Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

November 2007 – ongoing (to Dec 2010)

Type of services
undertaken

MTS was appointed in November 2007 to assist with the equipment planning
and procurement for the Trust for their recently signed PFI. MTS has provided technical resource into attending user review and room data sheet planning; development of full bill of quantities; specifying equipment and interviewing suppliers, and overall equipment procurement and project management. MTS is also providing the equipment master planning tool, E-Quip.

Status

Ongoing

Barts and The London NHS Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

October 2002 – on going

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed in 2002 pre-OJEU to assist the Trust in the development of the equipment lists, budgets and specifications.

The Trust selected Skanska Innisfree as their preferred bidder and Siemens as the Managed Equipment Service provider. The project is now in construction. MTS re-tendered in 2007 / 2008 for the non-medical equipment procurement. MTS was appointed in April 2008 as the Trust Procurement Agents for the £10m procurement of non-medical equipment.

This is the largest PFI in the country and the appointment is for 7 years across all 4 phases, culminating in Phase 4 in 2014. Phase 1 opened May 2010. MTS also provides the Trust with the master procurement planning tool, E-Quip.

Status

February 2014

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Procurement Advisor, Netherton Grove Extension

Contract Period

Sept 2010 – Jan 2012

Type of services
undertaken

MTS has been appointed to assist the Trust with planning the equipmentProcurement for the four Paediatrics Theaters, HIV and GUM.
This will be in two phases, completing in January 2012. MTS will work with the users to assist the Trust in the selection of the appropriate medical and non medical equipment.

Status

Ongoing

IFC (Alexandria Hospital, Egypt)

Role

Equipment Consultant

Contract Period

July 2009 – present

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed by the IFC part of the World Bank to develop a PPP project for Alexandria Hospitals in Egypt. This is the first PPP project in Eqypt and will provide state of the art hospital facilities at Smouha and Mowassat hospitals. MTS are appointed as transactional advisors direct to the IFC and technical advisors via Mott MacDonald. MTS had developed all the bid documents relevant to the MES and advised on the contract, service specifications, equipment schedules and other documents necessary for the tender. The bids are due to be evaluated later in the year.

Status

Out to tender

Whipps Cross

Role

Equipment and specialist Financial advice

Contract Period

July 08 – March 10

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed by the Trust to assist in the renegotiation of the Managed Facility Contact. Much of the work was commissioned to deal with shortcomings in the original contract signed in April 2006 and to respond to the public interest report published by the Audit Commission in November 2008. The detail of the work is highly confidential however the resulting amendment agreement provided the Trust with much improved VFM without any diminution in service provision.

Status

Completed in March 2010

Laing O'Rourke (for Brighton University Hospital Trust) 3T's

Role

Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

January 2009 - ongoing

Type of services
undertaken

MTS has created the OBC equipment lists for LOR and the Trust team, including the responsibility matrix and the full budget pricing.

MTS has participated in Trust equipment review meetings and the development of early 1:200's and 1:50 loaded drawings for key equipment in rooms.

Status

Ongoing

Laing O'Rourke (Alder Hey Children's Hospital)

Role

SPV Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

April 2010 – Sept 2011 (and ongoing)

Type of services
undertaken

MTS has been appointed to work for ACORN, the bidding name for the John Laing, Laing O'Rourke and Interserve Consortium.

This will involve preparing the equipment lists and costs and providing technology advice to the team for the ITPD – Financial Close equipment components.

Status

Ongoing

BAM Construction (for Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust)

Role

Equipment Advisor to BAM

Contract Period

April 2005 – June 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS scheduled out all groups 1-4 equipment and BAM / Trust responsibility matrix. MTS updated the room data sheets and adjusted the equipment lists as the project progressed to GMP.

Status

Project under review

Mott Mcdonald

Role

Awaiting copy

Contract Period

Awaiting copy

Type of services
undertaken

Awaiting copy

Status

Awaiting copy

Tribal Consulting (for National Plan for Radiation Oncology (NPRO) for Health Service Executive of Ireland)

Role

Equipment Advisor to Technical Advisory Team

Contract Period

December 2008 – ongoing (4 years)

Type of services
undertaken

MTS has provided specialist Radiotherapy equipment advisory to the technical team for the initial Stage 1 work. This includes the development of PSC equipment costs and a suite of accompanying detailed equipment specifications for the specialist areas.

