consultancy supplier rather than a general facilities-management provider. Businesses tracking this buyer should position themselves around asbestos Authorising Engineer services, engineering assurance and NHS-compliant delivery. Evidence of comparable hospital or other complex-site assignments, clear professional capability and capacity to support the Trust’s operational requirements would strengthen future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WHHT - AE (Asbestos)

Notice Description

Provision of Authorising Engineer services (Asbestos). Trust obtained quotation under Trust SFI's. Sub-threshold direct award for x1 year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d071
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068981-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£15,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WATFORD
Postcode
WD18 0HB
Postcode Area
Watford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Watford
Electoral Ward
Vicarage
Westminster Constituency
Watford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CE CONSULTANTS (EUROPE) LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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