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title: "UHN - Provision of Refurbishment Works to Upgrade an Existing Data Centre"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# UHN - Provision of Refurbishment Works to Upgrade an Existing Data Centre

Buyer: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d3

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## Summary

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, comprising Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, is planning refurbishment works at Kettering General Hospital in Kettering. The project concerns the design, supply and delivery of upgrades to the existing secondary data centre, DC2/P55. The works are intended to bring the facility to IT industry Tier 2 standard and support the migration of IT equipment and infrastructure from the primary data centre, DC1. The scope is expected to address mechanical and engineering infrastructure, review the room’s design and layout, and provide standardised equipment racks, cable containment and related data-centre infrastructure. The work is classified as refurbishment works and will be delivered at the Kettering hospital site.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the buyer is conducting early market engagement before a forthcoming tender; it is not yet an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use an open procedure for one lot, with the contract currently planned to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The estimated value is £470,000 excluding VAT, or £564,000 including VAT. Indicative project timings are a site visit on request during August 2026, tender issue in September 2026, commencement in October 2026 and completion in September 2027. The planned market engagement is intended to inform the scope, structure and procurement approach, with supplier input sought by 9 September 2026. A subsequent notice is expected on 14 September 2026.

The work is likely to suit SMEs and suppliers able to deliver integrated data-centre refurbishment rather than a single trade package. Relevant capability includes designing and upgrading mechanical and engineering services for critical IT environments, reviewing data-centre layouts, supplying and installing standardised server racks and cable containment, and coordinating works around live or migrating IT infrastructure. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate how their designs will improve resilience, operational efficiency and spare capacity for future space, power and cooling needs. Experience of delivering facilities to recognised IT data-centre standards, particularly Tier 2 environments, would be relevant. Businesses with multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commissioning and migration-planning capability should use the engagement phase to help shape a deliverable specification.

## Notice

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), which consists of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), are seeking to engage the market in advance of a forthcoming tender opportunity for the provision of refurbishment works to upgrade an existing data centre. It is intended that the procurement will cover the design, supply and delivery of refurbishment works to upgrade its secondary data centre known as DC2/P55 at Kettering General Hospital. The purpose of this early market engagement is to gather insights from potential suppliers to help inform the scope, structure, and approach of the procurement to ensure it meets the needs of the organisation and delivers best value. To obtain the required level of resilience the DC2/ P55 data centre needs to be brought up to an IT Industry standard Tier 2 data centre. This is to be achieved by addressing the mechanical and engineering infrastructure which provide services to the data centre combined with a review of the overall design / layout of the room and provision of new, standardised racks, cable containment, etc. This is intended to reduce the risk of future outages, ensure the room is running efficiently, has some spare capacity (space, power, cooling, etc.) for future expansion and is able to run as a single entity during the migration of IT equipment / Infrastructure out of the current primary data centre DC1. Indicative timelines for this project are: Site Visit: Upon Request during Aug 26 Tender Issue: Sep 26 Project commencement: Oct '26 Project completion: Sep '27

### Planning Information

The purpose of this early market engagement is to gather insights from potential suppliers to help inform the scope, structure, and approach of the procurement to ensure it meets the needs of the organisation and delivers best value.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079085-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £470,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Additional buyers | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN16 8UZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | St Peter |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45453100 - Refurbishment work

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 14:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079085-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079085-2026
  19th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/

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