Healthcare Equipment Planning Consultant - Hospitals of the Future

Concepts

• leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust
• hospitals of the future project
• project management
• leeds
• uk government
• leeds general infirmary hospital
• children’s hospital
• healthcare equipment
• consultancy services
• trust's world-class healthcare services

Location

Leeds:

Description

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (“the Trust”) Hospitals of the Future Project was included within Phase 1 of the UK Government's flagship Health Infrastructure Plan ('HIP') and will be among one of the first projects to be delivered. The Trust is proposing a major redevelopment of the Leeds General Infirmary hospital site to create modern, state of the art healthcare facilities that will expand the Trust's world-class healthcare services. The new healthcare facilities, in the region of 94,000m2 will include a new Children’s Hospital, alongside a new Adult Hospital that will include a new Maternity Centre and other acute, ambulatory and clinical support services. The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Healthcare Equipment Planning Consultant (“the Consultant”) who shall support the Trust in the: preparation and implementation of a robust Equipment Planning and Procurement Strategy; preparation of a detailed Bill of Quantities (“BofQ”) and the procurement of equipment items identified in the BofQ as being a Trust responsibility. The services shall be delivered in parallel with the detailed design and construction of the new healthcare facilities.

Total Quantity or Scope

The new healthcare facilities are expected to be in the region of 94,000m2 subject to design. The Trust has secured DHSC approval of an Outline Business Case ('OBC') and has also secured Outline Planning Consent. The project must be complete in 2025. The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative Healthcare Equipment Planning Consultant. The appointed Consultant shall provide specialist equipment planning, costing and procurement services to support the delivery of the Trust’s new healthcare facilities. The Consultant will be required to support the Trust throughout the design development and pre-construction stages and also provide support during the construction, commissioning and post-completion stages of the works. It is expected that the specialist Healthcare Equipment Planning Consultant shall be responsible for specifying all equipment items and requirements up to and including RIBA Stage 2. The BofQ and costs at the conclusion to this stage shall provisionally identify the responsibility for items of equipment (in accordance with the Equipment Procurement Strategy) to be provided by the Client and the Contractor. Beyond RIBA Stage 2, it is expected that the Contractor shall assume responsibility for those items of equipment identified as Contractor responsibility although the Equipment Planning Consultant shall continue to provide specialist advice and support to the Trust in the planning and procurement of Trust responsibility items, the review of Contractor items as well as supporting and leading processes where there is deemed a form of joint equipment responsibility. Additional information: The Trust reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. The Trust has no liability in respect of any costs or time incurred by organisations in expressing an interest in or bidding for this opportunity.

CPV Codes

• 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
• 71315200 - Building consultancy services
• 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Indicators

• Variant bids are not accepted.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders should note that the procurement documents (including the Invitation to Tender) are draft documents at this stage, providing indicative information of the Trust's intended approach in the procurement process and are for general information only. The Trust reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the procurement documents will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to participate in the relevant tender stages of the procurement procedure. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the standard selection questionnaire (in accordance with the requirements set out in the standard selection questionnaire) via the Procontract portal by the date and time specified in section IV.2.2). Please note, all clarification questions should be submitted through the portal and all responses and any additional information will be provided through the portal. Interested organisations are responsible for ensuring that they check the portal regularly for updates and further information. The Trust intends to hold a virtual Market Open Day on 18 February 2021 via Microsoft Teams for those organisations interested in this opportunity. This will involve the Trust delivering a presentation to provide interested organisations with further information on the project. There will also be the opportunity for interested organisations to raise queries with the Trust in this open forum. In order to attend, interested organisations should email [leedsth-tr.btlw@nhs.net] with details of their organisation along with the names and email addresses of those individuals who wish to attend the event. The Trust reserves the right not to accept requests to participate that are received after the deadline. Bidders are encouraged to submit their submissions well in advance of the stated date and time in order to avoid issues such as technical difficulties with the electronic system that may be due to the high volumes of traffic attempting to submit applications on the same date at the same time.