---
title: "Engineering Inspection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f830"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Engineering Inspection

Buyer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f830

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Engineering Inspection Contract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086466-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £57,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN11 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Zurich Municipal |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 14:23 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086466-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086466-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea8a
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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