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Hethersett Medical Centre Development

South Norfolk Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

07 Aug 2026 at 15:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

07 Aug 2026 at 15:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 13:14

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

30 Jul 2025 at 11:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Norfolk Council procured a development partner to deliver Hethersett Medical Centre, a new GP surgery in the village of Hethersett. The requirement covers two phases: pre-construction services and construction works through to practical completion. Phase 1 includes a fixed-price offer for RIBA stages 1 to 3, including securing planning permission, with the possibility of additional services. Phase 2 covers the construction and completion of the medical centre. The procurement is primarily a works contract, with associated special medical building construction and medical practice-related services. Delivery is in Hethersett, Norfolk, on behalf of South Norfolk Council. East Suffolk Council managed the procurement as the procuring entity.

The procurement is complete and has reached award. Medcentres PLC was selected on 7 August 2026 for £6,078,689, excluding VAT, with a gross award value of £7,294,426.80. The award remains pending the standstill period, which ends on 18 August 2026; contract signature is scheduled for 28 August 2026. The awarded contract period is 31 August 2026 to 27 October 2029. The estimated procurement value was £6,300,000 excluding VAT, or £7,560,000 gross. The procedure was a four-stage competitive flexible procedure: intermediate tender, negotiation with the two highest-scoring suppliers, final tender and award. Evaluation was 60% quality and 40% price. Five bids were received, with two reaching the final stage.

This procurement demonstrates demand from South Norfolk Council for a development partner able to combine healthcare construction with development and pre-construction expertise. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to price and deliver RIBA stages 1 to 3, support planning permission, provide any additional pre-construction services required, and then manage construction through practical completion. The requirement suits a supplier able to work across design development, planning, commercial negotiation and specialist medical building works rather than a contractor focused only on general construction. Experience delivering GP surgeries or comparable healthcare facilities, coordinating stakeholder requirements and managing a phased development would strengthen a future offer. The competitive process also shows that quality-led proposals are more important than price alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hethersett Medical Centre Development

Notice Description

South 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.

Planning Information

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 procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk. 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: https://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 Procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk 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 procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk. 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 procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075400-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

45215120 - Special medical building construction work

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,078,689 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
16 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 27 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Norfolk Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR7 0WF
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Brundall
Westminster Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medcentres PLC

Further Information

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