Official UK procurement notice
ESNEFT2844 - Stroke Gym · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is inviting qualified contractors to participate in a tender exercise for; the refurbishment and alterations to existing ancillary areas to create a new Gymnasium for Stroke Patients including associated alterations to existing Mechanical and Electrical services and drainage work. The following provides a high-level overview of the proposed scope of works under this contract: Capability Assessment with questions and pass/fail criteria will be published and need to be returned by 30th January 2026 (estimated) @ 12pm, the trust will then evaluate and whittle suppliers down to a maximum of 5 suppliers we wish to invite to the formal tender stage.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is inviting qualified contractors to participate in a tender exercise for; the refurbishment and alterations to existing ancillary areas to create a new Gymnasium for Stroke Patients including associated alterations to existing Mechanical and Electrical services and drainage work. The following provides a high-level overview of the proposed scope of works under this contract:
- Demolition & Strip-Out: Careful removal of existing partitions, finishes, fixtures, and redundant M&E services, including infilling of selected door openings.
- Structural modifications: Formation of new blockwork walls, partitions, and structural openings to create new gymnasium with administrative space and assessment kitchen.
- Fire Protection: Installation of new fire-rated linings, doors, and service penetrations to achieve compliant fire compartmentation to hazard rooms and protected zones.
- Mechanical Services: Provision of a new HTM03-01 compliant AHU to roof top plant deck with associated ductwork and ventilation to serve the newly formed areas, ductwork routing externally and entering ground floor to supply and extract air for the new gymnasium
- Forming drainage runs from new WC and basins tying back to manhole located in internal courtyard, by thrust boring under main hospital corridor
- Site Management: Works to be undertaken within a live hospital environment with full compliance to infection control standards, site access restrictions, and Trust policies and procedures.
Contractors with demonstrable experience in delivering these works are invited to respond to the questions set out in this document, evidencing their ability to provide services in accordance with ESNEFT’s standards. The appointed contractor will support the delivery of safe and effective operational improvements at Ipswich Hospital, contributing to the Trust’s ongoing commitment to high-quality patient care and enabling a timely response to evolving service requirements. The Contractor through the evidence provided in their response will assist the Trust in providing some assurance they would be appointing a contractor who is competent and compliant for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and Building Safety Act 2022.
Capability Assessment with questions and pass/fail criteria will be published and need to be returned by 30th January 2026 (estimated) @ 12pm, the trust will then evaluate and whittle suppliers down to a maximum of 5 suppliers we wish to invite to the formal tender stage.
All enquiries are to be made through the Atamis portal.
- How the procedure runs: Flexi Comp - Open to Market but shortlisted from this stage down to 5 final bidders within final ITT stage.
CPV: Building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Price: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ESNEFT2844- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005175- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060ac5Find a Tender
- How it runs
Flexi Comp - Open to Market but shortlisted from this stage down to 5 final bidders within final ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This CA2 Document we require to comolpeted and submitted, ESNEFT will then evaluate responses given and shortlist candidates to 5 to take through to final tender stage.
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published284 days ago21 Jan 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Clarification questions by275 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline275 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by261 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts220 days ago27 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 11:04 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Capability Assessment to be completed and submitted via Atamis portal. As instructed.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender