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The Provision of Town Planner Services for the New Frimley Park Hospital and the Retained Estate at Frimley Park

FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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07 Sep 2026 at 09:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is procuring comprehensive town planning services for the New Frimley Park Hospital programme and its retained estate. The work covers planning strategy, risk and constraints advice, consent programming, pre-application engagement, planning applications and supporting documents, environmental assessment coordination, habitats and ecological input, highways and transport planning, sustainability, carbon and net zero advice, and community, stakeholder and political consultation. The provider will also negotiate Section 106 obligations, discharge planning conditions and provide post-consent support. This is a professional planning and environmental consultancy requirement, with urban planning services as the main category. Services will be delivered in connection with the Trust’s estate at Frimley, including a live, occupied acute hospital site, alongside the wider design, construction and enabling works team.

The procurement has reached tender: the Trust invited suppliers to submit full offers through an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, using an electronic tendering portal. The tender submission deadline is 7 October 2026 at 10:00, and the stated award period ends on 4 November 2026 at 23:59. The contract is planned to run from 24 November 2026 to 31 December 2033. The estimated value is £221,000 excluding VAT, or £265,200 including VAT, for one lot. Evaluation is based on 20% cost and 80% quality, with the quality element comprising 10% social value and 70% qualitative assessment. Suppliers must submit responses to the conditions of participation, which are assessed on a pass/fail basis. Tenders may be submitted electronically in English.

This opportunity suits town planning consultancies able to provide end-to-end planning advisory and application services for a major healthcare development and an existing estate. Strong candidates will have capability in planning strategy, pre-application negotiation, planning authority and statutory consultee engagement, application management, EIA and Environmental Statement coordination, HRA, ecology, highways and transport, travel planning, sustainability, carbon and net zero advice. The requirement also calls for experience negotiating Section 106 obligations, discharging conditions and supporting projects after consent. Suppliers should be able to produce evidence-led advice, manage planning risk and coordinate multiple technical inputs within an integrated professional team. Capacity for sustained delivery through a long programme, alongside design, construction and enabling works, is important, as is effective engagement with communities, stakeholders and political audiences on an occupied acute hospital site.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Town Planner Services for the New Frimley Park Hospital and the Retained Estate at Frimley Park

Notice Description

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") is seeking to procure a provider for the provision of town planning services in connection with the New Frimley Park Hospital programme and the Trust's retained estate (Ref C468067). The procurement is for the provision of a comprehensive town planning advisory and application service across the programme, from strategy and pre-application through to discharge of conditions and post-consent support. The scope includes, but is not limited to: Planning strategy, risk and constraints advice, and programme of consents Pre-application engagement including a PPA, and negotiation with the local planning authorities and statutory consultees Preparation, submission and management of planning applications and supporting documents Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) co-ordination and Environmental Statement management Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and associated ecological and environmental input Highways and transport planning input, including transport assessment and travel planning Sustainability, carbon and net zero advice in support of the planning case Community, stakeholder and political engagement and consultation Section 106 and planning obligation negotiation, condition discharge and post-consent planning support The appointed provider will be expected to deliver an evidence-led planning strategy that secures consent within the programme, working as part of an integrated professional team and co-ordinating with the wider design, construction and enabling works programme. The Trust operates from a live, occupied acute site and places a strong emphasis on stakeholder and community engagement, transparency and the management of planning risk. The contract duration under this notice is for the provision of the town planning services requirements only, and does not represent or imply any timeframe for completion of the wider New Frimley Park Hospital programme or the Trust's retained estate works. This procurement is being conducted as an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Interested suppliers must submit a full tender by the deadline stated in the tender documents, including responses to the conditions of participation, which are assessed on a pass/fail basis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f30e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084205-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

71410000 - Urban planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£221,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£221,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Nov 2026 - 31 Dec 2033 Over 5 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
FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FRIMLEY
Postcode
GU16 7UJ
Postcode Area
Guildford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Surrey Heath
Electoral Ward
Frimley
Westminster Constituency
Surrey Heath

Further Information

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