Keep the care-home brief in Devon and distinguish an occupied acquisition, a former home proposed for refurbishment and an approved development with an unnamed buyer. Grants’ published room-by-room working approach is particularly relevant to Two Trees; it should not be used to imply that the vacant Frensham property is occupied.
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Service territory
Devon; company-wide coverage also includes Cornwall and Somerset
Work to prioritise
Care-home electrical maintenance, fire alarms, emergency lighting and nurse-call work, with testing records and access planned around the actual building use.
Monitor · Planning approved
Former Mill Water School care-home development
Undisclosed national care provider · Honiton, Devon
Programme: Confirm current timetable Source checked: 2026-09-28
Target scope
Establish the unnamed operator and future M&E buying route for the consented 70-bedroom Honiton development.
Why it fits
The September announcement records the sale of the former Mill Water School site, with consent for a 70-bedroom care home; the buyer is unnamed. Devon care-home electrical coverage gives Grants a credible future route, but the present task is project identification rather than estimating.
Recommended first move
Email Sara Hartill at sara.hartill@christie.com to ask whether an introduction to the owner or project lead is possible. The adviser is not the procurement buyer. Lead with: Has the operator appointed an M&E contractor, and will fire alarms and nurse call be specialist packages or part of the electrical appointment?
Timing
Consent and sale are confirmed, but the operator, contractor and start date are not. This remains introduction and monitoring work; no quotation deadline or supplier appointment should be inferred.
Qualification questions
Has the operator appointed an M&E contractor, and will fire alarms and nurse call be specialist packages or part of the electrical appointment?
Has the future operator issued its electrical and life-safety requirements, and who is responsible for coordinating them with the architect?
Who is the authorised owner or project lead, and what programme or appointment has actually been confirmed?
Prepare before contact
Prepare a care-home electrical capability note and an M&E package-boundary checklist suitable for a buyer introduction.
Prepare separate survey checklists for occupied maintenance, reopening refurbishment and new-build M&E enquiries, with a sample testing-record pack.
Check the linked project source and current public route before sending; the published starting point is sara.hartill@christie.com (Christie & Co).
Reasons to stop
The operator and contractor remain unidentified and the adviser cannot offer an onward introduction.
The buyer cannot identify an authorised appointment or provide enough information to define and price the requested scope.
Published buyer routes
Christie & Co · Sara Hartill
Director - Care; transaction adviser Request an introduction to the current owner or project team; the adviser is not the procurement buyer.
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Subject: Former Mill Water School care-home development: introduction to the relevant owner or project lead
Hi Sara,
The September announcement records the sale of the former Mill Water School site, with consent for a 70-bedroom care home; the buyer is unnamed. We provide electrical, fire-alarm, emergency-lighting and nurse-call services for care properties across Devon.
Would it be possible to forward a short introduction to the owner or relevant project lead? The initial question is: Has the operator appointed an M&E contractor, and will fire alarms and nurse call be specialist packages or part of the electrical appointment?
We would like to establish whether there is a defined requirement and the right time to speak. We appreciate that the sale announcement does not establish a current supplier review.
Kind regards,
Grants Electrical Solutions
sales@grantselectricalsolutions.co.uk
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Next useful trigger
A named buyer, design team or contractor, followed by an actual programme or supplier route.
Programme: Confirm current timetable Source checked: 2026-09-28
Target scope
Qualify occupied-home electrical and life-safety maintenance with CoActive after its acquisition of Two Trees.
Why it fits
CoActive welcomed Two Trees to the group in July 2026, ahead of Christie & Co’s August acquisition announcement. Grants’ published occupied-room scheduling and testing records are directly relevant to maintaining a home with residents in place.
Recommended first move
Use info@ghtorquay.co.uk (CoActive Care) to request the person responsible for the proposed scope. This is a published business route, not proof that the inbox holder can award the work. Lead with: Has CoActive retained the existing electrical and alarm providers, and is a coordinated room-by-room service review planned?
Timing
The operator’s July welcome predates the August broker announcement. Treat it as an established occupied-home acquisition and qualify current maintenance arrangements, rather than manufacture a new handover urgency.
Qualification questions
Has CoActive retained the existing electrical and alarm providers, and is a coordinated room-by-room service review planned?
Who holds the current electrical and life-safety records, and which systems are within the requested appointment?
What is the next agreed review or renewal date, and is there a current need beyond the existing provider’s contract?
