Published date: 31 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 February 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

Location of contract

ls2 7ue

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

CF-0608000D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

31 January 2022

Closing date

14 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 February 2022

Contract end date

30 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The indicative cost of backlog maintenance across the NHS in England rose to £9.2bn in 20/21. Concurrent to this the NHS must prioritise investment in net zero carbon interventions in order to meet it's stated and legislative commitments. This projects seeks to define the co-benefits of capital investment into reducing backlog maintenance (BLM), and interventions to reduce carbon emissions across the estate. A clear example of this is replacement of an end of life fossil fuel heating systems which would reduce the risk of service interruption caused by the breakdown of the heating system whilst allowing less energy and carbon intensive alternatives to be installed.

This will be done by analysing data from a number of sources including ERIC, Six Facet surveys and a recent NHSE/I data collection. Research will be carried out to identify healthcare sites to be included in the anaylsis though focus will likely be on the Acute sector which account for 93% of BLM.

BLM categories will be overlayed against Net Zero Carbon (NZC) interventions using the NHS NZC Healthcare Building Standard as the basis.

As part of this project Heads of Estates will be interviewed to understand the detail and data confidence of Six Facet surveys, and current BLM calcualtions and reporting.

The outputs of this project will be detailed spreadsheets of BLM and NZC findings, and a summary report detailing how capital invested in NZC provides financial co-benefits for BLM, and vice versa.

Interested suppliers should register on the NHS England & Improvement e-procurement system here: https://health-family.force.com/login

• Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for 'Research into the co-benefits of investment in Backlog Maintenance and Net Zero'
• Click 'Register Interest'
• Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and submit a response to the questions within the portal.
• Any messages about the opportunity should be sent via the e-procurement system. You can do this by going to the home page and:
o Click on 'My proposals & Quotes'
o Click the relevant Project Title
o Click 'Messages' & 'New Message'


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris

Address

Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

chris.marston@nhs.net