NHS Scotland Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Works and Maintenance – Preliminary Market Consultation

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PSD Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Consultation to better understand the capacity, capability and appetite of contractors operating within the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) market. The consultation seeks information from organisations capable of delivering and managing MEP project works and/or MEP maintenance services across NHS Scotland. Information gathered will be used to inform the potential scope, structure and route to market for future MEP procurement arrangements. No decision has been made regarding the scope, structure, value bands, geographical arrangements, lotting strategy or route to market for any future procurement. Lot 1: MEP Project Works PSD Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Consultation to better understand the capacity, capability and appetite of contractors operating within the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) market. For the purposes of this consultation, Lot 1 – MEP Project Works is being used to explore market capability to deliver and manage MEP-led construction, installation, replacement, refurbishment and upgrade projects across the NHS Scotland estate. The consultation is particularly interested in understanding the availability of contractors capable of taking a lead/main contractor role for MEP-led projects, including project and programme management, coordination of multiple MEP disciplines, management of specialist subcontractors and, where applicable, Principal Contractor and associated project delivery responsibilities. The consultation will seek information on: -MEP disciplines and services that contractors can deliver; -capability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary MEP projects; -responsibilities contractors can undertake when acting as lead/main contractor; -use of directly employed resources and/or specialist subcontractors; -maximum individual MEP-led project values contractors could realistically lead/manage across different geographical areas; -geographical capacity across Scotland; and -experience within healthcare, live/occupied and other technically complex environments. Information gathered will help inform the potential scope, structure, value bands, geographical arrangements and route to market for future NHS Scotland MEP requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, the use of “Lot 1” and “Lot 2” within this Preliminary Market Consultation is solely to separate the areas being explored and does not represent a proposed or confirmed lotting structure for any future procurement. No decision has been made regarding the final scope, structure or route to market. Lot 2: MEP Maintenance PSD Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Consultation to better understand the capacity, capability and appetite of contractors operating within the MEP maintenance market. For the purposes of this consultation, Lot 2 – MEP Maintenance is being used to explore market capability to provide and manage MEP maintenance services across the NHS Scotland estate. The scope being explored includes: - planned preventative maintenance (PPM); - reactive and emergency/call-out maintenance; - statutory and compliance maintenance; - lifecycle replacement; - minor works arising from maintenance activities; and - maintenance of MEP and associated building-services systems. The consultation will seek information on contractors' geographical coverage, ability to support multi-site and multi-region requirements, emergency/call-out capability, use of directly employed resources and specialist subcontractors, ability to manage integrated multi-disciplinary MEP maintenance requirements, and the maximum approximate annual contract value organisations could realistically lead and manage. Information gathered will help inform the potential scope, structure, contract values, geographical arrangements and route to market for future NHS Scotland MEP maintenance requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, the use of “Lot 1” and “Lot 2” within this Preliminary Market Consultation is solely to separate the areas being explored and does not represent a proposed or confirmed lotting structure for any future procurement. No decision has been made regarding the final scope, structure or route to market.