Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Russell Greeenwood
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Estates Technical Standards & Guidance Programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The NHS England Technical Standards and Guidance (TSG) Programme is responsible for publication of Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs). These have been provided to the NHS since the 1960s, but in 2017 responsibility was discharged from DHSC to NHS Improvement (now NHS England), within the national NHS Estates and Facilities division.
Producing TSG requires a specialist skill set, including architects, health planners, engineers, technical author and editorial skills. Since 2018 external specialist consultancy support has been procured to provide the necessary resource and expertise so NHS England can progress updates.
The current contract for technical authoring is coming to an end and so NHS England are looking to award a new 4-year contract for the specialist skills required so the TSG Programme can continue.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,508,640
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NHS Estates Technical Standards and Guidance Programme team have responsibility to support the NHS Constitution right for patients to be cared for in a “clean, safe, secure and suitable environment” through publication of a suite of technical guidance documents, available free of charge and disseminated via the NHS England website https://www.england.nhs.uk/estates/
Health Building Notes (HBNs) give best practice guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and adaptation or extension of existing facilities.
Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs) give comprehensive advice and guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology used in the delivery of healthcare.
Specific skills required depend on the nature and coverage of individual guidance documents. Some will be provided by NHS England staff, but the majority of the work to deliver these documents will need to be provided by external contractors:
Scoping – review existing guidance, both NHS related and more widely, to determine the specification of the guidance to be produced;
Production – work with the specified teams and stakeholders to develop the guidance, test and edit it;
Engagement with the appropriate stakeholders from NHS England, DHSC, across the NHS and relevant industry.
Professional services needed include:
Technical Authors
Subject Matter Experts
Technical Editors
Other specialist skillsets not available within NHS England, including healthcare architects, healthcare planners, engineers (e.g. mechanical, electrical, decontamination, fire) with specialist healthcare experience, medical equipment specialists, etc.
Project and Programme Management (PMO) resource to manage delivery of the programme and relevant interfaces.
These will be detailed more fully in the ITT.
In 2022 a prioritisation exercise was carried out with key stakeholders to identify the Top 40 out of the current suite of c.107 documents that require updates or new guidance developing. These priorities were assessed against key benefits criteria, including patient safety, quality and alignment with NHS England objectives. See attached document for details.
For the previous procurement, fixed prices were sought for guidance where scoping documents were available and/or production was required for top priorities. For the remainder of the guidance documents within the contract, indicative prices were sought, based on an estimate of document complexity, to provide flexibility within the call-off contract arrangement to adjust priorities within the programme if required, e.g. urgent operational or patient safety issues. We are seeking views and considering the model we will use for the new contract.
NHS England is asking potential bidders to complete a market assessment questionnaire to help inform the forthcoming procurement exercise. Questionnaires must be submitted by 22-11-2022 via https://forms.office.com/r/EBxdXBGMpb
The market engagement exercise aims to inform potential providers of the opportunity and collate feedback. A presentation and Q&A session is planned for 30-11-2022. If you would like to join the online supplier event, please send your details including your name, title, organisation name and contact information (email and telephone) to russell.greenwood@nhs.net
Any procurement conducted because of this notice will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.
two.2.14) Additional information
This contract is divided into lots
Lot 1: HTM 05- Fire Code- production of updated versions of 3 documents (with 9 parts / sub-documents) Estimated value £662,500
Lot 2: Priority HBN and HTM documents (scoping and/or production of up to 37 updated and/or new documents) Estimated value £7,508,640
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 January 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Attachment link referred to in the long description of this PIN:
https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000KFUT/AThvnrbBPAvNqaaqffP0A8qQVaWfsMwK4r9TwfC7V7I