Official UK procurement notice
New Hospital Programme – Programme Delivery Partner (PDP)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHSE is appointing a Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) for the New Hospital Programme (NHP) to be the long-term partner to the programme.<br/><br/>The PDP will provide expertise in scheme design, programme and project management expertise to allow NHP to develop a more standardised approach to design and delivery, increase participation from suppliers in the health infrastructure market, and unlock efficiencies and accelerate delivery to allow NHSE to meet the Government’s commitment to deliver the biggest hospital building programme in a generation. NHP’s ambition is to transform operations across digital, clinical, and workforce workstreams, to identify requirements and translate these into national standards and policies, thereby improving benefits for patients and staff. The PDP interfaces with and supports transformation workstreams, for example supporting the transfer of learning from more advanced Trusts to later ones. The PDP will work with NHSE and NHS Trusts to ensure that the programmatic benefits are increasingly embedded in hospital design and delivery as these benefits are developed.
CPV: Approval plans, working drawings and specifications · Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building services · Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Construction project management services · Construction-related services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Contract administration services · Data services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · +10 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement is for the long-term Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) for the New…AwardedPublished value£307,000,000
This procurement is for the long-term Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) for the New Hospitals Programme. NHSE wishes to appoint a PDP to be the long-term partner to the programme.<br/><br/>The PDP will provide expertise in scheme design, programme and project management and commercial expertise to allow NHP to develop a more standardised approach to design and delivery, increase participation from suppliers in the health infrastructure market, and unlock efficiencies and accelerate delivery to allow NHSE to meet the Government’s commitment to deliver the biggest hospital building programme in a generation. NHP’s ambition is to transform operations across digital, clinical, and workforce workstreams, to identify requirements and translate these into national standards and policies, thereby improving benefits for patients and staff. The PDP interfaces with and supports transformation workstreams, for example supporting the transfer of learning from more advanced Trusts to later ones. The PDP will work with NHSE and NHS Trusts to ensure that the programmatic benefits are increasingly embedded in hospital design and delivery as these benefits are developed. Additional information: The value provided is the estimated Value: £307 million (excluding VAT) for the first 48 months of the Contract (in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015, reg. 6(19)). All estimated values included within this Contract Award Notice are to be treated as estimates only and do not constitute a guaranteed or cap on spend under the Contract.
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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).
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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)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Applicants are referred to the SQP and accompanying procurement documents for information about conditions for participation.
- Economic & financial standing
Applicants are referred to the SQP and accompanying procurement documents for the selection criteria for this procurement
- Technical & professional ability
Applicants are referred to the SQP and accompanying procurement documents for the technical and professional ability for this procurement
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jun 2021, 11:22 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
- Authority reference
C221339- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009939- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ba50Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Applicants are referred to the SQP and accompanying procurement documents for information about NHSE’s contractual requirements.
Publisher note: 1) Terms in this Contract Notice with an initial capital letter have the meanings given in the SQP. See SQP Table 1.3 (Glossary of terms and definitions).<br/><br/>2) To express interest in the Contract, Candidates must complete and submit the SQ Response on the NHP e-Procurement Portal by the submission deadline for SQ Responses stated in the SQP (SQ Response Deadline). Please note that the SQ Response Deadline is a precise time and Candidates should allow sufficient time to upload their SQ Response.<br/><br/>3) All Candidates are required to express an interest by registering on the NHP e-Procurement Portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>4) For further assistance contact the NHP e-Procurement Portal helpdesk at: (Candidates can contact the Atamis helpdesk at [email protected] or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance.)<br/><br/>5) To find this opportunity, register on NHP e-procurement system here: https://health-family.force.com/login<br/><br/>• Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for ‘NHP Programme Delivery Partner or C221339'<br/>• Click 'Register Interest'<br/>• Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and submit a response to the question within the portal<br/>• Any messages about the opportunity should be sent via the e-procurement system. You can do this by going to the home page and:<br/>o Click on 'My proposals & Quotes'<br/>o Click the relevant Project Title<br/>o Click 'Messages' & 'New Message <br/><br/>6) Candidates are required to complete, sign and return the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) set out in ITC Appendix C before they will be given access to the Reading Room, containing relevant background information for this procurement. Access to the Reading Room will not be granted until the signed NDA and declaration have been received. For further information, please see ITC Appendix B (NHP Background Information and NHP Policies). <br/><br/>7) A Candidate may be a single organisation or a Consortium. Both a Candidate that is a single entity and a Candidate that is a Consortium, may rely on the capacity and abilities of an individual Party or Parties in order to meet the Minimum Standards. Refer to the SQP section 3.2 ("Different types of Candidate") for more guidance. A Candidate may only submit one SQ Response. Candidate’s attention is drawn to the provisions on Conflicts of Interest relating to this procurement and the Contract set out in the SQP.