Lanarkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Role

Trust Procurement Advisor

Contract Period

September 2000 – September 2002

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were involved with the Lanarkshire NHS Trust (Wishaw and Hairmyres Hospitals) for the procurement and commissioning of the equipment. This was a unique contract as there were two separate PFI's and a merging Trust to cover responsibility across both PFI's for the Group 2 and 3 and 4 items. Responsibilities on that project included working closely with the clinicians, assessing the equipment for transfer, providing the equipment lists and budgets, together with providing European procurement expertise and funding arrangements. The project included for the procurement and specification of all equipment in groups 2-4 and interfacing with the respective consortia for the other equipment groups. The two hospitals were equipped on time and in budget.

Status

Completed

Royal Group of Hospitals – Belfast

Role

Trust Advisor for PFI (Equipment Stand Alone Equipment MES)

Contract Period

July 2003 – November 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS undertook the stand alone procurement for a Belfast wide Imaging Service. MTS prepared the Bill of Quantities, the initial specifications, evaluated the Procurement Tender responses and negotiated with the Preferred Bidder for pricing. MTS also had inputs to the contractual documentation. This was done alongside Orchard PPP.

Status

Completed

Peterborough NHS Trust

Role

Trust Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

October 2002 – 2008

Type of services
undertaken

MTS initially undertook the equipment advisory role to the Trust through IBS however had to directly report to the Trust. This included all aspects of medical equipment in this large PFI development. The Acute Hospital, Integrated Care Centre and Mental Health Units have been scheduled and bidders issued with the Trust equipment list and equipment categories. The Trust had just awarded Preferred Bidder to Multiplex including a Managed Service for medical equipment. MTS was appointed to get them to Financial Close.

Status

Completed

University of Leicester Hospital

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

January 2003 – 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to produce the Bidding documentation and to write the equipment specifications. Leicester appointed Equion as their Preferred Partner and MTS undertook the equipment contractual and technical work. Independently of the main scheme MTS was contracted to evaluate tenders for a separate stand alone Managed Equipment Service, (Imaging). This project was ultimately cancelled on advice from the DOH.

Status

Completed

Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust

Role

Trust Advisor

Contract Period

August 2000 – July 2002

Type of services
undertaken

Responsible for the procurement and commissioning of all Trust Equipment for 850 bed acute hospital and management of total equipment budget. Project management of the fit-out programme for major items of fixed equipment which involved close liaison with the PFI consortia and third party contractors, working within very short timescales. Development of standardisation of equipment across the trust and integration with new IT systems. This project was undertaken by Catherine Holmes who joined MTS in June 03 as our Senior Project Manager, having previously been the Trust Project Manager.

Status

Completed

Whittington NHS Trust

Role

Trust Advisor

Contract Period

September 2002 – January 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS worked with the Whittington NHS Trust on the MES for their diagnostic equipment for which we produced all of the tender documentation and specifications, pricing and procurement documentation, and evaluated the responses, including providing ongoing contractual position.

Status

Completed

Carillion Construction (for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust)

Role

Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

December 2002 – July 2005

Type of services
undertaken

MTS worked for 3.5 years from OJEC to FC on the PFI Hospital Development. MTS created the Bill of Quantities, managed the ERM and provided specifications in support of medical equipment items.

Status

Completed

Balfour Beatty Construction (for Stobhill ACAD)

Role

SPV Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

August 2004 – December 2005

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to work with the consortia bidding for the project; creating the BOQ, ERMS's and Specifications. MTS also managed the Room Data Sheets up to FC.

Status

Completed

Sir Robert McAlpine (for Redcar & Cleveland PCT)

Role

Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

October 2006 - ???

Type of services
undertaken

MTS created Room Data Sheets in ADB format from the Trust's original output in "Hiltron" Format. Then through attendance at 1:50 design meetings we agreed with the Trust the final equipment required for all the rooms in the project. MTS also gave advice on the requirements of respective departments as some departments within the new hospital do not exist in the old facility. A costing check exercise was also carried out for the consortium and a separate costing exercise carried out for the Trust.

Status

Completed

Costain Construction (for 3 Shires Batch (PFI)

Role

Equipment Advisor

Contract Period

December 2005 – November 2007

Type of services
undertaken

MTS created and updated the Room Data Sheets for all 3 schemes against the Schedule of Accommodation. We made changes to the Room Data Sheets to provide an updated BOQ and ERM (with comparison to the original submission). This was continued through the 1:50 design meetings for Kingsway Mental Health unit, South Holland Hospital project, Leicester Learning Difficulties Unit and Erewash Hospital. 2 of the 3 schemes have now reached financial close.

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

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Role

Trust Advisor for PFI

Contract Period

January 2005 – January 2009

Type of services
undertaken

MTS was appointed as Procurement Agents to the Trust for the £34m Equipping of their PFI. The scope included identifying the equipment fit to transfer, matching this to the Project Co. Bill of Quantities, pricing the new items, writing procurement specifications and issuing them, The Trust undertook this work in house in the end.

Status

Completed

Broomfield Hospital (Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust)

Role

Equipment, Technical and Procurement Consultants

Contract Period

Jan 2008 – Current

Type of services
undertaken

MTS was appointed in January 2008 to provide audit and project management to the Trust for their recently signed PFI. This included a significant amount of construction interface with Bouygues as the Trust are responsible for all equipment including pendants, operating lights, and all major architectural systems. Initially the Trust required MTS to support the procurement of all Group 1 and 2 medical equipment however the role has expended so that working closely with we are responsible for all equipment. Equipment budget is 24m. MTS is currently working on the logistics planning for all equipment installations and commissioning plans to bring the new hospital building in to operational use.

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

Hospital operational in Sept 2010

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

Role

Equipment and specialist Financial advice

Contract Period

July 09 – March 10

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed by the Trust to value test the Managed Equipment Service ten years from commencement of the original PFI contract signed in 1999.
The work involved ensuring that the current service provision was adequate
to meet the standards required from the contract and still provided value for money. The work involved detailed analysis of the financial model and service specification to set the baseline for the next ten year period. This service includes all Medical Equipment, Telecommunications and an MRI Service.

Status

Completed in March 2010

Skanska Plc (for Derby Healthcare Plc)

Role

Medical Equipment Package Management

Contract Period

February 2005 – January 2009

Type of services
undertaken

MTS were appointed to undertake the Procurement Packages and Commissioning of the Builder Allocated items for the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, PFI.

MTS reviewed tender documents and placed orders for the equipment on behalf of Derby Healthcare plc, the SPV for the Southern Derbyshire Hospitals NHS Trusts PFI. MTS had assisted HCP / Skanska in the bidding of this in 2001.

Status

Completed

Laing O'Rourke (for North Tees NHS Trust) P21

Role

Equipment Advisor to LOR

Contract Period

Dec 2009

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 Laing O'Rourke's equipment review meetings and the development of early 1:200's and 1:50 loaded drawings for key equipment in rooms.

Status

Completed