How to win: The Provision of Town Planner Services for the New Frimley Park Hospital and the Retained Estate at Frimley Park

A services contract from Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, worth £221,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Value

£221,000

Closing date

7 October 2026

About this contract

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") is seeking to procure a provider for the provision of town planning services in connection with the New Frimley Park Hospital programme and the Trust's retained estate (Ref C468067). The procurement is for the provision of a comprehensive town planning advisory and application service across the programme, from strategy and pre-application through to discharge of conditions and post-consent support. The scope includes, but is not limited to: Planning strategy, risk and constraints advice, and programme of consents Pre-application engagement including a PPA, and negotiation with the local planning authorities and statutory consultees Preparation, submission and management of planning applications and supporting documents Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) co-ordination and Environmental Statement management Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and associated ecological and environmental input Highways and transport planning input, including transport assessment and travel planning Sustainability, carbon and net zero advice in support of the planning case Community, stakeholder and political engagement and consultation Section 106

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £221,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 7 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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