Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Market Place · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the development of a proposed Estates & Facilities Dynamic Market.
The Trust wishes to engage with suppliers of varying sizes, including SMEs, VCSEs, regional providers, specialist contractors and national organisations, to seek feedback on the proposed structure, accessibility and operation of the Dynamic Market.
This engagement forms part of the Trust's market analysis and procurement planning activities and is not a call for competition.
Participation in this engagement exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.
CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to health
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 5 yrs from 25 Jan 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Dynamic Market Place” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust buys Building construction work (CPV 4521), and who usually turns up
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Building construction work (CPV 4521) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 80% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South East England (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 33% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 96 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 10% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–328%
4–68%
7+64%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4521Published estimate£48m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 25 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–328%
4–68%
7+64%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 13:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089655- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077790Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
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Timeline
22 Sept 2026 → 25 Jan 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published34 days ago22 Sept 2026, 13:55 BST
- Market engagement14 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Potential Scope
The Dynamic may include, but is not limited to, the following categories:
- Construction Work – (Demolition works, building and engineering works relating to refurbishments, extensions, reconfigurations and new builds)
- Electrical Installations – (Strip Out works; installation of new cabling and conduit systems, new switchboards, cabling replacement works; fire alarm installation works, new fire panel installations etc)
- Mechanical Installations – (Strip our work, installation of new water and heating systems; reconfiguration of exiting water and heating systems; boiler room refurbishments & sprinkler systems etc)
- Roofing Works – (Removal of existing pitched roof finishes including felt and battens; new tiled roof installations, replacement of existing flat roof coverings)
- External Works – (Landscaping works - soft and hard; re-surfacing works, re-road/car park marking works, street furniture & fencing)
- Net Zero Engineering Installations – (Solar panel installations; electrical car charging points; ground and air source heat pump installations including associated reconfiguration/replacement of heating systems)
- Modular Buildings – (Modular buildings, including full installation & other modular components)
Proposed Value Bands
Primary Tier
- Tier 1 (£135’000 - £250’000)
- Tier 2 (£250’000 - £500’000)
- Tier 3 (£500’000 – £1 Million)
Upper Tier
- Tier 1 (£1 Million - £5 Million)
- Tier 2 (£5 Million - £10 Million
- Tier 3 (£10 Million - £20 Million)
The Trust is considering a tiered approach to support organisations of varying capability and scale:
The Trust welcomes supplier feedback regarding:
- Suitability of the proposed bandings.
- Alternative value structures.
- Capacity and capability requirements.
- Lotting approaches.
- SME accessibility.
The Trust intends to undertake the following engagement activities:
- Online supplier questionnaire.
- Written feedback submissions.
- Supplier engagement events/webinars.
- One-to-one supplier discussions where appropriate.
- Review of market capacity and capability.
The questionnaire will seek feedback on:
- Accessibility and proportionality of the Dynamic Market.
- Financial thresholds and selection requirements.
- Evaluation approaches.
- Social value opportunities.
- Sustainability commitments.
- Market categories and specialist services.
The Trust's soft market testing questionnaire forms part of this engagement exercise.
Estimated procurement timetable
UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Published September 2026
Supplier Engagement Period October – November 2026
Dynamic Market Design Finalisation November 2026
Publication of Dynamic Market Tender Notice December 26 – Jan 2027
Dynamic Market Go-Live Jan – Feb 2027
Dates are indicative only and may change.
How to participate
Suppliers interested in contributing to this engagement are invited to:
- Register their interest through the Atamis e-procurement or email strategic.procurement@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk - (questionnaire will be provided to interested parties on receipt of note of interest)
- Participate in any supplier engagement events scheduled by the Trust.
The Trust reserves the right to:
- Amend the proposed scope and structure following market engagement.
- Decide not to proceed with the proposed Dynamic Market.
- Use information obtained during PME solely to inform procurement strategy and market design.
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 89 days25 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Sept 2026, 13:55 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender