7926/27 Medical Gas Pipeline Authorising Engineer

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of medical Gas pipeline authorising engineer

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%quality5 Point scoring 0-4 MatrixScore 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.
• 30%cost5 point scoring method 0-4 matrixScore 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.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  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

  • 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)

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published24 days ago

   13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BST
2. Clarification questions by7 days ago

   30 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 3 days

   9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 28 days

   4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice13 Oct 2026, 14:34 BST096602-2026

Payment terms

Monthly in arrears

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender