Official UK procurement notice
Hethersett Medical Centre Development
Authority: South Norfolk District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Norfolk Council is procuring a development partner to deliver a new GP surgery in the village of Hethersett (Hethersett Medical Centre) on behalf of the Council. Hethersett Medical Centre is to be delivered in 2 Phases - Phase 1 (Services) and Phase 2 (Works). Phase 1 relates to pre-construction services and Phase 2 relates to works to take the development to practical completion as further described in Appendix C (Specification). (the Project).
For the purposes of this procurement the Council will require developers at Stage 1 of this procurement to offer a fixed price for RIBA stage 1-3 (up to and including securing planning permission) however as explained in the Specification, Phase 1 of the Project may include some additional services. Stages 2 & 3 of this Procurement will be a negotiation phase with the two highest scoring bidders at Stage 1.
- How the procedure runs: This competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in four (4) stages. Stage 1: Invitation to Submit Intermediate Tender Stage Stage 2: Negotiation of Commercial Points (with Two Highest Scoring Suppliers only) Stage 3: Final tender submissions (with Two Highest Scoring Suppliers only) Stage 4: Award of Contract
CPV: Medical practice and related services · Special medical building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£6,300,000
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 (2)
- Stage 1 (please see tender documents for full details): 60%
- Stage 1 (please see tender documents for full details): 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Stage 1 (please see tender documents for full details): 60% Quality (divided into sub-criteria as listed in the tender documents)
- Stage 1 (please see tender documents for full details): 40% Price
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2025, 11:03 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
2544-PPT-C- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030877- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568c2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 day payment terms. Full details in the tender documents.
- How it runs
This competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in four (4) stages.
Stage 1: Invitation to Submit Intermediate Tender Stage
Stage 2: Negotiation of Commercial Points (with Two Highest Scoring Suppliers only)
Stage 3: Final tender submissions (with Two Highest Scoring Suppliers only)
Stage 4: Award of Contract
- Risks
Phase 2 commencement dependent on successful completion and delivery of Phase 1 (as per specification, developer agreement and tender documents - please see for full details)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please register for free on the following link to view the full documentation and express interest once logged in and submit your tender response: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 18 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published30 Jul 2025, 11:03 BST
- Market engagement16 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
South Norfolk Council, (SNC), is inviting contractors interested in the opportunity to deliver the Hethersett Medical Centre to participate in Preliminary Market Engagement.
It is intended to procure the contract through the Competitive Flexible Procedure subject to the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024.
SNC invites contractors who would like to participate in the market engagement to express their interest by emailing [email protected]. You can also register on In-tend for free in advance of the tender being published free of charge, via the link provided in this notice: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗
Recognising potential commercial and stakeholder sensitivities around the project, SNC require any potential PME participants to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement prior to the release of a detailed briefing pack and background information appendices for review.
Please contact [email protected] to express an interest in the project and request the detailed briefing pack and additional appendices. An NDA will be sent out to suppliers to complete - once this has been signed, then the additional briefing pack and additional appendices will be released to the supplier.
Suppliers may submit any questions or queries regarding the matters described in this presentation or the project generally via In-tend, or if that is not possible, contact [email protected].
Please note that suppliers will have the opportunity to attend a 1:1 meeting with SNC via MS Teams to discuss this opportunity between 16 August - 5 September 2025. Please notify East Suffolk Council to confirm your attendance by contacting [email protected] and a confirmed meeting date and time, along with details for the MS Teams call, will be sent out to suppliers thereafter. The deadline to request a meeting is: Friday 15 August 2025 at 12pm. (Please note that the questions on the Questions for Developers page of the briefing pack will form the basis for this meeting).
Developers are welcome to also ask questions of SNC regarding this opportunity. Please note that SNC ask suppliers to identify any confidential feedback in response to these questions as SNC feedback in response to developer questions will be shared with all parties.
SNC request each party submits a response to this Preliminary Market Engagement, regardless of whether any clarifications are being submitted, stating whether you intend to participate in the Initial Tender Stage of this procurement.
Following the conclusion of the PME exercise – and assuming sufficient expressions of interest – SNC will incorporate feedback received into the proposed formal ITT process likely to commence on or around the 15th September 2025.
- Next notice expected16 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 13:14 BST
- Clarification questions by174 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline161 days ago14 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago3 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
- Standstill ends65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jul 2025, 11:03 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 13:14 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £6,300,0002 Apr 2026, 13:14 BST
- Status changed to active2 Apr 2026, 13:14 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 13:14 BST
- Deadline published: 14 May 2026, 17:00 BST2 Apr 2026, 13:14 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 15:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 15:06 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 15:23 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medcentres PLC31 Aug 2026 – 27 Oct 2029Amended: Added additional Information regarding number of tenders received and assessed | £6,078,689 | 7 Aug 2026standstill to 18 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMedcentres PLC · South East England + GB Partnerships Investments Limited · West Midlands · consortium
- wonMedcentres PLC · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- East Suffolk CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Lead
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- GB Partnerships Investments LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Medcentres PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home Stage 2/3 Tender Pack will be issued fully as per procurement timetable
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender