Contract award · 26 Mar 2026

WHHT - Hire of 20 Bed Assessment Unit (EAU, Watford General Hospital)

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded “WHHT - Hire of 20 Bed Assessment Unit (EAU…” to Portakabin Ltd for £3.6m.

Construction materialsEast of England

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Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Value
£3,600,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Construction materials · Modular and portable buildings (CPV 44211100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Mar 2026
  2. Published30 Mar 2026Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

Contract for the hire of the existing 20 bed Modular Building sited at Watford General Hospital, a property of the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ("WHHT"), to include the service maintenance of the air-conditioning system, ventilation system and fire protection system installed within the purchased link corridor, with the exception of the superstructure which is owned by the WHHT. The contract has been procured under the NHS SBS Modular Buildings Framework Ref SBS10514 (Lot 6 Public Sector Buildings for Hire).

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