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Servicing and Maintenance of Medical Gas Pipeline Systems

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:08.

Opportunity overview

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Trust) is conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise regarding the provision of a contract for both planned servicing and maintenance, testing as well as any reactive servicing, of its medical gas pipeline system (MGPS) at Nottingham City Hospital. The contract is required to ensure the Trust complies with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 02-01 as well as applicable standards and relevant legislation. The purpose of this PME exercise is to gauge interest from the market, understand its capability to deliver the Services and seek your views to inform any eventual procurement exercise undertaken by the Trust. The objective is to identify and mitigate any potential issues to help ensure a “right first time” approach to any eventual procurement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV50712000 — Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
  • CPV71334000 — Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Lots

  • Nottingham City Hospital£500k
  • Queen's Medical Centre£500k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C381791
Status
planned
Published risks
The value of any contract exceeding the estimated values in the tender notice(s) as a result of: - no of call outs exceeding those estimated in the tender documents. - additional MGPS systems brought into scope of the contract (e.g. MGPS systems installed at the property following completion of a separate building project, or additional sites coming into scope as a result of any requirement to collaborate with the Trust's wider Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00

Procedure

Features
The Trust has yet to fully establish the parameters of its Competitive Flexible Procedure. In addition to the tender stage, it is likely the procedure will require suppliers to meet minimum requirements on a pass/fail basis before being invited to take part in a site visit(s) and subsequently submit a tender.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lot Details

Award criteria

Description
It is likely any procurement exercise will be split into at least 2 lots. It is anticipated the maximum number of lots that can be awarded to a supplier will be 1. However, this may be subject to change (E.g. as a result of any preliminary market engagement).

Expected award period

Ends
1 Apr 2026, 00:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Oct 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Nottingham City Hospital
Status
planned
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Servicing and maintenance of the MGPS at Nottingham City Hospital

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Options

Description
It is envisaged any contract term will be 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 36 months. such extension shall take the form of three 12 month incremental periods.

Renewal

Description
It is envisaged any contract term will be 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 36 months. such extension shall take the form of three 12 month incremental periods.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2036, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
a2iSr000005TeNNIA0
Title
Queen's Medical Centre
Status
planned
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Servicing and Maintenance of the MGPS at the Queen's Medical Centre

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Options

Description
It is envisaged any contract term will be 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 36 months. such extension shall take the form of three 12 month incremental periods.

Renewal

Description
It is envisaged any contract term will be 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 36 months. such extension shall take the form of three 12 month incremental periods.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2028, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2031, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKF16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50712000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Entry 2
Id
71334000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Item 2
Id
a2iSr000005TeNNIA0
Related Lot
a2iSr000005TeNNIA0

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50712000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007179-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
25 Feb 2025, 15:24
Entry 2
Id
047661-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Aug 2025, 14:15

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
Suppliers are invited to download the PME document via the e-Tendering portal for more information: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Included within the document is a brief questionnaire. Suppliers are encouraged to respond to these questions which will help inform and shape the procurement process. If you have any problems with the Electronic Portal., you should contact the helpdesk on 0800 9956035 or by sending an email to support-health@atamis.co.uk . The helpline is open Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm excluding public and bank holidays.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVQC-9261-WGRM
Name
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF14
Country
GB
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG5 1PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Campus, Hucknall Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVQC-9261-WGRM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Darren J. Statham

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF14 · NG5 1PB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF14 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF15 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF16 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF22 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e7d6-2025-08-11T14:15:51+01:00Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·