Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services
Framework Description
Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services (HPCCAS) is NHS Shared Business Services' framework for the professional services behind NHS building projects. Eleven lots cover architects, project managers, engineers, quantity surveyors, MEP designers, principal designers, building surveyors, healthcare planners, net zero consultants, multidisciplinary teams and ancillary services. Applications for this framework are closed, and it runs to 13 August 2027.
Context & Use Case
NHS trusts and healthcare bodies use it to resource projects from feasibility to completion, whether a ward refurbishment, a new build or an energy efficiency scheme. Buyers can appoint single-discipline consultants or a multidisciplinary team from local and national suppliers, with guidance that helps set projects up correctly and involve the right experts from the start.
Scope of Services
Lot 1: Architectural Services Lot 2: Project Management Lot 3: Civil & Structural Engineering Lot 4: Quantity Surveyor Lot 5: Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) Services Lot 6: Principal Designer Services Lot 7: Multidisciplinary Services Lot 8: Building Surveyors Lot 9: Healthcare Planning Lot 10: Net Zero, Environmental Consultancy & Sustainability Lot 11: Ancillary Services
Lots
Lot 1: Architectural Services This lot covers the provision of architectural services. Lot 2: Project Management This lot covers the provision of project management services. Lot 3: Civil & Structural Engineering This lot covers the provision of civil and structural engineering services. Lot 4: Quantity Surveyor This lot covers the provision of quantity surveying services. Lot 5: Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) Services This lot covers the provision of mechanical, electrical, and public health services. Lot 6: Principal Designer Services This lot covers the provision of principal designer services. Lot 7: Multidisciplinary Services This lot covers the provision of multidisciplinary services. Lot 8: Building Surveyors This lot covers the provision of building surveying services. Lot 9: Healthcare Planning This lot covers the provision of healthcare planning services. Lot 10: Net Zero, Environmental Consultancy & Sustainability This lot covers the provision of services related to net zero, environmental consultancy, and sustainability. Lot 11: Ancillary Services This lot covers the provision of ancillary services.
Who Can Apply
It suits architects, engineering and cost consultancies, project managers, principal designers, healthcare planners and sustainability specialists with NHS project experience. Applications for this framework are closed, so firms not appointed cannot join until the re-tender, likely around 13 August 2027.
Buyer Benefits
Projects often stall at the start, so buyers value a route that brings the right consultants in early and sets projects up properly. Discipline-based lots plus a multidisciplinary option give flexibility, and the net zero lot helps trusts design energy-efficient, resilient buildings that can meet future demand.
Next Steps
Appointed consultancies should prepare for call-offs with healthcare project case studies, team CVs and fee proposals. Others should plan for the re-tender ahead of 13 August 2027: watch the HPCCAS page on the NHS SBS site, decide between single-discipline and multidisciplinary lots, and assemble NHS project references and sustainability credentials.
How Athena Can Help
For consultancies on HPCCAS, Athena's consultancy bid writing produces call-off proposals with clear methodology, team and social value answers, and fee models that compete against other appointed practices, all checked for compliance before you submit.
For the August 2027 re-tender, our framework lot strategy helps you choose between single-discipline and multidisciplinary lots and builds the evidence early, while our fee pricing for public bids keeps fee levels competitive without underpricing senior time.
