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Published 12 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESNEFT2602 Estates MTC · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.7m / year · £5,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 27 Oct 2028 · up to 27 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 27 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is inviting qualified contractors to participate in a tender exercise for a Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Building, Mechanical, and Electrical services. This contract will encompass a range of works and maintenance services across our facilities, ensuring the upkeep and enhancement of our healthcare environments.

Contractors with proven expertise in these areas are encouraged to submit their responses to the questions outlined within this document, demonstrating their capability to deliver effective services in line with ESNEFT's standards. The selected contractor will play a crucial role in maintaining the operational efficiency and safety of ESNEFT's infrastructure, contributing to the Trust's commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services to the community.

Scope of Contract:

All ESNEFT sites including Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals and all community sites. Clacton, Harwich, Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and other smaller locations. This portfolio of buildings / establishments may be amended during the life of this contract.

Scope of service provision:

  • Building maintenance (to supplement existing internal teams as required)
  • Building services including electrical and mechanical installations and upgrades.
  • Estates maintenance & capital minor works
  • New build and refurbishment / alterations
  • Deliver a significant programme of planned and backlog maintenance

It is possible that new clinical imperatives will arise during the contract that could significantly add to the above categories of work. In this instance ESNEFT will discuss / consult with the successful tenderer.

This contractual arrangement will enable the Trust to react to fast moving client requirements in a timely fashion.

Period of contract:

3 years + 1 the desired start date will be autumn 2025.

Indicative Annual Contract Value: £2m – £5 million

Contract Form: JCT Measured Term Contract 2016 Edition (MTC 2016)

Rates Publication / Edition: Current edition of NSR rates as of 1 May 2025

Maximum Job/Scheme Order value: £0.5 million

Typically, the order value to be in the order of £5k – 100k.This will occasionally rise to any figure up to £0.5 million as above.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£5,000,000
Contract period: 27 Oct 2025 – 27 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 27 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £5,200,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 3 year contract with + 1 year extension option. · 3 year contract with + 1 year extension option.

What it takes to win
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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: 20%Price: 70%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 20%
  • Price: 70%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Technical
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047935
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585d8 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

NHS Standard

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

CA2 Questions to be submitted Via Atamis

Timeline

12 Aug 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts368 days ago
    27 Oct 2025
  5. Award decision expected by367 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJQH-1423-GWPM Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road, COLCHESTER, East of England, CO4 5JLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender