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Ward Refurbishment Programme, Professional Services / Consultants

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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20 Oct 2026 at 14:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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15 Oct 2026 at 16:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is planning professional services and consultancy for a programme of ward refurbishments across its London estate: Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital and associated community sites. The aim is to keep the estate fit for purpose and support clinical services. Likely work includes general ward modernisation, ventilation upgrades, building-safety compliance, and integration with existing building management, nurse-call, medical-gas, security, fire-alarm and data/IT systems. The programme will use a tiered, risk-based approach, with each ward’s scope confirmed after surveys, risk assessments and cost modelling. Specialist areas such as theatres, catheterisation laboratories and major medical equipment programmes are excluded and will use separate procurement routes.

This is at the planning stage: the Trust is undertaking market engagement to gauge supplier capacity and interest, and has not invited tenders. It expects to provide a further procurement notice on 1 December 2026. The engagement questionnaire and queries are due by 23 November 2026; this is an engagement response date, not a tender deadline. The estimated value is £5 million excluding VAT (£6 million including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with possible extension to 31 March 2034. The programme is described as a long-term partnership, with flexible scope and pricing across different value bands. Final work requirements will depend on surveys, risk assessments and cost modelling.

This will suit construction consultancies and professional-services suppliers experienced in healthcare estate refurbishment, particularly those able to coordinate ward modernisation with live clinical operations and existing building systems. The Trust is looking for capacity to support work of varying values and scope, and a flexible team able to respond to clinical, infrastructure and statutory risks. Relevant expertise may include ventilation, building-safety compliance and Gateway 2 applications where required, alongside integration with building management, nurse-call, medical-gas, security, fire-alarm and data/IT systems. Suppliers should be prepared to support a sustained programme and a potential on-site contractor presence, while recognising that continuing workflow is not guaranteed. The Trust intends to allow suitably qualified SMEs and smaller local suppliers to compete, and wants delivery arrangements to provide social value for the Trust and local environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ward Refurbishment Programme, Professional Services / Consultants

Notice Description

This market engagement questionnaire is issued in accordance with Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) procurement and governance procedures. As one of the UK's largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, GSTT leads in healthcare innovation and excellence. Centred in London, the Trust incorporates five hospitals, each with a rich legacy of clinical brilliance and pioneering research. The hospitals include: - Guy's Hospital; - St Thomas' Hospital; - Evelina London Children's Hospital; - Royal Brompton Hospital; - Harefield Hospital; - Associated Community Sites. The issue of this questionnaire is to engage with the market to gauge capacity and interest for the procurement of the GSTT Ward Refurbishment programme. The GSTT Ward Refurbishment Programme covers ward refurbishments across the above GSTT estate, aimed at ensuring the Trust's estate remains fit for purpose, and best placed to ensure the continued delivery of clinical excellence now and into the future. The Ward Refurbishment Programme will adopt a tiered, risk-based scope, enabling investment to be proportionate to clinical, infrastructure, and statutory risk. The final scope for each ward will be confirmed following detailed surveys, risk assessments, and cost modelling. This approach allows the programme to prioritise highest-risk interventions while maintaining affordability and operational continuity. As such, this procurement exercise will need to incorporate a degree of flexibility, and centres on the development of a long-term partnership essential to ensure the successful delivery of this important programme. The key Trust objectives underpinning this procurement exercise are: - Ease of use - GSTT are currently delivering a significant number of construction projects across the GSTT estate. These appointments need to facilitate the ease at which these projects are delivered. - Equal Opportunity - the tender should provide equal opportunity to all suitably qualified tenderers and does not restrict SMEs and smaller local suppliers. - Flexibility of Value - successful tenderers should be able to be appointed across a range of construction values. On this basis the contractual and pricing mechanisms should allow flexibility to suit different value bands. - Flexibility of Scope - the tender should allow flexibility to potentially support wider clinicalspace refurbishment projects across the Trust (excluding specialist areas such as theatres, cath labs and major medical equipment programmes which will require separate procurement routes). - Social Value - the tenders should promote genuine social value for GSTT and the local environment. - Continued workflow - the tender should facilitate the continued instruction of work with a permanent contractor presence on site, although this will not be guaranteed. - Speed of delivery - GSTT require a procurement mechanism which will allow access to the market at the earliest opportunity. Whilst specific work scopes are to be developed, the works are likely to include general ward modernisation, ventilation upgrades, building safety compliance works (including Building Safety Act Gateway 2 applications where required), and integration with existing specialist systems (building management systems, nurse call, medical gases, security, fire alarms, data and IT).

Planning Information

Please see the below questionnaire link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000NCRqP/y4TuazfWzTNLR1VIVxC_cLgs1aDi3PQVMhZvVJ6gxO4 please return questionnaires and queries to: imantas.vezys@nhs.net

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099066-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9RT
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLI4 Inner London - East
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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