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Schneider Electric Building Energy Management System Upgrade

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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05 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde commissioned an upgrade to the building energy management system (BEMS) serving Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s Neurology facilities, Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow Dental Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital. The work covers energy and building controls, including EBO server transitions, EcoStruxure Building Management System implementation, system infrastructure enabling works, site transition and upgrades to the main block, Homeopathic Unit and PET Scanner building at Gartnavel, and automatic controls at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The services are delivered across these NHS hospital sites in Glasgow and Vale of Leven. The buyer is NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, a public-sector health organisation and central purchasing body. The procurement is classified as building energy management services (CPV 71314200).

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, using a voluntary ex ante transparency route for a direct award. One lot was evaluated on price. Schneider Electric was selected as supplier, and the contract is active. The contract value is £556,944. It was signed on 3 August 2026. The procurement rationale states that the contract would remain in place until 31 March 2023. One bid was recorded, with no SME bids. The direct award was justified by the need to avoid disruption in live healthcare environments, maintain continuity of patient services, and use the incumbent manufacturer’s installed-system knowledge, software tools and manufacturer-qualified staff.

This requirement demonstrates demand for specialist BEMS and healthcare building-controls capability within a large NHS estate. A credible future competitor would need experience of upgrading and maintaining complex, live hospital control systems without causing unplanned downtime or affecting patient care. Relevant capability includes EBO server transitions, EcoStruxure or comparable building-management platforms, automatic controls, energy-management systems and integration with hosted plant. Suppliers would also need suitably qualified engineers across the required disciplines, access to system-specific software engineering tools and manufacturer support, and a detailed understanding of existing installations and their operational history. The procurement also shows that continuity, site knowledge and minimising disruption can be decisive when competing for comparable NHS work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Schneider Electric Building Energy Management System Upgrade

Notice Description

NHS GG&C require the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) at Queen Elizabeth University Neurology, Gartnavel Hospital, Dental Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital to be upgraded.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS GG&C require the Building Energy Management System to be upgraded as follows: Vale of Leven: EBO Server Transition and EcoStruxure Building Management System Solution. Gartnavel Hospital: EBO System Infrastructure Enabling Works including Gartnavel Hospital Site Transition System Upgrade Main Block, System Upgrade Homeopathic Unit and System Upgrade PET Scanner Building. Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Energy Works Automatic Controls and EBO Server Transition. Dental Hospital: EBO Server Transition NHS GGC believe Schneider Electric are the only company that can provide this requirement as the manufacturer of products concerned and due to the close loop nature of the system itself. Furthermore, as the site is a complex and live healthcare environment, sound working knowledge of the installed systems and their hosted plant is essential to minimise the risk of unforeseen downtime impacting patient care services. Schneider Electric installed the systems when the building was originally constructed, and, as the incumbent, has operated and maintained the building controls systems since. NHS GGC believe is the only organisation able to demonstrate manufacturer qualified staff, in all of the required disciplines and systems, with access to the required software engineering tools and support, and in-depth knowledge of the building and current controls installation. Consequently awarding to another supplier would cost a significant amount money and disruption to NHSGGC Staff and Patients. Therefore the best course of action to insure compliance with procurement regulations is to publish a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice.

Procurement Information

NHSGGC will publish a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice on PCS. In accordance with: 'The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, SSI 2015/446 1 91(7)(a)' , this will be published to protect NHSGGC against the risk of an ineffectiveness challenge to the lawful direct award of a contract. Additionally and in line with the practices of: Fairness; Openness and Transparency; the publication of this VEAT Notice has been balanced against the risk that publication of this VEAT Notice may, in fact, increase awareness of the proposed direct award and increase the risk of challenge.NHSGGC will publish a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice on PCS. In accordance with: 'The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, SSI 2015/446 1 91(7)(a)' , this will be published to protect NHSGGC against the risk of an ineffectiveness challenge to the lawful direct award of a contract. Additionally and in line with the practices of: Fairness; Openness and Transparency; the publication of this VEAT Notice has been balanced against the risk that publication of this VEAT Notice may, in fact, increase awareness of the proposed direct award and increase the risk of challenge. A VEAT was the best legal procurement route to take because the disruption as a result of installing a new system would be significant and would have wide reaching consequences impacting: Staff; Patients and Services in addition a heightened risk of delivering this requirement in line with Scottish Government imposed timescales. The contract will be in place until the 31/03/2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839120
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561617
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

71314200 - Energy-management services

75111200 - Legislative services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£556,944 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0SF
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Dennistoun
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Schneider Electric

Further Information

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