Servicing and Maintenance of Permanent Generators and Hire of Temporary Generator Sets

Contract summary

Industry

• Generators - 31120000

• Emergency generator - 31127000

• Repair and maintenance services of machinery - 50530000

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• Repair and maintenance services of generators - 50532300

Location of contract

NG5 1PB

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

CF-3158200D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

18 August 2025

Closing date

31 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

A contractor is required to provide comprehensive planned generator servicing and maintenance (henceforth collectively "the service") to Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (The Client)'s generator sets, including, but not limited to, the following:

a. Planned Preventative maintenance comprising both a:
i. Minor Service as defined in the specification, and
ii. Major Service as defined in the specification, which shall include, but not be limited to, oil change and provision of
temporary generator sets as a minimum

b. Load bank testing to be completed after major service

c. Ad-hoc call-out services and reactive maintenance (E.g. call out to attend the property in the event of a fault with the Trust's generator(s)

d. Disaster recovery solution which shall include, but not be limited to, provision of temporary generator sets on a hire basis in the event of failure/fault with the Client's generator set(s).

The Purpose of the Client's generators is to provide resilience in the event the property's electrical supply is disrupted e.g. due to mains power failure or localised electrical infrastructure failure.

The Objective of the Client's generators is to ensure the Client's critical operations, including, but not limited to operating theatres, aren't hindered due to lack of electrical supply.

In order to satisfy the Purpose and Objective, the service shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a) service and maintain the Client's generator sets to a high standard to ensure all of the Client's generators operate to a high level of reliability, efficiency and availability.
b) ensure that temporary generators are supplied and installed as part of the Contractor's proposed disaster recovery solution to provide resilience within the minimum timeframes in the event any of the Client's generator set(s) fail or be unavailable for any reason.
- Installation shall include, but not be limited to, doing everything necessary to enable the Contractor's temporary generator set to provide electricity supply to the Client's property.
c) Make suggestions/recommendations to increase reliability whilst providing value for money.

In addition to the requirements set out in the Scope, the Contractor shall ensure the Client's generator sets are serviced and maintained in accordance with the following:

a) Health Technical Memorandum 06-01 (HTM 06-01)
b) Health Technical Memorandum 06-02 (HTM 06-02)
c) relevant manufacturer's recommendations
d) relevant industry standards
e) good industry practice

The duration of the contract is 24 months (The Initial Term), with the option to extend for a further 36 months, meaning the duration of the contract may be extended to a maximum of 60 months.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 August 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2030

Total value of contract

£1,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

P & I Generators Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Darren James Statham

Address

Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom

Email

darren.statham@nuh.nhs.uk