Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 374-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. What are the biggest challenges your organisation currently faces in surveying and geospatial activity?
Our response:
Not Applicable. If a survey is required, the Trust procures the services of a specialist to undertake the work.
You asked:
2. Are you confident in your full knowledge of the condition and knowledge of your impact on our local environment?
Our response:
The Trust have a Green Plan and we monitor our carbon footprint annually.
You asked:
3. What are your organisation’s key strategic objectives for the next 12-24 months, and how does surveying and geospatial fit into these?
Our response:
Survey work would be procured as required.
You asked:
4. Please detail any planned development of sites or assets?
Our response:
We have no major site developments planned at this time.
You asked:
5. Do you have a supplier for drainage mapping and surveying?
Our response:
No
You asked:
6. If so, please can you supply details of the contractual arrangements in place including date of award, details of any Framework used or link to the advertisement, contract value and duration.
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
7. If not, please can you indicate what evaluation of the requirement for surveying and geospatial works have been undertaken?
Our response:
Surveys would be commissioned if and when a need arises.
You asked:
8. Please share your planned procurement pipeline for surveying and geospatial works for the next 12 months.
Our response:
Cirencester Hospital site; other work as yet unknown and will be dependent of project development.
You asked:
9. How do you engage with potential new suppliers—through open tenders, direct engagement, or supplier days?
Our response:
Low level of need, would go to the market as required, using appropriate procurement route for the specific job.
You asked:
10. Please can you confirm the individual responsible for managing your surveying and geospatial contracts or wider development contracts and provide their contact details and role title?
Our response:
Buildings and Environment Improvement Manager
0300 421 8100
Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
You asked:
11. Please provide a list of frameworks that you procure related services through
Our response:
Procurement is via the approved NHS England frameworks, Constellia.
You asked:
12. Do you plan to repurpose any sites for renewable energy or solar farms?
Our response:
No
You asked:
13. Do you have any issues with subsidence in your properties? If so, where?
Our response:
A small section at Wotton Lawn Hospital, which is being monitored.
You asked:
14. When developing/purchasing/selling a site, how do you verify that the boundaries are correct?
Our response:
This would be verified internally through the review of Land Registry Plans and Title Documentation including any existing boundary agreements. In cases of dispute or uncertainty then external legal advice would be procured as required.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.