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# ESNEFT 3197 Charitable Funds Investment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esneft-3197-charitable-funds-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: "ESNEFT 3197 Charitable Funds Investment". Published status: active. Published Value: £277,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-and-north-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rde)
- **Published Value:** £277,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, Portfolio management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esneft-3197-charitable-funds-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7a`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esneft-3197-charitable-funds-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com%2FPage%2FLogin.aspx)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esneft-3197-charitable-funds-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7a#participate

## Description
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is inviting qualified Suppliers to express an interest to participate in a tender exercise for; Charitable Funds Investment under the Procurement Act 2023. This expression of interest will require interested parties to: 
- Confirm interest
- Complete and submit capability assessment attachment
The Capability Assessment submitted by interested parties will be reviewed to identify appropriate Suppliers to invite to tender.
Invitation to Tender (ITT) with project timelines to be issued upon successful pass of this Capability Assessment stage. The Trust will aim to issue the ITT in October 2026.
The top four suppliers, based on the evaluation of their ITT submissions, will be invited to interview with the Trust. Accordingly, all suppliers should be advised that interviews are provisionally scheduled for the afternoon of 16 November 2026. As this date has been agreed with key stakeholders, it is not expected to change.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is the largest NHS organisation in its region, formed on July 1, 2018, through the merger of Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust and The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.
ESNEFT provides comprehensive hospital and community healthcare services across multiple locations, including Colchester, Ipswich, Clacton, Halstead, Harwich, Felixstowe, and Aldeburgh. The trust offers a wide range of medical services such as acute medicine, cardiology, dermatology, emergency assessment, gastroenterology, neurology, and many more.
ESNEFT is committed to delivering high-quality care and continuously improving its facilities and services to meet the needs of the local communities. 
Every year hundreds of individuals, community groups and businesses generously donate money to help us achieve our aims. It is our job to make sure that the money is spent carefully and for the purposes for which it was given.
The ESNEFT Charity holds designated charitable funds for many of the services in the hospital as well as appeal funds. They have a duty to maximise the value it gets from public donation, but without exposure to undue levels of risk. We do not have the skills in house therefore appoint advisors to assist us with this.
The Charity's existing portfolio is invested in Ethical investment funds, property funds and a common deposit fund. 
ESNEFT is looking to re-procure the management and advice of The Trusts Charitable Funds Investment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66140000, 66170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £277,500

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F087457-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T15:13:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:53:23.190Z
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