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UHN - Provision of Refurbishment Works to Upgrade an Existing Data Centre

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 22:31.

Opportunity overview

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

Classification

  • CPV45453100 — Refurbishment work

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d3
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45453100
Description
Refurbishment work

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
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.
Due
9 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079085-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 14:59
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PCPL-4765-VNRN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCPL-4765-VNRN

Address

Street Address
Rothwell Rd
Locality
Kettering
Postal Code
NN16 8UZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Contact

Name
Sharon Appleby

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PQBY-8547-GYGP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQBY-8547-GYGP

Address

Street Address
Cliftonville
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 5BD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Name
Sharon Appleby

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kettering · UKF25 · NN16 8UZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 079085-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·