Scope
Reference
SFT/AT/C365808
Description
The Trust requires full design services up to RIBA Stage 4 for the construction of a new Linac bunker at Musgrove Park Hospital to support the 2028 Linac replacement programme and ensure uninterrupted radiotherapy services. The design must include associated patient areas such as reception, waiting, changing, and recovery spaces, and consider the feasibility of incorporating a new inpatient haematology ward to replace Ward 9, either integrated with or located nearby. The scope also includes advice on construction methods, including potential interim and permanent solutions aligned with wider site development plans, and provision of all necessary building services-heating, cooling, water, medical gases, power, and data-meeting clinical standards. All designs must comply with relevant HTMs and Trust policies.
Contract 1. Provision for a Design Consultant for LINAC Bunker and Ward 9 Redevelopment
Supplier
Contract value
- £775,341.66 excluding VAT
- £930,409.99 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
5 August 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
6 August 2025
Standstill period
- End: 15 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 August 2025 to 18 May 2026
- 9 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKK23 - Somerset
Information about tenders
- 10 tenders received
- 10 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 8 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 9 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
ERGEA UK AND IRELAND LIMITED
- Companies House: 04328629
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRJ-3141-RMDN
Unit 4 Ely Road
Reading
RG7 4BQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Provision for a Design Consultant for LINAC Bunker and Ward 9 Redevelopment
Contracting authority
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RH5
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWR-4212-QWHQ
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA1 5DA
United Kingdom
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Organisation type: Public authority - central government