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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedford Hospital - South Wing Endoscopy / EDU Department Project

ConstructionCPV 45453100
Value£400k
Deadline28 Aug 2026
Published31 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 31 Jul 202627 days leftCloses 28 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Bhabita OogarahCowley
Bhabita.OogarahCowley@bedsft.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking works within the Bedford Hospital EDU Department to support replacement and improvement of endoscope decontamination capacity, including new endoscope washer/disinfectors, associated enabling works, mechanical and electrical infrastructure, AHU replacement works and temporary service continuity arrangements.

The Trust requires a suitably competent Principal Contractor to manage and deliver the associated construction, building services, building fabric, coordination, safety, infection control, access, logistics, commissioning support and handover requirements needed to complete the project in a live healthcare environment.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The Trust requires a suitably competent Principal

The Trust requires a suitably competent Principal Contractor to manage and deliver the associated construction, building services, building fabric, coordination, safety, infection control, access, logistics, commissioning support and handover requirements needed to complete the project in a live healthcare environment.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
  • Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
  • Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8be
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
072686-2026
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