Official UK procurement notice
7926/27 Medical Gas Pipeline Authorising Engineer
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of medical Gas pipeline authorising engineer
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2034, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£140,000
- Economic & financial standing
Must be registered on the central digital platform. UK GDPR in place at time of contract.
- The Piped Medical Gas installations shall comply with, but not be limited to, the latest edition of the following standards:-
- Building Regulations 2010
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- Electricity Act 1989
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- 7671, The IEE Wiring Regulations
- British Standards and BS Code of Practice
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- Health Technical Memoranda
- Health Building Notes
- Health Facilities Notes
- Model Engineering Specifications
- Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Hospital Engineering Requirements
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Design Standards
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Capital Projects Energy Policy
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Environmental Sustainability Strategy
- It is essential that the Bidder is registered and holds the following accreditations:
- Registered with IHEEM national register
- ISO9001 accredited
- ISO 14001 accredited
- IET (Institute for Engineering Technology)
- Registered Electrical Authorising Engineer
- Chartered Engineers
- Professional Witnesses
- Technical & professional ability
- The applicant must be registered with IHEEM as an Authorised Engineer and be on the AE Directory.
- Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is tendering for a provider for the provision of Authorising Engineer (AE) for Piped Medical Gases.
- The AE will act as an independent professional adviser to the Trust. The AE is appointed by the Trust in line with HTM 00 and HTM 02.
- The AE will act as assessor and make recommendations for the appointment of Authorised Persons (APs), monitor the performance of the service and provide an annual audit report to the designated Person (DP).
- The AE will need to work alongside this consultant in providing the services of the AE for all designs and installations of Piped Medical Gas Systems
The HTMs that are applicable to this requirement are:
- NHS estates guidance for medical gas pipeline systems (HTM 02-01)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- 5 Point scoring 0-4 Matrix: 70%
- 5 point scoring method 0-4 matrix: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- 5 Point scoring 0-4 Matrix: Score Classification 0 Unacceptable No response at all or insufficient information provided in the response such that it is totally un-assessable and/or incomprehensible. 1 Poor A poor response that either: - Fails to address the majority of the question; or - Addresses the majority/all of the question but with little or no relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in respect of the majority/ all applicable areas, and as a result, the Authority has little confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the Services in compliance with the Specification. 2 Satisfactory A satisfactory response that either: - Addresses all of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has satisfactory confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 3 Good A good response that either: - Addresses all of the question with some good (but not excellent) relevant detail, but this does not cause concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with excellent relevant detail provided and the parts of the question not addressed do not cause the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with good relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in a minority of applicable areas but neither failure causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has good confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 4 Excellent An excellent response that addresses all of the question, with clear and excellent relevant detail giving the Authority full confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification.
- 5 point scoring method 0-4 matrix: Score Classification 0 Unacceptable No response at all or insufficient information provided in the response such that it is totally un-assessable and/or incomprehensible. 1 Poor A poor response that either: - Fails to address the majority of the question; or - Addresses the majority/all of the question but with little or no relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in respect of the majority/ all applicable areas, and as a result, the Authority has little confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the Services in compliance with the Specification. 2 Satisfactory A satisfactory response that either: - Addresses all of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has satisfactory confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 3 Good A good response that either: - Addresses all of the question with some good (but not excellent) relevant detail, but this does not cause concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with excellent relevant detail provided and the parts of the question not addressed do not cause the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with good relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in a minority of applicable areas but neither failure causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has good confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 4 Excellent An excellent response that addresses all of the question, with clear and excellent relevant detail giving the Authority full confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification.
- Economic & financial standing
Must be registered on the central digital platform. UK GDPR in place at time of contract.
- The Piped Medical Gas installations shall comply with, but not be limited to, the latest edition of the following standards:-
- Building Regulations 2010
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- Electricity Act 1989
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- 7671, The IEE Wiring Regulations
- British Standards and BS Code of Practice
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- Health Technical Memoranda
- Health Building Notes
- Health Facilities Notes
- Model Engineering Specifications
- Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Hospital Engineering Requirements
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Design Standards
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Capital Projects Energy Policy
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Environmental Sustainability Strategy
- It is essential that the Bidder is registered and holds the following accreditations:
- Registered with IHEEM national register
- ISO9001 accredited
- ISO 14001 accredited
- IET (Institute for Engineering Technology)
- Registered Electrical Authorising Engineer
- Chartered Engineers
- Professional Witnesses
- Technical & professional ability
- The applicant must be registered with IHEEM as an Authorised Engineer and be on the AE Directory.
- Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is tendering for a provider for the provision of Authorising Engineer (AE) for Piped Medical Gases.
- The AE will act as an independent professional adviser to the Trust. The AE is appointed by the Trust in line with HTM 00 and HTM 02.
- The AE will act as assessor and make recommendations for the appointment of Authorised Persons (APs), monitor the performance of the service and provide an annual audit report to the designated Person (DP).
- The AE will need to work alongside this consultant in providing the services of the AE for all designs and installations of Piped Medical Gas Systems
The HTMs that are applicable to this requirement are:
- NHS estates guidance for medical gas pipeline systems (HTM 02-01)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £55,969 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 69 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid6% / 6%
2–331% / 22%
4–638% / 37%
7+25% / 35%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate33% / 53%
Within ±2%44% / 23%
Above estimate22% / 23%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7131Published estimate£140k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 51 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid6%
2–322%
4–637%
7+35%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRLC LimitedLive contract | Fire Authorising Engineer 6998/27runs to Aug 2031 | — | £219k | 47% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
No supplier with a record in this category fits this lot yet.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (41% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Fire Authorising Engineer 6998/27 — held by DRLC Limited and DRLC Limited; the published contract ends 31 Aug 2031.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2034
- First published
- 13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C474870- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096602- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786aeFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Monthly in arrears
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Oct 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BST
- Today14 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 17 days30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 27 days9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 52 days4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 82 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender