Firms have until the end of March to register their interest in a £1.6bn modular construction framework which is being procured by the NHS Shared Business Services Group.

The current arrangement, which runs out on July 31, has 19 approved suppliers but it is believed that the updated agreement, again covering four years, can accommodate up to 30 across the eight lots:

  • Bespoke Modular Buildings for Purchase
  • Bespoke Modular Buildings for Hire
  • Modular Healthcare Units for Purchase
  • Modular Healthcare Units for Hire
  • Modular Education Units for Purchase
  • Modular Education Units for Hire
  • Modular Residential Accommodation for Purchase
  • Modular Kitchens for Purchase & Hire; Temporary Catering Equipment for Hire

The NHS Shared Business Services fulfils a range of non-medical services for more than 200 NHS organisations and carries out procurement duties on behalf of nearly 1,250 public sector bodies including hospitals, universities, councils, schools and housing associations.

Principal Category Manager, John Cunningham said: “This modular buildings framework has delivered many stand-out projects; the three-storey hospital wing and ambulatory care unit at Cramlington in Northumbria by The McAvoy Group is a superb example of that. It’s a great flag bearer for what modular can do in terms of providing value for money within a short programme.”

All suppliers must perform work as the principal contractors and offer the ability to carry out feasibility studies, planning applications, full architectural design, enabling works, site works, landscaping and soft landings.

Those firm currently on the framework are: Actavo Building Solutions, The Darwin Group, Caledonian Modular, Cotaplan, Elite Systems (GB), Elliott Group, Extra Space Solutions UK, Ideal Building Systems, McAvoy Group, ModuleCo Healthcare, ModuleCo, MTX Contracts, PKL Group, Portakabin, Premier Modular, RG Stones, REDS10, Wernick Buildings, Western Buildings Systems.

Click here to register your interest.