Healthcare planning and infrastructure consultancy, Essentia Trading Ltd, has won a place on the NHS Shared Business Services’ prestigious Construction Consultancy Services Framework
The Construction Consultancy Services framework provides a compliant route to market to access construction consultancy services, with a range of pricing options available for both traditional and design & build options for new build and refurbishment projects.
Commenting on the win, David Smith, Director of Capital Development at Essentia, said: “Organisations today, particularly those in the public sector, want to improve their built environment without compromising on quality, even under financial constraints. We prioritise robust planning and programme management across all projects to ensure they not only fully deliver the business case objectives but truly maximise organisational-wide benefits.”
The framework is run by NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS) which streamlines purchasing activities for its member Trusts and suppliers. This enables estimated savings of up to 15% to be reinvested, ultimately enhancing the quality of patient care and reducing inefficiencies and waste. All suppliers have demonstrated their capability to provide competent healthcare consultancy services through a transparent, robust and OJEU-compliant procurement process.
The new Construction Consultancy Services framework runs from April 2018 to March 2022. It offers a range of commercial options for both new build and refurbishment projects under either design & build or traditional methodologies.
Following its successful bid, Essentia can offer the following consultancy services under the framework.
- Project and Programme Management
- Quantity Surveying & Cost Management
- Healthcare Planning
- Sustainability
- Risk Management
- Estates and Facilities Development.
Essentia already has a significant heritage in designing, managing and delivering successful estates, facilities and capital projects within the NHS and the public sector. Its clients have included Royal Salford NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (London), St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust (London), The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust (East Grinstead), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust, amongst others.
