UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The Margaret Thatcher Infirmary (MTI) requires the provision of new Ultra-Low Medical Beds for the registered wards within the MTI. The requirement is to support, in the first instance, 25 new medical profiling beds for the Dementia Ward. 2 beds out 25 need to be wider than the standard single bed width specification; this is to accommodate larger residents who does not meet bariatric threshold. The Ultra Low Profiling Medical beds are required to facilitate most complex care requirements for those suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer's and mitigate the risk of a significant injury if a resident rolls out of bed. Additional information: Please email david.williams@chelsea-pensioners.org.uk to register your interest and request the full tender documents. Please note the estimated value is not indicative of available budgets and is an estimation based on market data and historical data only.

Founder's Day is a prestigious day in the calendar of the Royal Hospital when 300 In-Pensioners parade before a member of the Royal family, Members of Parliament, VVIP and other distinguished guests. The Royal Hospital Chelsea requires catering support of food and bar services for approximately 2500 invited guests on Founder's Day; the main event takes place on the first Thursday of June each year. Locations for this service are the North Front (Governor's Marquee) and the South Terrace (food and bar outlets). There will also be a rehearsal of Founder's Day (Governors Review) which takes place two days prior to the main event, when post parade refreshments will be required in the North Front. The service requires the contractor to have complete responsibility in all areas, from supply through to setting up, staffing, delivery, cash control and maintaining / clearing the site throughout event days. Additional information: Please email jonathan.clarke@chelsea-pensioners.org.uk to request the tender documents.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea requires a Deep Cleaning service (Includes some working at height) to support a 66-acre heritage site. The objective of this service is to ensure that specified areas of the RHC are cleaned to a standard commensurate with its status as a listed and nationally recognised institution. The following are areas that undergo deep cleaning but are not limited to, Long Wards, Margaret Thatcher Infirmary, Residential premises, Chapel, Great Hall, Upholstery & Curtains (May require Fire Proofing), and Paving areas.

Please note that this advert will be closed on 19th January 2026. No further expressions of interest will be accepted after this date. The Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) is a 66-acre historic institution providing sheltered accommodation and care for some 300 retired soldiers, known as In-Pensioners. It ensures Army veterans are provided with the support and comradeship they need in recognition of their service to the Nation and safeguards their historic home, their grounds, and their gardens for the veterans of tomorrow. The RHC require a professional experienced horticultural contractor with experienced operational staff and own equipment to support its Grounds maintenance team and gardening operations. To maintain an excellent level of presentation within the grounds and gardens of the RHC at as high a standard as possible that befits an institution of national and international importance. Supporting reasonable managerial requests. Supporting horticultural requirements of the RHC Major Events program including but not limited to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Responsible for own Health & Safety and of those affected by contractor's acts or omissions.

Please note that this advert will be closed on 18th January 2026. No further expressions of interest will be accepted after this date. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is looking to upgrade/change the current virtual environment. The current virtual environment is hosted on a VMWare platform by 3 Host (cluster), hosting a total of 27 servers and two Non-federated SAN. Though we are happy with VMWare as a solution, constant changes on price for licenses and difficult access to support has made us want to look for alternative solutions, like Nutanix, that can provide scalability, easy management, great security, fault tolerance, good analytics across the environment. We are requesting from the supplier to provide the Royal Hospital Chelsea with a quote for VMWare, Nutanix and another alternative solution. For comparison, pros and cons. Any alternative solution must be able to work with: • Microsoft Windows • SQL Server • Mitel solutions • Sophos • Linux • Cent OS Scope The supplier is required to: • To analyse the current environment to get a good understanding of what may be needed for the new solution(s) and for upgrading the VMWare • Provide presentation of alternative solution(s) • Provision of hardware for the new solution or upgrade of VMWare. • Supplying, installing and configuring the new solution or upgrade of VMWare • Migrate server and data from current system to the new solution or VMWare. • Training staff on new solution (if the system is not VMWare). • Test environment prior going live. • Provision for working out hours is required in this project. • Tools to easily update or updating host servers is a plus.