Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 27 Jun 2025, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHWS Redirection & Pipework Renewal - Maternity, MPH

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E10000027SME suitable
Published estimate£125,000≈ £167k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT42.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2025awarded 11 Aug 2025
Awarded to R.T.S. Engineering (Somerset) LTD
Contract term 9 moends 10 May 2026 · starts 11 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") is seeking a Contractor to undertake Domestic Hot Water redirection and plantroom pipework renewal in the Bracken birthing centre, DHWS pipework redirection in Labour Ward and General Defect rectification highlighted in the Maternity buildings. To the standard as specified in the following Statement of requirements at the following location: Maternity Building, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA

CPV: Water plumbing work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 11 Aug 2025 – 10 May 2026 (9 mo)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical & Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Quality: including Social Value
  • Cost
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 10:19 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 09:36 BST
Authority reference
SFT/BT/C367717
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035630
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Water plumbing work
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554b9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000027

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 10:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:36 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:36 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 09:36 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    21 Aug 2025, 09:36 BST
Published amendments (1)

Changes on Participation

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £178,4081 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
R.T.S. Engineering (Somerset) LTD£178,408 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • DHWS Redirection & Pipework Renewal - Maternity, MPH · R.T.S. Engineering (Somerset) LTD

    Signed
    11 Aug 2025
    Value
    £178,408
    Period
    21 Aug 2025 – 20 May 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • R.T.S. ENGINEERING (SOMERSET) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01372658GB-PPON: PRGB-2678-YTBZ Unit 6 Sedgemount Industrial, Bridgwater, South West, TA6 4ARContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender