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Published 26 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Independent Commissioning and Validation Services

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Framework agreementServices
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 22 Dec 2017
Framework period 7 yrs 6 moends 31 May 2025 · starts 1 Dec 2017

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Mechanical engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period

7 yrs 6 mo from 1 Dec 2017, Due to the nature of the contract being from commissioning to supporting the buyer through to licencing, the duration allows for regulatory and performance adjustments and final validation and licencing support. The contract will continue until the services are completed.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Open OJEU Procurement exercise to deliver the Independent Commissioning and Validation… 7 yrs 6 mo

Open OJEU Procurement exercise to deliver the Independent Commissioning and Validation Services to PHE for the new Harlow site

Contract period: 1 Dec 2017 – 31 May 2025 (7 yrs 6 mo)
Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Independent Commissioning and Validation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051352
Classification (CPV)
Mechanical engineering services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058df9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Original FTS award notice details are not available as notice originally published on TED, which can be found via this link: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/464260-2017<br/>Award Notice Link <br/>Contract Finder award notification can be found via this link : https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/efeae52d-e158-4ce0-bb43-4529818813b8?origin=SearchResults&p=1

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

1 Dec 2017 → 26 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2017
  2. Notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 051352-2025-C51441-1

    Signed
    22 Dec 2017
    Value
    £1,540,000
    Period
    1 Dec 2017 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Additional works during stand down requiring an increase in Contract value from £1,100,000 to 1,540,000 And time only extension to allow for completion from 5/25 to a new end date of 03/26, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Work required to be undertaken by Merrick to bring the programme to the end of RIBA Stage 4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral Government 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.