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Engineering Inspection

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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11 Sep 2026 at 14:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an engineering inspection service. The requirement is classified as engineering services and is intended to support the Trust’s engineering inspection needs. The buying organisation is the NHS foundation trust, based in Worthing, England. The awarded service is associated with a single lot and covers delivery in England. The requirement is service-based rather than for goods or construction works, making it relevant to engineering inspection providers, specialist technical service firms and organisations able to deliver inspection work for NHS infrastructure or estates. The selected supplier is Zurich Insurance Company (U.K.) Limited, a large UK organisation, indicating that the requirement was placed with an established corporate provider rather than a small or voluntary-sector organisation.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. One supplier was selected: Zurich Insurance Company (U.K.) Limited. The award was made on 1 September 2026 for £57,000 excluding VAT, or £68,400 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with a scheduled signature date by 21 September 2026. This was a selective, below-threshold award under a framework, and the process was non-competitive at this stage. The procurement used one lot, which is complete. The award concerns services rather than goods or works. The available procurement record does not set out weighted evaluation criteria, so the commercial outcome is best understood as a framework-based call-off for an engineering inspection requirement.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the Trust’s demand for engineering inspection services and the route used to buy them. A future competitor would need to provide a credible engineering inspection service for an NHS foundation trust and be able to participate through an appropriate framework, since this requirement was awarded under one rather than through an open competition. The successful organisation was a large UK company, so suppliers considering similar work should be able to demonstrate sufficient corporate capacity and assurance for delivery to a public healthcare organisation. Specialist engineering inspection providers, insurance-linked engineering businesses and larger technical service firms with relevant framework access are the closest fit for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Engineering Inspection

Notice Description

Engineering Inspection Contract

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f830
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086466-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
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
£57,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN11 2DH
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Zurich Municipal

Further Information

Notice Documents

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