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Bedford Hospital - South Wing Endoscopy / EDU Department Project

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

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31 Jul 2026 at 12:38

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a principal contractor for refurbishment and restructuring works at the South Wing Endoscopy and Endoscopy Department (EDU) at Bedford Hospital. The project will replace and improve endoscope decontamination capacity, including new endoscope washer-disinfectors, associated building works, mechanical and electrical infrastructure, and replacement air-handling-unit works. The contractor will also provide enabling works, building fabric works, coordination, site safety, infection-control arrangements, access and logistics management, commissioning support and handover. Temporary arrangements are required to maintain service continuity while the work is carried out in a live healthcare environment. This is a construction works opportunity focused on healthcare refurbishment, decontamination facilities and building-services integration, delivered for the Trust in Bedford.

The procurement has reached tender: the Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The deadline for enquiries was 13 August 2026 at 5:00pm, and the deadline for tender submissions was 28 August 2026 at 12:00 noon. The contract is scheduled to run from 5 October 2026 to 1 March 2027. Its estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. There is one lot, and electronic submission is permitted. The tender will be evaluated on price and quality, weighted 60% and 40% respectively. The opportunity is identified as refurbishment work and restructuring work. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This opportunity suits an experienced principal contractor able to manage a coordinated refurbishment project in an operational healthcare setting. Bidders should be capable of delivering construction, building fabric, mechanical and electrical services, air-handling-unit replacement, equipment-related enabling works and commissioning support as one managed programme. Strong planning and coordination are important, including control of access, logistics, safety, infection prevention and temporary service-continuity arrangements. Suppliers should be able to work around live clinical operations, manage interfaces between construction and specialist decontamination equipment, and complete testing, commissioning and handover reliably. The requirement is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so it may fit established regional contractors with healthcare refurbishment experience, relevant building-services capability and sufficient capacity to deliver a single integrated project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bedford Hospital - South Wing Endoscopy / EDU Department Project

Notice Description

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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Luton:-Refurbishment-work./MC95NA6R3Q To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/MC95NA6R3Q

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072686-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45453100 - Refurbishment work

45454000 - Restructuring work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU4 0DZ
Postcode Area
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Poets
Westminster Constituency
Luton North

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