This work also included the development of a PSC for a Cyclotron facility and six oncology centres around Ireland.

Status

Ongoing

Interserve FFC (Horizon)
Royal Liverpool University Hospital NHS Trust

Role

SPV Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

ITPD – Financial Close

Type of services
undertaken

MTS has been appointed to assist the Horizon Consortium who are bidding for the Royal Liverpool University Hospital Project. Horizon comprises of FFC Construction and Interserve.

MTS will work with the Health Planners and Design Team in the creation of the inital equipment lists and budgets. As the scheme progresses, MTS will assist in co-ordinating the High Tech Medical Equipment Interface and advise the SPV on potential life cycle and other budgetary issues.

Status

Ongoing

NHS Barnet

Role

Equipment Consultant

Contract Period

May 2008 – present

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to work with Lift Co and NHS Barnet to develop equipment schedules, budgets and lifecycle plans for the redevelopment of Finchley Memorial Hospital. The scheme successfully reached business case approval in April 2010 and is now proceeding to financial close. The work has involved consultation with architects and equipment users to produce equipment schedules that will deliver a new primary care facility on the Finchley Memorial Hospital site.

Status

Proceeding to Financial Close

NHS Blackpool

Role

Equipment Procurement Advisor

Contract Period

June 2008 – May 2009

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to validate the existing equipment lists and address the long time lead construction related items and categorise all the other equipment into procurement packages.

MTS wrote the tender documents, all equipment specifications and the equipment programme. This was handed back to the Trust to undertake the final procurement, installation and commissioning.

Status

Completed

Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Role

Trust Advisor for Equipment

Contract Period

July 2007 -– Dec 2009

Type of services
undertaken

MTS was appointed as the Trust Advisor for equipping services for the forthcoming PFI (currently under review).

MTS has prepared the OBC, BOQ and ERM, fully priced for the Trust and assisted in the preparation of initial equipment specifications.

Status

Ongoing

Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for the PFI

Contract Period

November 2007 - ongoing

Type of services
undertaken

MTS is providing the Trust with strategic equipment advice for the preparation
of its business case for the forthcoming PFI.

MTS has prepared Room Data Sheets, ERM and BOQ with full costs and life cycles.

MTS has also created an ADB model consolidating all stakeholder data for the project, providing Room Data Sheets, RMD and BOQ with costs.

Status

Ongoing

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

April 2006 – Dec 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS assisted this Foundation Trust with both the work to Financial Close for the main PFI project and also advising on the equipment solution for the Trust including the preparation of the procurement strategy and business case.

Status

Completed

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

August 2002 – Dec 2008

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to do the initial PSC. MTS subsequently created the initial BOQ, ERM and Bidding Templates, evaluated the Bidders and selected
(Consort and Siemens) the Preferred Bidder. Financial Close was in December 06. The Trust continue to use E-Quip to manage their procurement.

Status

Completed

Brookfield Construction (for Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust)

Role

Equipment Procurement

Contract Period

August 2007 – May 2009

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to assist Multiplex Construction (now Brookfield Construction) with the procurement of their A* items under contract. These included Pharmacy Robot; CSSD; Mortuary and Pathology, amongst other items.

MTS was tasked with achieving savings off the pre-agreed budget and against Trust issued specifications and the Brookfield Construction and commissioning program. MTS achieved a significant saving.

Status

Completed

Barking, Redbridge & Havering NHS Trust

Role

Trust Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

January 2003 – July 2008

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed at Preferred Bidder to assist the Trust in the negotiations with Catalyst (with Siemens). MTS produced the Trust Design Specs, co-ordinated their BOQ and ERM and reviewed their Clinical Designs and Equipment. We also reviewed the Radiotherapy Services, Pathology and Mortuary. Financial close was achieved Summer 2004.

MTS assisted in to post contract design and equipment issues.

Status

Completed

BAM Construction (for Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust)

Role

Equipment Advisor to BAM

Contract Period

April 2005 – June 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS scheduled out all groups 1-4 equipment and BAM / Trust responsibility matrix. MTS updated the room data sheets and adjusted the equipment lists as the project progressed to GMP.

Status

Project under review