Prepare before contact
Prepare a phased visit plan that protects resident routines and separates current records review from any physical testing scope.
Prepare separate survey checklists for occupied maintenance, reopening refurbishment and new-build M&E enquiries, with a sample testing-record pack.
Check the linked project source and current public route before sending; the published starting point is info@ghtorquay.co.uk (CoActive Care).
Reasons to stop
CoActive has no service review planned or cannot authorise the proposed access and maintenance scope.
No current review, renewal or defined change exists beyond the public opening or ownership announcement.
Published buyer routes
CoActive Care · Elizabeth and Jason Feller
Directors Request the group maintenance buyer responsible for Two Trees following the acquisition.
Care transaction adviser: request buyer introduction Request an introduction to the current owner or project team; the adviser is not the procurement buyer.
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Subject: Two Trees: electrical and life-safety work
Hello CoActive Care team,
CoActive welcomed Two Trees to the group in July 2026, ahead of Christie & Co’s August acquisition announcement. We provide care-home electrical, fire-alarm, emergency-lighting and nurse-call services across Devon, including work planned around occupied rooms.
Has CoActive retained the existing electrical and alarm providers, and is a coordinated room-by-room service review planned?
Could you point us to the person who owns that decision and let us know whether this is a useful time for an introduction? If the scope is already covered, knowing the appropriate review point would help us avoid duplicating existing arrangements.
Kind regards,
Grants Electrical Solutions
sales@grantselectricalsolutions.co.uk
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Next useful trigger
CoActive confirms a current maintenance review, planned works or a contract renewal date.
Buyer unnamed in published sale announcement · Brixham, Devon
Programme: Confirm current timetable Source checked: 2026-09-28
Target scope
Confirm whether the proposed refurbishment of the former Brixham home is proceeding and identify the reopening electrical brief.
Why it fits
The March sale announcement says the former Frensham House care home would be refurbished and repositioned; the current works and reopening programme are unconfirmed. Grants can frame electrical, alarm and call-system discovery around a reopening project rather than apply an occupied-home maintenance pitch.
Recommended first move
Email Simon Harvey at simon.harvey@christie.com to ask whether an introduction to the owner or project lead is possible. The adviser is not the procurement buyer. Lead with: Has the buyer agreed the future care use, refurbishment design and reopening programme for Frensham House?
Timing
Refurbishment was an intention in the March sale release. The buyer, current works and reopening date remain unknown; confirm these before presenting a site-survey or fit-out proposal.
Qualification questions
Has the buyer agreed the future care use, refurbishment design and reopening programme for Frensham House?
Who holds the current electrical and life-safety records, and which systems are within the requested appointment?
Who is the authorised owner or project lead, and what programme or appointment has actually been confirmed?
Prepare before contact
Prepare a vacant-property survey scope covering retained circuits, proposed layout, fire systems and future care requirements, without assuming reuse is suitable.
Prepare separate survey checklists for occupied maintenance, reopening refurbishment and new-build M&E enquiries, with a sample testing-record pack.
Check the linked project source and current public route before sending; the published starting point is simon.harvey@christie.com (Christie & Co).
Reasons to stop
The refurbishment has not progressed to a funded design or the intended use falls outside the agreed care-home scope.
The buyer cannot identify an authorised appointment or provide enough information to define and price the requested scope.
Published buyer routes
Christie & Co · Simon Harvey
Care transaction adviser: request buyer introduction Request an introduction to the current owner or project team; the adviser is not the procurement buyer.
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Subject: Frensham House: introduction to the relevant owner or project lead
Hi Simon,
The March sale announcement says the former Frensham House care home would be refurbished and repositioned; the current works and reopening programme are unconfirmed. We provide electrical, fire-alarm, emergency-lighting and nurse-call services for care properties across Devon.
Would it be possible to forward a short introduction to the owner or relevant project lead? The initial question is: Has the buyer agreed the future care use, refurbishment design and reopening programme for Frensham House?
We would like to establish whether there is a defined requirement and the right time to speak. We appreciate that the sale announcement does not establish a current supplier review.
Kind regards,
Grants Electrical Solutions
sales@grantselectricalsolutions.co.uk
Privacy or contact preferences: reply to this email. Please let us know if you would prefer no further contact.
Next useful trigger
The buyer or authorised project team confirms future use, funded scope and a reopening programme.