<br/><br/>8) Section I: Contracting authority – The Contract is being procured by and on behalf of NHSE for and on behalf of itself in respect of NHSE’s needs and requirements for the New Hospital Programme. However, Candidates should note that NHSE reserves the right to use the Contract for wider NHSE requirements (Ancillary NHSE Services) and is also procuring the Contract for and on behalf of DHSC and SCCL in respect of Optional Scope (see ITC paragraph 2.1.5 (Optional Scope) for further information). Further, NHSE reserves the right to transfer the Contract in whole or in part to another public body (or bodies) that during the term of the Contract assume NHSE’s delivery obligations (in whole or in part) to deliver the New Hospital Programme or new NHS hospitals through another iteration of the New Hospital Programme.<br/><br/>9) II.1.5 / II.2.6 (Estimated Value): £307 million (excluding VAT) for the first 48 months of the Contract (in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015, reg. 6(19)). For further information about the basis on which this estimate has been calculated and further information on NHSE’s estimated value over the whole Contract term (including the estimated values of the Optional Scope), please see the SQP. All estimated values included within this Contract Notice and the SQP are to be treated as estimates only and do not constitute a guaranteed or cap on spend under the Contract.<br/><br/>10) II.2.7) Duration of the contract: The duration of 126 months is the maximum possible duration for the Contract based on the NHP programme as at the date of this Contract Notice. However, the Contract with the successful Tenderer will be for an initial term of 6.5 years, subject to a unilateral break clause that may be exercised by NHSE after the first 4 years. In addition, NHSE reserves the right to extend the term of the Contract in whole or in part or any other combination for up to a further 4 years to no later than 31 March 2035 (or 10.5 years in total). Other dates and timescales in this Contract Notice and in the SQP are estimated and may be subject to change.<br/><br/>11) IV.1.1) (Type of procedure): NHSE is procuring the Contract in accordance with the competitive procedure with negotiation (CPN) pursuant to PCR 2015, reg. 29.<br/><br/>12) IV.1.4 and IV.1.5 (Information about negotiation): NHSE reserves the right not to conduct negotiations with Tenderers and may award the Contract on the basis of Initial Tenders without negotiation in accordance with PCR 2015, reg. 29(15). NHSE also reserves the right to conduct negotiations in successive stages in order to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated in accordance with PCR 2015, reg. 29(19). Candidates are referred to the SQP for further information on how NHSE intends to conduct the CPN process.<br/><br/>13) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that a Candidate will be invited to participate in negotiation. The award process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to NHSE. NHSE does not bind itself to enter into any contract(s) arising out of the procedures envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or the procedures envisaged by it. Any contract(s) let by NHSE may provide that the scope or duration of the Contract may be extended at NHSE's discretion. NHSE reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. NHSE reserves the right to disqualify any Candidates on terms set out in the SQP.<br/><br/>14) Candidates and Tenderers shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this Contract Notice and any SQ Response and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 Jun 2021 → 18 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected10 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2023- Published value published: £307,000,00029 Nov 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Status changed to active29 Nov 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Nov 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT29 Nov 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Nov 2023, 15:40 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of procurement · II.2.4.1 | — | The Government has announced that we will build 40 new hospitals by 2030. Together with 8 hospital schemes which have secured previous investment and will be delivered as part of the programme, this will result in 48 hospitals by the end of the decade, the biggest hospital building programme in a generation. The Government has confirmed an initial £3.7bn funding allocation over the next four years… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-06: 1 release · 10 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Consult LimitedSubcontracting: The delivery of the contract will be subcontracted to various key subconsultants as listed below <br/><br/>Mott MacDonald <br/>Deloitte <br/>Amentum <br/>Unipart | £307,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Turner & Townsend Project Management LimitedSubcontracting: The delivery of the contract will be subcontracted to various key subconsultants as listed below <br/><br/>Mott MacDonald <br/>Deloitte <br/>Amentum <br/>Unipart | £307,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009939-2025-1 · Mace Consult Limited
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2025
- Value
- £307,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 009939-2025-2 · Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2025
- Value
- £307,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Health and Social CareContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MACE CONSULT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TURNER and TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED***Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.