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Ward Refurbishment Programme - Main Contractor[E13]

London, United KingdomGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust[E1]

In plain English

What they want
This market engagement questionnaire is issued in accordance with Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) procurement and governance procedures. The issue of this questionnaire follows GSTT approval to engage with the market to gauge capacity and interest for the procurement of the GSTT Ward Refurbishment programme.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline
Not stated
Published 27 Oct 2026.
Value
GBP 30,000,000
Buyer
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Expected deadline
Not stated
Value[E14]
GBP 30,000,000
Published[E11]
27 Oct 2026
Procedure
Not stated
Last checked
17 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

This market engagement questionnaire is issued in accordance with Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) procurement and governance procedures. The issue of this questionnaire follows GSTT approval to engage with the market to gauge capacity and interest for the procurement of the GSTT Ward Refurbishment programme. As one of the UK's largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, GSTT leads in healthcare innovation and excellence. Centred in London, the Trust incorporates five hospitals, each with a rich legacy of clinical brilliance and pioneering research. The hospitals include: - Guy’s Hospital; - St Thomas’ Hospital; - Evelina London Children’s Hospital; - Royal Brompton Hospital; - Harefield Hospital; - Associated Community Sites. The GSTT Ward Refurbishment Programme covers ward refurbishments across the above GSTT estate, aimed at ensuring the Trust’s estate remains fit for purpose, and best placed to ensure the continued delivery of clinical excellence now and into the future. The Ward Refurbishment Programme will adopt a tiered, risk-based scope, enabling investment to be proportionate to clinical, infrastructure, and statutory risk. The final scope for each ward will be confirmed following detailed surveys, risk assessments, and cost modelling. This approach allows the programme to prioritise highest-risk interventions while maintaining affordability and operational continuity. As such, this procurement exercise will need to incorporate a degree of flexibility, and centres on the development of a long-term partnership essential to ensure the successful …[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI4, United Kingdom.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI7, United Kingdom.[E7]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Jun 2027 to 31 May 2032, extendable to 31 May 2034.[E3]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E10]
  • UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC

    The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Source document 101429-2026

Evidence

14 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

    Document 101429-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 45453100 (Refurbishment work).

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Jun 2027 to 31 May 2032, extendable to 31 May 2034.

    “2027-06-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2032-05-31T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 101429-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “This market engagement questionnaire is issued in accordance with Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) procurement and governance procedures. The issue of this questionnaire follows GSTT approval to engage with the market to gauge capacity and interest for the procureme…”

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: UKI, United Kingdom.

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: UKI7, United Kingdom.

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: UKI4, United Kingdom.

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

    “planningUpdate”

    Document 101429-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice was published on 27 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-27T11:26:39Z”

    Document 101429-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The notice is titled "Ward Refurbishment Programme - Main Contractor".

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The stated value is GBP 30,000,000 excluding VAT.

    “30000000 GBP”

    Document 101429-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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