SWAST-5141-FM Liskeard Ambulance Station Building Improvement and Minor Works

ConstructionCPV 45000000

Value£317k

Deadline11 Sept 2026

Published19 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 19 Aug 202619 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@swast.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Suppliers wishing to participate in this procurement must be registered on the Health Family Atamis e-Tendering Portal. Tender documentation can be accessed and responses submitted electronically via: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers not already registered should complete the registration process before attempting to access the tender opportunity

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£317ktotal 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

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) is issuing this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to undertake refurbishment and improvement works at Liskeard Ambulance Station, Cornwall.

The scope of the works includes internal and external refurbishment, drainage repairs and reinstatement, garage door replacement, fire compartmentalise works, electrical rewiring, replacement of distribution boards and fire alarm systems, resurfacing of roads and parking areas, construction of a new medicine Room and Hot Desk Office, installation of medical store racking, and associated mechanical, electrical and building works required to deliver a fully operational and compliant facility.

This procurement is being conducted as an above-threshold Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

The Contract is anticipated to commence following contract award and shall continue until completion of all works, testing, commissioning, certification, snagging and handover activities.

The estimated contract value is £320,000 excluding VAT.

The Authority's objective is for the works to be substantially completed before the end of the 2026/27 financial year.

Interested Suppliers should review the procurement documentation available via the Trust's e-tendering portal and submit their tender response in accordance with the published procurement timetable.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The Contract is anticipated to commence following

The Contract is anticipated to commence following contract award and shall continue until completion of all works, testing, commissioning, certification, snagging and handover activities.

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What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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%

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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

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