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NHS promised savings
00:00 01 Aug 2001
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by Laura Hailstone
NHS Estates is being promised innovation and cost savings by a new consortium bidding for the Procure 21 pilot partnering framework agreements in the north west and the West Midlands.
Medicor, comprising Pearce Health, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Davis Langdon & Everest (Oxford), MJN Colston, Integral and the PPP Group, promises to bring a fresh approach to the procurement and delivery of NHS facilities.
Medicor spokesman Mike Langhorn said the consortium was delighted that Procure 21 had finally gathered pace with the start of the pre-qualification phase of competition. "Our aim will be to deliver best value to the NHS by deploying an integrated team focussed on health needs. This will ensure design quality is balanced with the drive for through-life cost efficiency," he said.
It is unclear at this stage if NHS Estates will select separate consortia to work on the PFI projects and publicly-funded design and build schemes, or will allow one team to work on both.
Medicor intends to bid for both. "We feel we have a full range of skills that are applicable to both PFI and publicly-funded projects," said Langhorn.
Interested firms have fewer than eight weeks to return their tenders, from which NHS Estates will choose up to 24 teams to go through to stage two of the tendering process. A shortlist for stage two will be chosen in December.
NHS Estates is being promised innovation and cost savings by a new consortium bidding for the Procure 21 pilot partnering framework agreements in the north west and the West Midlands.
Medicor, comprising Pearce Health, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Davis Langdon & Everest (Oxford), MJN Colston, Integral and the PPP Group, promises to bring a fresh approach to the procurement and delivery of NHS facilities.
Medicor spokesman Mike Langhorn said the consortium was delighted that Procure 21 had finally gathered pace with the start of the pre-qualification phase of competition. "Our aim will be to deliver best value to the NHS by deploying an integrated team focussed on health needs. This will ensure design quality is balanced with the drive for through-life cost efficiency," he said.
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It is unclear at this stage if NHS Estates will select separate consortia to work on the PFI projects and publicly-funded design and build schemes, or will allow one team to work on both.
Medicor intends to bid for both. "We feel we have a full range of skills that are applicable to both PFI and publicly-funded projects," said Langhorn.
Interested firms have fewer than eight weeks to return their tenders, from which NHS Estates will choose up to 24 teams to go through to stage two of the tendering process. A shortlist for stage two will be chosen in December.
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